Fleetwood Mac's back with a love-fest vibe
Fleetwood Mac's 2013 tour, which wraps up with a final run of shows this week in California, is built around a song list that's gone virtually unchanged since the concert run began in April. "We're not...
View ArticleSubway sandwich co-founder has leukemia
a family friend suggested he open a submarine sandwich shop to pay for his education. With a loan of $1,000, the friend—Dr. Peter Buck—offered to become Fred’s partner, and a business relationship was...
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thing," Kakouros said. Charges were dismissed. "America gets rock stars a little more than Canada does," Bach later said. Peter Buck A week before his band was scheduled to perform at a massive concert...
View ArticleFleetwood Mac's back with a love-fest vibe
tour stop in Charlotte, N.C. (Buckingham and the band play Staples Center Wednesday.) "Years ago I was hanging out with Peter Buck and went to several shows R.E.M. did and they literally did just that....
View ArticleFleetwood Mac's back with a love-fest vibe
Fleetwood Mac's 2013 tour, which wraps up with a final run of shows this week in California, is built around a song list that's gone virtually unchanged since the concert run began in April. "We're not...
View ArticleFleetwood Mac is back — without all of the angst
and singer Lindsey Buckingham last week from a tour stop in Charlotte, N.C. “Years ago I was hanging out with Peter Buck and went to several shows R.E.M. did and they literally did just that. That’s...
View ArticleREM could release fan club singles
with original songs and Christmas carols REM's rare fan club singles could be released as a charity box set, guitarist Peter Buck has told the BBC. The band gave away a two-track, fan-only release...
View ArticleR.E.M. Could Release Rare Fan-Club Singles
in the Beatles fan club but . . . I really liked the fact you would get a weird thing in the mail every year," guitarist Peter Buck told the BBC. "So every year, R.E.M. put out a record. It was all...
View ArticleTired Pony: The Ghost of the Mountain – review
The second outing for the occasional "supergroup" featuring REM's Peter Buck and producer Jacknife Lee is again dominated by Gary Lightbody. The Snow Patrol singer's fretful voice and character...
View ArticleIf you can't use an apostrophe, you don't know your shit | Mind your language
I used to think "weer" in the song Mama Weer All Crazee Now was Slade's idiosyncratic spelling of "were", in Black Country dialect (which I am allowed to make fun of because my family originally came...
View ArticleMusic Review: Deni Bonet - 'It's All Good'
which soars thanks to Bonet's bluesy electric fiddling. No doubt due to her extensive session work, some alt-y guest stars (Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, John Wesley Harding) pop up on the disc, the...
View ArticleAlbum: Tired Pony, The Ghost of the Mountain (Fiction)
Pony are a supergroup of sorts, comprising Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol), Peter Buck (REM), producer Jacknife Lee and assorted less stellar mates from Belle & Sebastian et al. The initial idea was...
View ArticleSimmons's Reader E-mails: Eagles Edition
in the perception of a band. However you want to categorize Felder, Henley and Frey's legacy is much more dependent on Hotel California than either would be willing to admit. Without Hotel California ,...
View ArticleTired Pony and tales of America's underbelly
and hopefully some of them will see the light of day. He's got a great voice, he's the real deal. You did one song on Taylor Swift's Red album as well. Is it interesting to dip your toes into those...
View ArticleGoing off track
This summer wasn’t the best time for Subway sandwich shops — the world’s largest restaurant chain — to stumble. Founder and owner Fred DeLuca — the driving force and vision behind the Milford, Conn.,...
View ArticleSubway's Billionaire Co-Founder, Fred DeLuca, Dies At 67
Fred DeLuca, billionaire co-founder of Subway, the world's largest restaurant chain, died yesterday at 67 following a leukemia diagnosis in 2013. Control of the company, which has been facing slowed...
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