The last two weeks have brought media attention for and TV performances from *two of my hometown’s better known bands, R.E.M. and the partyin’ B-52s.
‘FunPlex’ by the Bs, and ‘Accelerator’ by R.E.M are new albums worth your download–R.E.M. rocks more like its old self than it has in years, and ‘FunPlex’ is aptly named–fun and tres danceable tunes abound here, so it you don’t want to shimmy, better not listen.
Just stay chillin’ in your Love Shack and fugeddabowdet.
One thing I noticed as I watched R.E.M. this evening on TV’s Austin City Limits is that guitarist Peter Buck favors Al Gore even more than the last time I saw this perennial band…but I must suppose Pete knows it.
* Athens’ third band would have to be the very nice guys of Widespread Panic, of course! And no ranking intended, especially since all three create totally different music experiences and all are top of the crop.
