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Bill Berry

Costs Berry was the longtime drummer for R.E.M., probably the main and important American rock-band from the post-punk period. Blessed July 31, 1958, in Duluth, MN, he grew up in Macon, GA, even though participating in junior senior high school fulfilled bassist Mike Mills; despite early character clashes, both played …

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Warren Zevon

Few of rock and roll & roll’s great misanthropes were seeing that talented, seeing that charming, or seeing that focused on their cynicism seeing that Warren Zevon. A vocalist and songwriter whose music frequently handled outlaws, mercenaries, sociopaths, and villains of most stripes, Zevon’s lyrics shown an enthusiastic and prepared …

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Hindu Love Gods

Hindu Like Gods formed in Athens, GA in 1984, a virtual cult-hero supergroup originally comprising guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and drummer Costs Berry (all 3 of then-underground symbols R.E.M.), pianist Warren Zevon (the famously sardonic vocalist/composer most widely known for the traditional “Werewolves of London”), and vocalist Bryan …

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Mike Mills

Mike Mills was the bassist for R.E.M., probably the main and important American rock-band from the post-punk period. Born Dec 17, 1958, in Orange, CA, he grew up in Macon, GA, even though participating in junior senior high school fulfilled drummer Costs Berry. Despite early character clashes, both played together …

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Peter Buck

Peter Buck was the guitarist for R.E.M., probably the main and important American rock-band from the post-punk period. Born Dec 6, 1956, in Berkeley, California, he was handling the Athens, Georgia-based Wuxtry record store when he fulfilled School of Georgia pupil Michael Stipe, with bassist Mike Mills and drummer Costs …

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Dumptruck

Essentially a two-man project of Massachusetts natives Kirk Swan and Seth Tiven, having a rotating rhythm section, Dumptruck was, for a short moment, one of the favorites of U.S. university radio within the middle ’80s. They mixed the jangly power pop audio from the Southern option scene with smart lyrics …

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Durango 95

Durango 95 formed in 1981 in Oshawa. Associates were lead vocalist Greg Weir, guitarists Paul MacNeil and Rob Sweeney, drummer Darren Smith, and bassist Roger Branton. In a short time, the guys started landing gigs executing in Toronto, Canada, at night clubs along the well-known Queen Street picture. The group’s …

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