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03.30.99 MTV Online Cuban president Fidel Castro personally met and chatted with over 40 American artists, including R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, actor Woody Harrelson, Montell Jordan, Duncan Sheik and Bonnie Raitt, at a reception Sunday night in Havana. The rare meet-and-greet followed a sold-out concert at Havana’s Karl Marx Theatre that marked the end of a [...]

By Andrew Cawthorne 03.29.99 Wall Of Sound If music and baseball had anything to do with it, the persistent Cold War-style hostilities between Cuba and the United States would have their days numbered. Hours after the Baltimore Orioles became the first major league baseball team from the United States to play on Cuban soil in [...]

By Ben Deck 03.27.99 Athens Daily News R.E.M. promoters could have attracted a larger crowd Friday at the Georgia Theatre, where plastic bracelets that guarantee the wearer can buy up to four tickets to concerts in Atlanta were passed out. But that wasn’t the point. The offer was not announced until 4 p.m., an hour [...]

03.26.99 Zone 105 (radio) Steve Nelson: Zone 105, good morning. Brian Oak and Steve Nelson joined on the line right now by R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills. Mike good morning how ya doing? Mike Mills: I’m great. How are you? SN: Doing great. Now you and the rest of your band R.E.M. are coming back to [...]

By Christopher O’Connor 03.26.99 Sonicnet On a night filled with chilling stories of violence, torture and false imprisonment, a night when the dark side of humanity was in focus, Michael Stipe maintained his calm, dignified poise. The R.E.M. singer and lyricist can seem like the coolest guy in the room and also the most serious. [...]

03.23.99 Wall Of Sound R.E.M.’s U.S. tour kicks off Aug. 9 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif., and the band has announced the dates that tickets go on sale, as well as the bands that will be warming up the crowds before Michael Stipe and company take the stage. Mercury Rev, Wilco, and [...]

03.23.99 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Laura Byrd, a teacher at Lilburn Elementary, wrote, “Perfect timing from you and the NCAA! Turns out your contest and the bracket is a great way to introduce fractions and probability to fifth-graders.” Turns out I have a probability question of my own. What were the odds that the 12th annual Final [...]