Peter Buck

Peter Buck

Born: December 6, 1956
in Oakland, California, USA
Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956) is an American musician and songwriter. He was a co-founder and the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M. He also plays the banjo and mandolin on several R.E.M. songs. Throughout his career with R.E.M. (1980–2011), as well as during his subsequent solo career, Buck has also been at various times an official member of numerous 'side project' groups. These groups included Arthur Buck (with Joseph Arthur), Hindu Love Gods, The Minus 5, Tuatara, The Baseball Project, Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3, Tired Pony, The No-Ones and Filthy Friends, each of which have released at least one full-length studio album. Additionally, the experimental combo Slow Music (which also features Fred Chalenor, Hector Zazou, Matt Chamberlain, Robert Fripp, and Bill Rieflin) have released an official live concert CD. Another side project group called Full Time Men released an EP while Buck was a member. As well, ad hoc "supergroups" Bingo Hand Job (Billy Bragg and R.E.M.), Musical Kings (Michelle Malone, Peter Buck, John Keane) and Nigel & The Crosses (Robyn Hitchcock, Peter Buck, Glenn Tilbrook and others) have each commercially released one track.

"Richard M. Nixon", a band Buck founded in 2012 to support the release of his solo album with live gigs, has never issued an official recording. Richard M. Nixon consists of Buck, Scott McCaughey and Bill Rieflin, the same three musicians who comprise The Venus 3.[2]

Buck also has a career as a record producer including releases by Uncle Tupelo, Vigilantes of Love, Dreams So Real, The Fleshtones, The Feelies, and The Jayhawks, as well as a session musician (for the likes of The Replacements, Billy Bragg, Decemberists and Eels).

Movies for Peter Buck...

