Twenty-five years, seven months and two weeks after R.E.M. released Murmur, its first full-length studio album, an anniversary special edition will come out. The release is scheduled for Nov. 25. As an R.E.M. geek, I can’t wait for this. The two-CD set will include a re-mastered version of the album as well as a CD […]
A flier came home from school the other week. Since Bridget has entered the third grade, she could now sign up to learn an instrument. At first the thought of rudimentary violin being played in the house might not sound like the greatest idea in the world, but I knew I could not let this […]
I don’t know why, but I just can’t pass up watching this movie whenever I see it on cable. I’m a sucker for the story on the “one-hit” Wonders. I think the simplicity of the story and the clever way the actors pull it off suck me in every time. I also love it because […]
I find myself amazed sometimes when coporations react so slowly to the way people do business. I read a story today that, quite honestly, should have come out a year or two ago. Best Buy and Wal-Mart will reportedly start selling music pre-loaded onto microSD cards for people who have stopped buying CDs and want […]
Because I have been a bad blogger lately, I will only have one post dedicated to Peter Buck’s 360 JetGlo Rickenbacker guitar. In the time since my last R.E.M. post, someone stole and then returned this iconic symbol of the band. Peter has had the guitar since the early 1980s. He looks almost strange playing […]
In recent years, I have fallen behind when it comes to technology. I usually like to buy all kinds of gadgets, but I have had to vicariously enjoy some of the neatest toys in recent years. I have no real reason for this except for some actual maturity when it comes to spending money. I […]
I had read a while back that Peter Buck said R.E.M. would tour through November. Since their European tour only goes through October 4, I hoped they would come back through the U.S. When they added dates in Mexico City, then New Orleans, and then Dallas, I thought I would get a chance to see […]
My hopes to catch R.E.M. again this year seem to be looking up. They have announced two North American shows and hint at more coming. The band will play the New Orleans Voodoo Music Festival on October 26th after wrapping up their European/World Tour in Istanbul on October 4th. Here at HQ we wouldn’t be […]
We had a pretty quiet Independence Day. The weather didn’t cooperate so our pool time was limited, and I honored our forefathers by taking a nap and grilling. Before I undertook that last activity, I plopped down on the couch to see what the magic of TV would provide me. The Sundance Channel delivered with […]
So I bitched enough about the set list in my most recent post, I think. I’ll now share one of those moments that only get you jazzed if you are a total geek for a band. Two-thirds of the way through the set, R.E.M. busts into “These Days.” I love this song. I probably wouldn’t […]