R.E.M. ‘Green’ deluxe edition to be released in May

A 2CD deluxe edition of R.E.M.’s ‘Green’ will be released in May. Arguably the band’s finest album, the new edition pairs the original release with a disc of previously unreleased live recordings.

The newly released live gig was recorded live in Greensboro in 1989 on the penultimate night of the ‘Green’ tour.

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Streetlight Manifesto: upcoming tour dates

US ska merchants Streetlight Manifesto have finally set a date for their next release. After various delays, ‘The Hands That Thieve’ will be released in the US on April 30th 2013.

To help promote the album, the band will be trakking across the US and Europe. The run of dates includes a stop-off in the UK, although no London date has been scheduled. The closest the band get to visiting the capital is a show at The University of Herts in Hatfield, a few miles further north.

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