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 Scott McCaughey, [...]
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 inclusion in an [...]
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 track released by R.E.M. [...]
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 to give R.E.M. an award [...]