R.E.M. He will publish a special reissue of his first single, “Radio Free Europe”, to benefit – he hopes for it – to the authentic Radio Free Europe.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty It is one of the media services financed by the United States government that provides news in foreign markets. President’s administration Donald Trumpclaiming that they are a useless expense and that they promote a liberal point of view, is trying to cut their funds.
A federal judge ordered the Republican Administration this week to restore $ 12 million from Radio Free Europe/Radio Libertyfunds that were approved by Congress. The lawyers of the service, which has been operating for 75 years, warned that they would have without that money will have to close in June.
In the first line of his song “Radio Free Europe”, Michael Stipe Sing: “Decides Yourself if Radio’s Gonna Stay” (“Decide it yourself if the radio will remain”).
“Either music or a free press: censorship anywhere is a threat to truth everywhere,” said Stipe this Friday. “In it world Press freedom DayI send greetings to the brave journalists of Radio Free Europe”.
The president of RFE/RL, Stephen Capushe said that Rem’s music has always represented him A celebration of freedom. He added that inspiring and defending freedom for audiences that may not always experience it is the objective of the journalists of his organization.
Run under a small independent seal, the single “Radio Free Europe” was the first thing that the world heard of the band from Athens, Georgia, whose career eventually took them to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band dissolved in 2011.
Later, the song was included in the National record of recordings of the Congress Library for establishing the pattern for independent rock releases at that time.
The EP of five songs will include the original recording of the song and a remix made this year by the band’s collaborator, Jacknife Lee. It will also contain three other songs in the same time: side B of the single, “Sitting Still”; the instrumental “Wh. Tornado”; and an unprecedented remix called “Radio Free Dub”.
The producer of the original recording session, Mitch Easterhe is supervising this year’s reissue. It is available on streaming platforms, and a special vinyl edition can be acquired in independent record stores and in the Rem’s Orders Store the earnings of all vinyl sales will go to RFE/RL.
Source: AP
