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Archive for April, 1991

In the Studio with, REM, The Return of Mumbles And The Love Gods

Tuesday, April 16th, 1991

By Jim Macnie, Photos by Rex Miller 04.16.91 Musician Magazine It’s nightfall in the farmland outside Minneapolis. As Prince’s Paisley Park studiosÑa concrete monolithÑglows in the distance, “Raspberry Beret” comes on the car radio. But as the driver of the rent-a- car cranks up the box, a gruff voice bellows out the lyrics and some [...]

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R.E.M., Love Song ’91

Saturday, April 13th, 1991

By Brantley Smith 04.13.91 Details Magazine At the Grit, a vegetarian restaurant in Athens, Georgia, the waitress has a few specials. “Tonight’s soup is potato and dill,” she tells Michael Stipe and me. “Is it thick?” Michael wonders. With a nod, the waitress starts to describe its consistency: “Yeah, it’s got a lot of…” Michael [...]

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