For those of you who find inspiration in music (real music, not that lip "synch" corporate crap) the old REM is back. And they aren't going anywhere. From Newsday:
His name was never uttered - 'Mr. Still-Not-My-President,' the 'Commander-and-Cheat.' There was no need.Read the whole article, there's a lot in there for politically minded REM fans.
When R.E.M. opened its show with its traditional closer, the not-so-fond farewell to the Reagan era 'It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine,)' the crowd knew what was going on. When singer Michael Stipe would scream 'I feel fine!,' there was no mistake. This would be something special.
Though Sen. John Kerry's concession-speech plea to 'bridge the partisan divide' the day before was eloquent, it was still too early for R.E.M. and its supporters to 'begin the healing.' They needed to rage. They needed to dream. Perhaps most of all, they needed to rock.
