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Electrolite
The problem with writing about “Electrolite” is that Michael Stipe already did it, and he summed up the concept of the lyrics with such remarkable clarity and grace that I would find it ve… more →
Pop Songs 07-08
Details (and Metaphor) and R.E.M.: "I'm Jimmy Dean"
wrote 4 weeks ago: “Electrolite” New Adventures In Hi-Fi Your eyes are burning holes through me. I’m … more →
Allusion (and Metaphor) and R.E.M.: "Call me a leper"
wrote 4 weeks ago: “New Test Leper” New Adventures In Hi-Fi I can’t say that I love Jesus that would … more →
Metaphor and R.E.M.: "I want to be your Easter bunny"
wrote 4 weeks ago: “Be Mine” New Adventures In Hi-Fi (“a speed zone up here too”) I never thoug … more →
Personification and R.E.M.: "Gravity pulls on the power line"
wrote 4 weeks ago: “Low Desert” New Adventures In Hi-Fi it happened fast, it’s over quick. a little d … more →
Emily Dickinson and R.E.M.
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wrote 1 month ago: “It Beckons, and It Baffles—”: Resurrecting Emily Dickinson (and Poetry) in the Student-Centered Cla … more →
R.E.M. - New Adventures In Hi-Fi
wrote 2 months ago: You know what I’m sick of? No? I do! I’m sick of people saying “I’m sorry to … more →
"The Wake-Up Bomb" - R.E.M.
wrote 9 months ago: R.E.M. rocks harder than they ever have on this loving homage to early 1970s glitter rock. “Bo … more →
R.E.M. To Release Remastered 'Document' Album
wrote 9 months ago: They may have split up last year, but that doesn’t mean R.E.M. is out of the “releasing … more →
Departure
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wrote 10 months ago: Here it come / Get carried away Critics tends to view R.E.M.’s “New Adventures in Hi-Fi … more →
Song of the Day, June 16: New Test Leper by R.E.M.
wrote 11 months ago: Today’s song is New Test Leper by R.E.M. It comes from their wonderful (if underappreciated) 1 … more →
Kenneth’s Frequency
wrote 1 year ago: On October 7th 2011 Chieftan Mews changed his location to Kenneth’s Frequency, a tribute to th … more →
Brent Johnson's Lost Songs: 'New Test Leper' by R.E.M.
wrote 1 year ago: brent johnson welcomes 2012 with a lost cut from the most important band to call it quits in 2011 … more →
Song of the Day, December 6: Leave by R.E.M.
wrote 1 year ago: Today’s song is Leave by R.E.M. This is the centerpiece of their wonderful 1996 album New Adve … more →
Music Wednesdays - Some thoughts on R.E.M.
wrote 1 year ago: R.E.M. I could very well argue was one of the biggest bands to impact my adolescence. I discovered … more →
R.E.M. - A Retrospective (Part 2)
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wrote 1 year ago: After R.E.M.’s big shoot into mainstream culture with the album Out Of Time, the band wasn … more →
Fall cleaning: Throwing out blog topics that didn't work out
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wrote 1 year ago: Despite what you might have guessed, I actually put a little thought into my blog. For every post I … more →
My Top Ten Favorite R.E.M. Songs, Right Now
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wrote 2 years ago: More than any other medium I feel that music and my perception of it is governed by the ebb and flow … more →
Collapsing Into Now
wrote 2 years ago: Saturday, March 12, 2011. Happy Birthday, Jack Kerouac! What does Kerouac have to do with bicycles? … more →
Stream It: Hear The New R.E.M. Album, Collapse Into Now
wrote 2 years ago: R.E.M. has a new album, Collapse Into Now, coming out next Tuesday, March 8th. The reviews I’ … more →
