GetMusic's "The A List" Debuts Special Interview with R.E.M.'s Peter Buck With Exclusive, Interactive Contest.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE) May 31, 2001- Additional June Programming, Spanning Music Favorites NSYNC NSYNC Justin Chris Joey Lasten JC (last letters of first names of members of the group NSYNC) NSYNC Negative Synchronization , Staind, Billy Idol Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, 30 November 1955 in Middlesex) is an English rock musician. He first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X. , Lucinda Williams and More, Brings GetMusic Visitors Closer to Artists R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck For New Zealand Maori leader and academic, see . Peter Lawrence Buck (born 6 December, 1956 in Berkeley, California) is the guitarist and co-founder, along with Bill Berry, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe of the alternative rock band R.E.M.. He is the oldest member of the band. recently sat down for a revealing conversation with GetMusic's Anthony DeCurtis Anthony DeCurtis is an American author and music critic, who has written for Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Relix and other publications. He is the author of In Other Words: Artists Talk About Life and Work (Hal Leonard Publishing Co, 2005) and , host of the on-demand video interview series, "The A List." Available on GetMusic beginning Friday, June 1, at 12 p.m. ET (www.getmusic.com/alist), the candid interview covers a range of topics, including the band's near break-up and reconciliation, contending with the ever-growing fame of singer Michael Stipe John Michael Stipe (born January 4, 1960 in Decatur, Georgia) is the lead singer of the American rock band R.E.M. Stipe has become well-known (and occasionally parodied) for the "mumbling" style of his early career and for his complex, surreal lyrics, as well as his social and , Buck's own arrest in England on assault charges, and the "weird magic" of R.E.M. It concludes with an acoustic performance by the modern-day rock legend. Regarding his arrest, Buck says: "I'm sorry and embarrassed, but, yeah, I was in my own little tabloid hell for a week. I can't get a table in a good restaurant, but boy oh boy I can make CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. ." Addressing the problems the band had making its 1998 album, Up, Buck explains, "I think if we had been 27, the band would have broken up ... we would have had that whole ego thing. But I'm a little older and understand that I make great music with these guys and they're really good friends of mine. It's really special with R.E.M. It's worth going through the reconciliation period and yelling yell v. yelled, yell·ing, yells v.intr. To cry out loudly, as in pain, fright, surprise, or enthusiasm. v.tr. To utter or express with a loud cry. See Synonyms at shout. n. at each other." In conjunction with the launch of Buck's special interview on "The A List," GetMusic has coordinated an exclusive contest in which one lucky winner will win the signed Rickenbacker 360 guitar that Buck played and signed during his appearance. In this interactive contest, contestants try to guess the name of a song by listening to a riff played by Buck. Contest entries are being accepted through 12 p.m. ET on August 2. More information is available at www.getmusic.com/shows/alist/rem/. Launched one year ago, GetMusic's "The A List" is rapidly becoming the music industry's version of "The Charlie Rose Show" or "Meet the Press." Hosted by Grammy award-winning music journalist Anthony DeCurtis, the tastemaker taste·mak·er n. One that determines or strongly influences current trends or styles, as in fashion or the arts. video interview program features candid discussions with some of the biggest and brightest names in music each week. Past guests include Stevie Nicks, Lenny Kravitz, Phish, The Wallflowers, Dido, David Gray David Gray can refer to:
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