Song of the Day: “Fall On Me”
The pioneering alternative rock band R.E.M. officially disbanded in 2011, after more than 30 years making music that defied description. Allegedly, singer Michael Stipe chose the band’s name in 1980 by...
View ArticleSong of the Day: “Kimberly”
Multi-talented artist and writer Patti Smith has influenced groups disparate as Sonic Youth, R.E.M., and Madonna. Her seminal 1975 album Horses helped to spur the early punk movement in New York City....
View ArticleNew Solo Album from R.E.M.’s Peter Buck
Former R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck has announced a new solo record, Warzone Earth, coming out exclusively on vinyl this October 16th from Little Axe Records. Buck announced Warzone Earth on the...
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Shane McCrae
The Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Shane McCrae about his new book The Animal Too Big to Kill, listening to music while writing, addressing God in poetry, and The Oak Ridge Boys.This is an edited...
View ArticleFive Stages of Prince Fandom
Stage 1: You Got the LookPrince and you are the same height, so you both look good in cropped jackets. Because it is the mid ’80s, you have collected an unholy number of cropped jackets, enough to...
View ArticleThe Saturday Rumpus Essay: 69 Love Songs
Everything around us we optimize. Think of the humble MicroSD card for too long and you lose grasp of the laws of physics. Everything, each iteration, smaller—cars, engines, computers, phones, laptops,...
View ArticleTrump, Stop Using Our Tunes
Brian May of Queen has joined the list of musicians who are upset that Donald Trump has played their music in public settings. Following in the steps of REM and Neil Young, May spoke out against the...
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