Lyt til What Is Music?: A Music Podcast About R.E.M.

The Big Mates discuss and conclude their thoughts on R.E.M. and their career.  They bring an 18-month journey to a close, with thoughts on the sound, story, and attitude of the band, a recap of each of their albums and moods, and a look at their impact and legacy.  It's a long finale to a long season! Thank you all for joining us! Is it era or era? Do Nirvana sound like the Spice Girls? What is the true identity of Santa Claus? Find out on this episode of What Is Music? Our next episode is out next Monday! Join the conversation on: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatismusicpod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/whatismusicpod.bsky.social] Threads: https://www.threads.net/@whatismusicpod [https://www.threads.net/@whatismusicpod] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpod [https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpod] E-mail: whatismusicpod@gmail.com Get access to more shows, exclusive bonus content, ad-free episodes of this show, and more music discussion by subscribing to our Patreon! Head to patreon.com/whatismusicpod [https://patreon.com/whatismusicpod] and receive up to two new episodes of our various shows every week (including our album club and monthly themed playlists!), ad-free archives of What Is Music?, and access to our Patron-only Discord server for even more music (and non-music) discussion! Support our show when starting your own podcast! By signing up to Buzzsprout with this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=780379 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=780379] Check out our merch! https://whatismusicpod.redbubble.com [https://whatismusicpod.redbubble.com/] Donate to our podcast! https://ko-fi.com/whatismusic [https://ko-fi.com/whatismusic] http://whatismusic.buzzsprout.com/ [http://doyouloveus.buzzsprout.com/] Support the show [https://patreon.com/whatismusicpod]

The Big Mates watch all of R.E.M.'s music videos in one sitting. Or a lot of them, at least! You can watch along with us here: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1BTocYjExC/ [https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1BTocYjExC/] Or you can just listen without watching anything - that works too! Or you could make your own playlist - scroll down to see which videos we covered! Our next episode will see us wrap-up and offer final thoughts on the whole 15-album, 31-year career of R.E.M. and is out on Monday April 28th! Join the conversation on: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatismusicpod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/whatismusicpod.bsky.social] Threads: https://www.threads.net/@whatismusicpod [https://www.threads.net/@whatismusicpod] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpod [https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpod] E-mail: whatismusicpod@gmail.com Get access to more shows, exclusive bonus content, ad-free episodes of this show, and more music discussion by subscribing to our Patreon! Head to patreon.com/whatismusicpod [https://patreon.com/whatismusicpod] and receive up to two new episodes of our various shows every week (including our album club and monthly themed playlists!), ad-free archives of What Is Music?, and access to our Patron-only Discord server for even more music (and non-music) discussion! Support our show when starting your own podcast! By signing up to Buzzsprout with this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=780379 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=780379] Check out our merch! https://whatismusicpod.redbubble.com [https://whatismusicpod.redbubble.com/] Donate to our podcast! https://ko-fi.com/whatismusic [https://ko-fi.com/whatismusic] http://whatismusic.buzzsprout.com/ [http://doyouloveus.buzzsprout.com/] The videos we watch in this episode are: Wolves, Lower Radio Free Europe Pretty Persuasion So. Central Rain Can’t Get There From Here Driver 8 Feeling Gravitys Pull Life and How to Live It Fall On Me The One I Love It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) Finest Worksong Talk About the Passion Orange Crush Stand Turn You Inside-Out Pop Song 89 Get Up Losing My Religion Shiny Happy People Near Wild Heaven Radio Song Drive Man on the Moon The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite Everybody Hurts Nightswimming Find the River What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? Bang and Blame Crush With Eyeliner Strange Currencies Star 69 Tongue E-Bow the Letter Bittersweet Me Electrolite How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us Daysleeper Lotus Suspicion At My Most Beautiful The Great Beyond Imitation of Life All the Way to Reno (You’re Gonna Be a Star) I’ll Take the Rain Bad Day Animal Leaving New York Aftermath Supernatural Superserious Hollow Man Man-Sized Wreath Until the Day is Done Mine Smell Like Honey Uberlin Oh My Heart We All Go Back to Where We Belong Support the show [https://patreon.com/whatismusicpod]

