– Over the weekend, R.E.M. premiered a few new songs in Dublin. One concertgoer recorded them all, sideways, with a cameraphone, and they sound decent enough to prepare ourselves to be disappointed all over again. More »
– Despite irresponsible, speculative, and nonsensical rumors to the contrary, R.E.M. will not be reuniting with original drummer Bill Berry. [Billboard] – Why did police find four rifles and nine handguns in John Popper’s car last week? Because he’s “an avid gun collector.” More »
– With just a tinge of sadness, Snoop Dogg’s managers turn the “WE’VE GONE __ DAYS WITHOUT A DRUG-RELATED INCIDENT” sign back to zero. More »
Last week, Goldenfiddle reported that the original line-up of R.E.M.–including long-time behind-the-scenes honcho Bertis Downs–were spotted having dinner in Athens. Of course, the band members have appeared together in public several times since the 1997 departure of drummer Bill Berry, but we’re going to go out on a limb and predict that 2007 will be the year that the Stipe/Buck/Berry/Mills monolith finally gets back on the road. Our purely speculative reasons after the click-through.
No word yet on whether Gary Cherone will be included, but here’s the just-released list: – Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (Kid Creole, Cowboy, Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel, Mr. Ness, Raheim) – R.E.M. (Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe) – The Ronettes (Estelle Bennett,… More »
