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Peter Buck
Born 1956-12-06 · Oakland, California, USA
Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956) is an American musician and songwriter. He was a co-founder and the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M. He also plays the banjo and mandolin on several R.E.M. songs. Throughout his career with R.E.M. (1980–2011), as well as during his subsequent solo career, Buck has also been at various times an official member of numerous 'side project' groups. These groups included Arthur Buck (with Joseph Arthur), Hindu Love Gods, The Minus 5, Tuatara, The Baseball Project, Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3, Tired Pony, The No-Ones and Filthy Friends, each of which have released at least one full-length studio album. Additionally, the experimental combo Slow Music (which also features Fred Chalenor, Hector Zazou, Matt Chamberlain, Robert Fripp, and Bill Rieflin) have released an official live concert CD. Another side project group called Full Time Men released an EP while Buck was a member. As well, ad hoc "supergroups" Bingo Hand Job (Billy Bragg and R.E.M.), Musical Kings (Michelle Malone, Peter Buck, John Keane) and Nigel & The Crosses (Robyn Hitchcock, Peter Buck, Glenn Tilbrook and others) have each commercially released one track. "Richard M. Nixon", a band Buck founded in 2012 to support the release of his solo album with live gigs, has never issued an official recording. Richard M. Nixon consists of Buck, Scott McCaughey and Bill Rieflin, the same three musicians who comprise The Venus 3.[2] Buck also has a career as a record producer including releases by Uncle Tupelo, Vigilantes of Love, Dreams So Real, The Fleshtones, The Feelies, and The Jayhawks, as well as a session musician (for the likes of The Replacements, Billy Bragg, Decemberists and Eels).
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5.3Michael Moore visits colleges in swing states during the 2004 election with a goal to encourage 18–29 year olds to vote.
Slacker Uprising
2007
7.6Elmo's World celebrates 35 years of Sesame Street. Elmo wants to know more about the street he lives on, so Grover takes him on a trip back in time to see what Sesame Street was like before Elmo was born.
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004
5.5A compilation of various segments and plots from the iconic edutainment series' history, with one disc containing 75 individual segments (presented in themed sections) and the other containing nine street plots, including the reveal of Mr. Snuffleupagus, Mr. Hooper's death, Maria and Luis' wedding, and the arrivals of Abby Cadabby and Julia.
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
2019
NRA special commemorating the 10th anniversary of MTV. Included are performances created for this special by contemporary music artists who have been associated with MTV throughout the years as well as celebrity interviews, animation and a look at MTV around the world.
MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
1991
6.5A behind-the-scenes documentary of R.E.M. as they prepare to embark on their 1995 Monster World Tour.
R.E.M.: Rough Cut
1995
6.6On September 19, 1973, the musician and heir to a million-dollar fortune died under the influence of drugs and alcohol near his favourite place - the Joshua Tree National Monument in the Californian desert. As the founder of the Flying Burrito Brothers, a member of the hit-making, legendary Byrds, an important influence on the Rolling Stones and the man who catapulted Emmylou Harris to fame, Gram Parsons made music history in only a few years. Friends, contemporaries and devotees of Gram Parsons talk about the importance of his work and the bizarre circumstances of his early death. Rare footage of his performances shows why Gram Parsons has become a legend. Interviewees include Gram's wife Gretchen, his sister and his daughter, Keith Richards, Emmylou Harris, Chris Hillman and "Road Manager" Phil Kaufman.
Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons
2004
5.0In View: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988–2003 is a DVD featuring videos by the rock band R.E.M. during 1988–2003, released as a companion to the Warner Bros. compilation In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003. All but two of the songs included on the audio CD made the DVD—the exceptions being "All the Right Friends" (which had no official music video) and "Animal" (the video not having been shot until early 2004.)
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
2003
NRDocumentary surrounding the festival.
Tibetan Freedom Concert
1996
7.2Perfect Square is a video recording of a concert by rock band R.E.M., filmed on 19 July 2003 at the Bowling Green in Wiesbaden, Germany. It was released in DVD format on the Warner Brothers label on March 9, 2004. This concert is perhaps most notable for a performance of the song "Country Feedback", which Michael Stipe opens by declaring it his "favorite song". The rendition features appended lyrics from another song, Reveal's "Chorus and the Ring", and a guitar solo by Peter Buck, neither of which are in the original. Other concert highlights include the appearance of two then-new songs, "Bad Day" (Also originally known as PSA when first written in the early 1980's) and "Animal", and the re-emergence of the long-lost song "Permanent Vacation". "Permanent Vacation" dates back to 1980, years before their first album, while "Bad Day" dates back to 1985.
