LONDON – JULY 02: (L to R) Mike Mills, Michael Stipe and Peter Buck performs on stage at “Live 8 London” in Hyde Park on July 2, 2005 in London, England. The free concert is one of ten simultaneous international gigs including Philadelphia, Berlin, Rome, Paris, Barrie, Tokyo, Cornwall, Moscow and Johannesburg. The concerts precede the G8 summit (July 6-8) to raising awareness for MAKEpovertyHISTORY. (Photo by Jo Hale/Getty Images)
R.E.M. have spent significant amounts of time in the Bahamas over the years so they came up with a special way to help victim’s of the hurricane ravaged islands. Right now, up on Bandcamp you can buy a digital copy of a song called “Fascinating” that was actually recorded at Compass Point Studios in the capital city of Nassau. 100% of the proceeds will go to Mercy Corps. Read more about it here.
