Tag: Mike Mills

R.E.M. Shine on New Live Recording

By No Earplugs on October 27, 2009 • ( Leave a comment )

Songs from their initial independent EP, Chronic Town, shine here as four of the five are performed in a way unfamiliar to fans: Michael Stipe’s lyrics are intelligible.

R.E.M. Reconstruct the Fables in St. Louis

By No Earplugs on November 17, 1985 • ( Leave a comment )

Live Review: R.E.M. with 10,000 Maniacs at Kiel Opera House in St. Louis, MO, November 17, 1985 After recently becoming a student of R.E.M., this was a night I was excited about. I traveled to St. Louis from Kansas City (about a four-hour drive) to witness a band […]