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Archive for July, 1996

R.E.M.’s Concert Film To Debut In Scotland

Friday, July 19th, 1996

07.19.96
Orlando Sentinel
R.E.M.’s Road Movie, designed to capture the essence of a live R.E.M. concert, will make its worldwide debut Aug. 16 at the Drambuie Edinburgh Film Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. Directed by Peter Care, the film was shot during the final three nights of the 1995 Monster Tour at the Omni Theater in Atlanta [...]

Peter Buck’s Spare Time

Friday, July 19th, 1996

07.19.96
Wall Of Sound
Last week we told you about R.E.M.’s upcoming album, New Adventures In Hi-Fi, which is due out in September on Warner Bros. Guitarist Peter Buck not only plays on the record, he wrote the liner notes too, which detail the rather original recording methods employed by the band while on tour — they [...]