05.28.98 Wall Of Sound The members of Tuatara, that side project of side projects, have announced the dates of their upcoming tour. The group’s core lineup — Barrett Martin of the Screaming Trees, R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, Justin Harwood of Luna, and Skerik from Critter’s Buggin’ — will be joined on tour by Young Fresh Fellow [...]
By Erik Flannigan 05.19.98 Wall Of Sound The first new music from R.E.M. since the departure of drummer Bill Berry is set for release next month on a CD accompanying a special music issue of the literary magazine Oxford American. “Why Not Smile” was recorded by the band in San Francisco earlier this year for [...]
By Gil Kaufman 05.17.98 Sonicnet R.E.M. fans curious about the band’s new, Bill Berry-less sound might want to take a trip down to their local newsstand and pick up the new issue of the Southern literary journal Oxford American Magazine. The Oxford, Miss.-based magazine has compiled its second music sampler, this one with the first [...]
By Andrew Pope 05.11.98 The Red and Black The members of R.E.M. are interested not only in the integrity of their music, but also of their hometown. In recognition of the Athens-based band’s contribution to historical preservation around the Classic City, the Student Historical Preservation Organization will present R.E.M. with an award today. “We’ve decided [...]