R.E.M. News

R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck and his side band, the Minus 5, will play the Union County MusicFest on September 12.

1969 - David Bowie released his album Space Odyssey . 1970 - The Who released "Summertime Blues,' a cover of the Eddie Cochran classic.

The Minus 5 features Peter Buck from R.E.M. on guitar. Without him, you probably would never be reading this review, which is too bad because The Minus 5's music is light and lively, reveling in pure pop goodness and not taking itself too seriously in the process.

Susannah "Little Sue" Weaver , Scott McCaughey, Tucker Jackson and Ezra Holbrook rehearse for a slate of upcoming shows to promote the release of McCaughey's new Minus 5 disc, Killingsworth, his Portland record.

DLC goes portable with Rock Band Unplugged. July 9, 2009 - Cambridge, Mass. - Harmonix and MTV Games today announced five new tracks available for download in the Rock Band Unplugged in-game music store for the PSP system.

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SCOTT MCCAUGHEY IS a much less well-known name than it deserves to be. The Seattle-based guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist is the mastermind behind '80s college-radio favorites the Young Fresh Fellows and '90s indie rockers The Minus 5 , as well as a collaborator with R.E.M. on some of its later albums.

During a performance in Paris on Monday, Smith injured his right arm, tearing his bicep.

If Weird Al spoofed REM's "Losing My Religion" with a tribute to Bernard Madoff, and if the classic Jewish lyrical satirist was completely tone deaf, he might sing a song like the one above .

REM have announced the sale of a digital live EP ahead of the release of a full concert album later this year.

Scott McCaughey w/ Eugene Mirman @ The Bell House Bassists/guitarist Scott McCaughey and guitarist/bassist Peter Buck collaborate quite a bit.

Four-song EP will give fans a taste of upcoming 2-CD live album. From the e-mail press release grab bag: " R.E.M. will release a live digital EP, entitled 'Reckoning Songs From The Olympia,' through iTunes and all digital service providers on July 7." The EP features live versions of four songs -- from the classic album "Reckoning" -- that were ...

June 23, 2009 R.E.M. R.E.M. has announced a new two-disc set, Live From The Olympia , due out in October.

Throughout AthFest, you can escape the heat and standing-room-only crowds and duck into the cool, dark climes of a movie theater - and still get your fill of music.

Vic Chesnutt got a wakeup call from R.E.M.'S Michael Stipe. Vic Chesnutt experiences moments of epiphany like you and I eat breakfast.

R.E.M. is readying a new double CD, Live From The Olympia that is slated for release this October.

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The Broadway House site in Wimbledon is being redeveloped by Durkan Group and launched under the name Chorus.

THE MINUS 5, a Rock Collective Featuring Members of R.E.M. and the Posies to Appear at UNION COUNTY MUSICFEST 2009 By County of Union 6/23/2009 The Minus 5, a rock group founded in 1993 by underground pop icon Scott McCaughey, was created as pop/rock collective with the intent of using different lineups with each new record.

Chicagoan Dave Reidy jammed with a "hobby" band right after college at Notre Dame, and he took Suzuki method violin lessons for many years as a kid.