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Trump, Republicans under fire from rock stars over campaign songs

3468 days ago
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Rock band R.E.M. lashed out at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for using its hit song "It's the End of the World" at a rally, with former frontman Michael Stipe slamming politicians for their "moronic charade" of a... more info

'Go f*ck yourself and your moronic charade of a campaign': REM on Donald Trump using their music

3468 days ago
The Independent You’d think right wing politicians would have learned not to use liberal band’s music without fear of reprisal by now, but Donald Trump got quite an earful last night after walking out on stage to R.E.M’s ‘It’s the End of the World as We K... more info

R.E.M. To Trump: Go Fuck Yourself

3469 days ago
StereogumWhat is it with Republican presidential candidates and using very non-Republican musicians’ songs without permission? First Donald Trump announced his campaign with Neil Young’s “Rockin’ In The Free World,” then Mike Huckabee trotted Kim Da... more info

Line & Circle – “Like A Statue”

3485 days ago
StereogumLine & Circle are a five-piece from Ohio who are currently located in LA. They are deeply influenced by R.E.M. and make swirled shoegaze that flirts with the urgency of post-punk but doesn’t always get there. They’ve shared a song of their new al... more info

Hear An R.E.M.-Approved EDM Remix Of “The One I Love”

3526 days ago
StereogumR.E.M. are not exactly the kind of band whose music lends itself to dance remixes. And if someone was going to put together an R.E.M. EDM remix, you’d think it would be one of the band’s sillier songs, like “Stand” or “Shiny Happy People.... more info

Rhett Miller releasing a new solo album ft. Decemberists and R.E.M. members, going on tour (dates, stream)

3623 days ago
Brooklyn Veganphoto: Rhett Miller at BV-SXSW 2014 (more by Tim Griffin) Old 97's frontman Rhett Miller is releasing a new solo album called The Traveler on May 12 via ATO. For the recording, he was backed by Black Prairie (aka most... more info

The Baseball Project ready split #RSD15 12" w/ The Minus 5, touring, playing Rough Trade (dates)

3646 days ago
Brooklyn VeganThe Baseball Project, which features Young Fresh Fellows' Scott McCaughey, The Dream Syndicate's Steve Wynn and REM's Mike Mills, have a Record Store Day 12" coming out that's a split with one of McCaughey's other bands, The Minus 5... more info

St. Vincent won a Grammy

3682 days ago
Brooklyn VeganSt. Vincent won "Best Alternative Music Album" at the Grammys tonight (before the telecast)! Past winners of that award include U2, REM, Tom Waits, Beck, Nirvana, Radiohead, Beastie Boys, Coldplay, The White Stripes, The Black Keys, Bon Iver, Gotye,.... more info

Watch R.E.M.’s Mike Mills Sing In A Conscious Rap Video About The Death Of Newspapers

3686 days ago
StereogumLast year the comedy-and-music benefit compilation 2776 enlisted a host of celebrity guests to help raise money for OneKid OneWorld, an organization that works to promote education in Kenya and El Salvador. Today, the group debuted two new videos fro... more info

This Super Bowl Ad Purposely Wants To Put You To Sleep

3693 days ago
TimeSquarespace recruited Jeff Bridges to lull viewers into an REM cycle more info

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