De Ozonlaag  Rollin' and Tumblin' companion to Ask me anything
0 plays  "Mutt Romney Blues", Ry Cooder (Election Special, 2012)
0 plays  "SETI vs. The Wow! Signal", The Dandy Warhols (This
Machine, 2012)  0 plays  "You’ve Got It", Bruce Springsteen
(Wrecking Ball, 2012)  0 plays  That ball and chain is an easy
trap.  [“What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?”] was about a guy who
was trying really hard to “connect” with a younger generation
and just desperately failing at it. It’s commenting on my
generation’s inability to grow up: people can’t look in the
mirror and see themselves as anything other than a kid in an
adult’s body. So I made this character who puts on a really
hideous shirt to try and fit in at some skate park and the kids
are just like, “Who’s grandpa? What’s he’s doing?” I saw that
everywhere around me and I saw it in myself, I’m sure.
Interviews: R.E.M. | Features | Pitchfork  That’s a quote from
Michael Stipe. In the next paragraph he says “No matter how hard
we tried to be in the cool moment, we