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Wall Of Sound The all-instrumental ensemble Tuatara will issue its debut album, Breaking the Ethers, on April 1, and although the band is new, its members are well-known modern-music scenesters. Tuatara consists of new- age lounge lizards Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees and Mad Season), Justin Harwood (Luna), and slouch-jazz aficionado Skerik (Critters [...]

Wall Of Sound Michael Stipe, who’s trying to make his mark as a film producer, has learned one very valuable lesson: a soundtrack can make or break a movie. That’s why Stipe is taking no chances with the soundtrack to his upcoming film about the glam-rock scene, The Velvet Goldmine, which stars Ewan McGregor (Trainspotting) [...]