Adam talks to Bertis Downs, long-time legal advisor and manager of R.E.M.  They talk about the formation of his musical tastes, his background in law, and meeting the band in the early days of their career. They also discuss what he saw in R.E.M., how he learned the job as he was doing it, how to manage a band with a clear vision of their own, how to pick singles, life after the band, and much more! Our next episode is out on Monday April 21st! Join the conversation on: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatismusicpod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/whatismusicpod.bsky.social] Threads: https://www.threads.net/@whatismusicpod [https://www.threads.net/@whatismusicpod] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpod [https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpod] E-mail: whatismusicpod@gmail.com Get access to more shows, exclusive bonus content, ad-free episodes of this show, and more music discussion by subscribing to our Patreon! Head to patreon.com/whatismusicpod [https://patreon.com/whatismusicpod] and receive up to two new episodes of our various shows every week (including our album club and monthly themed playlists!), ad-free archives of What Is Music?, and access to our Patron-only Discord server for even more music (and non-music) discussion! Support our show when starting your own podcast! By signing up to Buzzsprout with this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=780379 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=780379] Check out our merch! https://whatismusicpod.redbubble.com [https://whatismusicpod.redbubble.com/] Donate to our podcast! https://ko-fi.com/whatismusic [https://ko-fi.com/whatismusic] http://whatismusic.buzzsprout.com/ [http://doyouloveus.buzzsprout.com/] Support the show [https://patreon.com/whatismusicpod]

The Big Mates discuss face food, William S. Burroughs, obscure Arctic Monkeys singles, and a selection of b-sides by R.E.M.. Adam, Steve, and Lucas discuss some b-sides and rarities from across the band's career, discussing the content and recording process.  Which songs have been included? How do you use a Scrub Daddy? Find out on this episode of What Is Music? Our next episode is out on Monday April 14th! Join the conversation on: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatismusicpod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/whatismusicpod.bsky.social] Threads: https://www.threads.net/@whatismusicpod [https://www.threads.net/@whatismusicpod] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpod [https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpod] E-mail: whatismusicpod@gmail.com Get access to more shows, exclusive bonus content, ad-free episodes of this show, and more music discussion by subscribing to our Patreon! Head to patreon.com/whatismusicpod [https://patreon.com/whatismusicpod] and receive up to two new episodes of our various shows every week (including our album club and monthly themed playlists!), ad-free archives of What Is Music?, and access to our Patron-only Discord server for even more music (and non-music) discussion! Support our show when starting your own podcast! By signing up to Buzzsprout with this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=780379 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=780379] Check out our merch! https://whatismusicpod.redbubble.com [https://whatismusicpod.redbubble.com/] Donate to our podcast! https://ko-fi.com/whatismusic [https://ko-fi.com/whatismusic] http://whatismusic.buzzsprout.com/ [http://doyouloveus.buzzsprout.com/] Support the show [https://patreon.com/whatismusicpod]

Adam welcomes back Ethan Kaplan, this time to discuss his work with the band during the process of Accelerate and Collapse Into Now. They talk about album promotion in the 21st Century, embracing emerging technology, the advent of social media, and the studio process for the last few R.E.M. albums. Our next episode is out on Monday April 7th! Join the conversation on: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatismusicpod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/whatismusicpod.bsky.social] Threads: https://www.threads.net/@whatismusicpod [https://www.threads.net/@whatismusicpod] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpod [https://www.instagram.com/whatismusicpod] E-mail: whatismusicpod@gmail.com Get access to more shows, exclusive bonus content, ad-free episodes of this show, and more music discussion by subscribing to our Patreon! Head to patreon.com/whatismusicpod [https://patreon.com/whatismusicpod] and receive up to two new episodes of our various shows every week (including our album club and monthly themed playlists!), ad-free archives of What Is Music?, and access to our Patron-only Discord server for even more music (and non-music) discussion! Support our show when starting your own podcast! By signing up to Buzzsprout with this link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=780379 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=780379] Check out our merch! https://whatismusicpod.redbubble.com [https://whatismusicpod.redbubble.com/] Donate to our podcast! https://ko-fi.com/whatismusic [https://ko-fi.com/whatismusic] http://whatismusic.buzzsprout.com/ [http://doyouloveus.buzzsprout.com/] Support the show [https://patreon.com/whatismusicpod]