R.E.M. : Perfect Square
2004
NRUS rock trio R.E.M. prepare for a five-night series of concerts in 2007 at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Ireland.
R.E.M.: This Is Not a Show - Live at the Olympia in Dublin
2009
8.0Tourfilm (1990) is a documentary-style concert film by American rock band R.E.M. The film chronicles the band's 1989 Green tour of North America. Produced by frontman Michael Stipe and director Jim McKay, the black-and-white film features aspects of avant-garde and experimental filmmaking, including handheld camera shots and stock footage.
R.E.M. Tourfilm
1990
8.0A short documentary on the making of REM's "Automatic for the People" album.
R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
2017
6.3Why is it that Billy Bob Thornton, Dave Matthews, Peter Buck, Derek Trucks, Phish, Widespread Panic, and Blues Traveler are all huge fans of Colonel Bruce Hampton, but you've never heard of him? Bruce began his career with an unprecedented six figure record deal in 1970. The Hampton Grease Band's first album went on to be the worst selling album in the history of Columbia Records. He made a brave decision and continued his musical career, devoting himself to creating pure art rather than attempt any commercial success. The result has been an amazing, influential 50 year catalog of music and philosophy. Dubbed the father of the Jam Band music scene, he is a guru to many a celeb. Why is he still a secret?
Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton
2012
10.0This 35-minute release features promotional videos to all of the band's singles and several album-only tracks from Document and Green. It also includes the video for "Talk About The Passion" from Murmur. This particular video was made to promote the compilation Eponymous which was released between Document and Green, and this is the reason for its otherwise anachronistic inclusion.
R.E.M.: Pop Screen
1990
NRCelebrating the 25th anniversary of R.E.M.'s tenth studio album, this Blu-ray offers a trove of content, including the remastered album in hi-res and 5.1 surround sound, plus restored music videos including 'Electrolite' and 'E-Bow The Letter'.
R.E.M.: New Adventures In Hi-Fi
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5.0In September 2011 R.E.M., the rock band from Athens, Georgia, decided to call it a day after 31 years. This collection from the BBC archives includes performances of Pretty Persuasion from the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1984, Orange Crush on Top of the Pops in 1989 and special acoustic versions of Losing My Religion and Half a World Away on The Late Show in 1991, along with performances on Later with Jools Holland and Parkinson. Also, vocalist Michael Stipe and bassist Mike Mills reflect on the band's ending.
R.E.M. at the BBC
2012
8.0R.E.M. Live is a live album from R.E.M., recorded at the Point Theatre, Dublin, on February 26 and 27, 2005, the closing nights of the winter European leg of the Around the World Tour in support of their thirteenth studio album Around the Sun released in late 2004. It was released in the United Kingdom on October 15, 2007 and in the United States a day later as a two-Compact Disc audio set and a DVD, then released in February 2008 as a triple vinyl set. The performance was filmed by Blue Leach the same director of Depeche Mode DVD "Touring the Angel: Live in Milan". R.E.M. Live features rare performances of "I Took Your Name" from 1994's Monster and "Ascent of Man" from Around The Sun as well as the previously unreleased "I'm Gonna DJ." A studio version of that song would later appear on the band's 2008 effort, Accelerate. On September 26, 2007, the band launched R.E.M. Live Zine to solicit reviews from fans and promote the album.
R.E.M. Live
2007
8.5Documentary of the band R.E.M. writing and recording their 1996 album "New Adventures in Hi-Fi.
New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film
1996
7.0A look (up to 2002) at the career of R.E.M., one of America's most successful and acclaimed bands.
R.E.M. - Monster
2019
NRA documentary that goes inside the dark, witty, surreal world of cult English singer/songwriter Robyn Hitchcock.
Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects
2008
NRThis is the first complete overview of R.E.M.'s videos for I.R.S. Records, developed and compiled by all four original members of R.E.M. DVD features over two hours of content including all 11 music videos, TV performances, and interviews, plus the unseen music video for "Wolves, Lower."
R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
2006
6.6The career of the band, from its start in Georgia to its breakup in 2011.
R.E.M. by MTV
2014
NRAfter being institutionalized for schizophrenia and manic-depression in his early 20s, Mike Mantione turned to songwriting as a way of dealing with his demons. For 30 years, loud guitars have kept those demons at bay.
Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight
2024
7.3Live performance recorded at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia, 18, 19 & 21 November 1995.
R.E.M.: Road Movie
1996