A newly remastered deluxe 25th anniversary edition of R.E.M.’s tenth studio recording, “New Adventures in Hi-Fi,” has just been reissued, complete with B-sides and rarities.
MBE Jan. 4: Rainy day eclecticism, legendary birthday twins, Iron Throne vibes
Cozy up for a wild rainy day mix, birthday celebrations for multiple music legends, and a chance at tix to The Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience.
This year, R.E.M.'s landmark LP Automatic for the People turned 25. To celebrate, a revamped version was issued that's replete with bonus tracks and never-before-heard demos.
It's been 25 years since R.E.M. issued Out of Time, an album that catapulted them to international acclaim and ushered alternative music into the mainstream.
Bent By Nature extra: Michael Stipe & Michael Meister (1988)
On the final night of KCRW's ‘88 spring fund drive, Deirdre co-hosted "SNAP!" with Michael Meister of Texas Records, punctuated by some highly entertaining call-ins from R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe.
In ‘Bent by Nature,’ learn about KCRW’s pioneering DJ Deirdre O'Donoghue
KCRW aired a show called “Snap” by then-DJ Deirdre O’Donoghue from 1982 to 1991. It was one of the first shows to feature live performances at the station.
As you’ve probably already heard, R.E.M. has decided to call it a day and posted this message on their official website: “To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as…
Bent By Nature Ep. 8: Half A World Away (with Michael Stipe)
R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe discusses his life in LA in the mid-’80s, at a time when he and Deirdre were kindred spirits pushing the boundaries of what was acceptable within mainstream culture — and how Deirdre helped shape both his musical trajectory and that of artists to come.
We’ve Got It Covered: R.E.M.’s “Cuyahoga” by The Decemberists
What I think is interesting about The Decemberists choice to cover R.E.M.s “Cuyahoga” is the fact that they STARTED their live session with it! You will never convince…
Download The Decemberists’ Cover of R.E.M.’s “Cuyahoga”
Today’s a great day to add a few shiny new things to your music collection courtesy of KCRW! First, The Decemberists’ cover of the classic R.E.M. track “Cuyahoga” is available…
When The Decemberists came to Morning Becomes Eclectic to perform songs from their R.E.M.-inspired release, The King Is Dead, I asked them to cover one of their favorite tracks by the…
On this edition of Sounds Eclectic, host Nic Harcourt plays new, upcoming and recent releases from Sparkehorse, Angelique Kidjo, and the latest Julie London remix. Plus a special live in-studio performance from R.E.M. All this and much more on Sounds Eclectic.
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‘Song Exploder’ creator on making a hit song, podcasting, Natalia Lafourcade and Lin-Manuel Miranda
The new Netflix documentary series “Song Exploder” takes viewers through the process of making a hit song, such as those by R.E.M., Alicia Keys, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Martin Phillipps’ LA Story: 30 Years of The Chills’ ‘Soft Bomb’
On the subject of his influential New Zealand indie outfit, The Chills, and their brief, near-stratospheric ascent in the late ‘80s, frontman and sole mainstay Martin Phillipps is…
By 1985, Athens, GA-based group R.E.M. had already laid the groundwork for the alternative rock sound they helped pioneer with their two college radio-approved albums. They decided to switch things up a bit on their third album, Fables of the Reconstruction, by recording it in London with legendary folk-music producer Joe Boyd.
By 1985, Athens, GA-based group R.E.M. had already laid the groundwork for the alternative rock sound they helped pioneer with their two college radio-approved albums. They decided to switch things up a bit on their third album, Fables of the Reconstruction, by recording it in London with legendary folk-music producer Joe Boyd.
R.E.M.: Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982-2011
Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982-2011 will be available to stream November 7 through November 15, 2011. The album will be released November 15, 2011.
Exclusive Premiere of New R.E.M. Release on Monday, Including “The Athens Demos”
Next week, KCRW will premiere a 2CD expanded 25th anniversary edition of R.E.M.’s 1985 album, Fables Of The Reconstruction, as part of our Album Preview series. R.E.M. was the first…
Get Bent: A guide to KCRW’s new ‘80s + ‘90s performance archives
From R.E.M. to Nick Cave, KCRW opens the floodgates on the 40-year-old performance archives of Deirdre O’Donoghue, whose show “SNAP” was a lodestar for “new, unusual, imaginative, and inventive music.” And we've got a new streaming channel, Bent24, to go along with it.
We?ll broadcast Nic Harcourt?s chat with R.E.M. as they give their only Southern California performance on Morning Becomes Eclectic in the 11 o?clock hourClick here to watch...
R.E.M.’s meteoric rise was already well underway when they came to SNAP in April 1991. But the agreeably loose and rambling acoustic session feels like a gathering of old friends.
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