• 'MTV Unplugged's Best Performances: The Obvious (Nirvana, Eric Clapton) and Less Obvious as Well

    November 26, 1989 marked the first airing of MTV's Unplugged series, a showcase that took some of the best bands across many generations and gave viewers a new look. The performers themselves often praised the program due to its live nature and its promotion of differing from the same ol' songs that get repeated so often. Squeeze was the first band featured but many other high acts jumped on the bandwagon over the years. Music Times chose eight classic performances worth revisiting.

  • R.E.M., Neutral Milk Hotel, Drive-By Truckers Rally for Music Landmark in Athens

    Some of music's finest acts, including R.E.M., Neutral Milk Hotel, Drive-By Truckers and Widespread Panic, are rallying to save the legendary church steeple in Athens, Georgia, that stands as tribute to the community's bustling music scene.As The A.V. Club points out, the steeple used to be part of an entire church where Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry performed their first gig in 1980 as R.E.M. The church was brought down in 1990, "Rolling Stone" notes, and the steeple has been threatened to be demolished in recent years. Nuçi's Space, a health and music resource center that works for the prevention of suicide, has partnered with musicians from the area to help save the landmark.

  • 8 Albums The Flaming Lips Should Cover Next: The Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin and More

    This Wednesday, Oct. 28, The Flaming Lips will be releasing their full-length tribute to The Beatles's legendary "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," which will be their fourth reinterpretation of a classic album, following Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon," King Crimson's "In the Court of the Crimson King" and The Stone Roses's self-titled debut. If they ever plan on making anymore of these tribute albums, here are eight suggestions, including The Beach Boys and Led Zeppelin.

  • Michael Stipe Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Coming Out as 'Queer' with Essay

    Twenty years ago, in the autumn of 1994, R.E.M. was one of the world's biggest rock bands. Having recently dropped "Automatic for the People" and "Out of Time" on everybody, the group made another big wave when lead singer Michael Stipe came out as "queer," a term he used to classify his attraction to both men and women.

  • The Replacements' 'Let It Be': 11 Songs Ranked For Its 30th Anniversary

    Today, Oct. 2, marks the 30th anniversary of the Replacements' classic album Let It Be (which was, in fact, named after the Beatles song and album of the same name). Though initially formed in 1979 as a punk band, Let It Be saw the Replacements expand their sonic palette by incorporating elements of folk, blues, jazz, and even unhip arena rock, and in the process pioneered the fledgling genre of alternative rock. It's largely considered to be the Replacements' best album, and one of the best rock albums ever made, so to celebrate, here are the album's 11 tracks, ranked from weakest to best.

  • R.E.M., MTV Team Up for Expansive DVD Collection 'REMTV'

    Way back in the day when MTV played music videos instead of Teen Mom 2 and Teen Wolf (ask your grandma about it!), the network had a special connection and relationship with R.E.M. Now, three years after its break up, the "Man on the Man" band is releasing a commemorative box set with Unplugged sets, old interviews and more with MTV, fittingly called REMTV.

  • R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe Writes Essay About 9/11, Criticizes Bush Administration

    Former R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe has written an essay concerning his personal experiences with the Sept. 11 attacks and the way in which the United States responded to it, both politically and culturally. Written for artist Douglas Copeland's book Everywhere Is Anywhere Is Anything Is Everything, the essay has been republished by The Guardian today on the anniversary of the attacks.
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