By Rich Copley
10.20.96
Athens Daily News
R.E.M.’s latest album, “New Adventures in Hi-Fi,” is a No. 1 hit.
That’s probably news to chart watchers who’ve seen the critically acclaimed disc debut at No. 2 on Billboard magazine’s album chart and then methodically descend over five weeks to its current position at No. 19.
But that’s in the United States. [...]
By Chris Heath
Rolling Stone
Michael Stipe on Bob Dole (Mooned At)
At the private airport in Seattle where Michael Stipe flew in during the final sessions for R.E.M.’s album “New Adventures in Hi-Fi,” there was one other plane on the tarmac. A huge plane. After it landed, all these cars with flashing lights drove around it on [...]
10.16.96
Allstar
The last thing you expect to see Peter Buck doing is humping his own equipment into a gig. But there he was, digging into the back of an old VW bus, lugging guitars, amps, and assorted black crates through the doors of Seattle’s Crocodile Cafe on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Inside, more well-known names were risking [...]
By Todd Colby
TV Guide
It was an overcast, drizzling afternoon in New Paltz, NY. Michael Stipe had agreed to meet me in an old converted barn where several artist friends of his lived and worked. Beautiful and secluded, surrounded by dense green foliage, it was a perfect place for a party and an interview. Dressed in [...]