R.E.M.: Glastonbury 1999
Title: R.E.M.: Glastonbury 1999
Character: Himself
Released: August 6, 2020
Type: Movie
Michael Stipe and band headline the Pyramid Stage in powerful and rousing fashion
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R.E.M. - Monster
Title: R.E.M. - Monster
Character: Himself
Released: January 7, 2019
Type: Movie
A look (up to 2002) at the career of R.E.M., one of America's most successful and acclaimed bands.
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R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
Title: R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
Released: December 8, 2017
Type: Movie
A short documentary on the making of REM's "Automatic for the People" album.
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R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
Title: R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
Released: November 10, 2017
Type: Movie
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People - 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition w/ Atmos
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R.E.M. - Out Of Time
Title: R.E.M. - Out Of Time
Character: Gitarre
Released: November 18, 2016
Type: Movie
1991's Out of Time catapulted R.E.M. from an indie favorite to one of the biggest bands in the world, with hit singles 'Losing My Religion' and 'Shiny Happy People.' In a case-bound book, this deluxe, 25th anniversary edition features the remastered album, with a treasure trove of bonus material, including new liner notes, 19 never-before-heard demos, an unreleased 1991 live show, plus eight music videos, a 1991 EPK video, and the album in hi-res and 5.1 Surround Sound formats on a Blu-ray disc.
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R.E.M. By MTV
Title: R.E.M. By MTV
Character: Himself
Released: November 21, 2014
Type: Movie
The career of the band, from its start in Georgia to its breakup in 2011.
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R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
Title: R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
Released: April 19, 2014
Type: Movie
This release is composed of two performances that the band made on the U.S. television show MTV Unplugged. Among the album's 33 tracks are 11 performances which were not aired on either broadcast.
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Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton
Title: Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton
Character: Self
Released: March 30, 2012
Type: Movie
Why is it that Billy Bob Thornton, Dave Matthews, Peter Buck, Derek Trucks, Phish, Widespread Panic, and Blues Traveler are all huge fans of Colonel Bruce Hampton, but you've never heard of him? Bruce began his career with an unprecedented six figure record deal in 1970. The Hampton Grease Band's first album went on to be the worst selling album in the history of Columbia Records. He made a brave decision and continued his musical career, devoting himself to creating pure art rather than attempt any commercial success. The result has been an amazing, influential 50 year catalog of music and philosophy. Dubbed the father of the Jam Band music scene, he is a guru to many a celeb. Why is he still a secret?
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R.E.M. at the BBC
Title: R.E.M. at the BBC
Character: Performer
Released: January 13, 2012
Type: Movie
In September 2011 R.E.M., the rock band from Athens, Georgia, decided to call it a day after 31 years. This collection from the BBC archives includes performances of Pretty Persuasion from the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1984, Orange Crush on Top of the Pops in 1989 and special acoustic versions of Losing My Religion and Half a World Away on The Late Show in 1991, along with performances on Later with Jools Holland and Parkinson. Also, vocalist Michael Stipe and bassist Mike Mills reflect on the band's ending.
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R.E.M. Unplugged
Title: R.E.M. Unplugged
Released: May 21, 2011
Type: Movie
R.E.M. returned to MTV Unplugged at TRL Studio at MTV Studios on May 21, 2001. The baroque pop set leaned heavily on tracks from the band's 12th studio album, Reveal.
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R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
Title: R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
Released: October 26, 2010
Type: Movie
R.E.M. recorded this live performance on March 13, 2008 for the television series Austin City Limits and aired on PBS starting March 24, 2008. The DVD release includes three songs not broadcast on the television program—"So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)", "Fall on Me", and "Imitation of Life."; The setlist is heavy on songs from their upcoming album, Accelerate, but features classic hits "Drive", "Losing My Religion" and "Man on the Moon."
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Do It Again
Title: Do It Again
Character: Self
Released: October 16, 2010
Type: Movie
Chronicles Boston Globe reporter Geoff Edgers on his irrational quest to reunite The Kinks.
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The Fleshtones: Pardon Us for Living But the Graveyard Is Full
Title: The Fleshtones: Pardon Us for Living But the Graveyard Is Full
Character: Himself
Released: April 3, 2009
Type: Movie
When a gang of suburban teens stumbled across a bunch of abandoned instruments and formed The Fleshtones little did they know that 30 years later they'll still be struggling to rock - and pay the bills.
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R.E.M. - Live
Title: R.E.M. - Live
Character: Self
Released: October 5, 2008
Type: Movie
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6 Days
Title: 6 Days
Released: March 31, 2008
Type: Movie
Behind-the-scenes footage and performances of songs from R.E.M.'s album Accelerate.
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Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects
Title: Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects
Character: Himself
Released: March 11, 2008
Type: Movie
A documentary that goes inside the dark, witty, surreal world of cult English singer/songwriter Robyn Hitchcock.
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R.E.M. Live
Title: R.E.M. Live
Character: Guitarist
Released: October 12, 2007
Type: Movie
R.E.M. Live is a live album from R.E.M., recorded at the Point Theatre, Dublin, on February 26 and 27, 2005, the closing nights of the winter European leg of the Around the World Tour in support of their thirteenth studio album Around the Sun released in late 2004. It was released in the United Kingdom on October 15, 2007 and in the United States a day later as a two-Compact Disc audio set and a DVD, then released in February 2008 as a triple vinyl set. The performance was filmed by Blue Leach the same director of Depeche Mode DVD "Touring the Angel: Live in Milan". R.E.M. Live features rare performances of "I Took Your Name" from 1994's Monster and "Ascent of Man" from Around The Sun as well as the previously unreleased "I'm Gonna DJ." A studio version of that song would later appear on the band's 2008 effort, Accelerate. On September 26, 2007, the band launched R.E.M. Live Zine to solicit reviews from fans and promote the album.
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Slacker Uprising
Title: Slacker Uprising
Character: Self
Released: September 7, 2007
Type: Movie
Michael Moore visits colleges in swing states during the 2004 election with a goal to encourage 18–29 year olds to vote.
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R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
Title: R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
Released: September 12, 2006
Type: Movie
This is the first complete overview of R.E.M.'s videos for I.R.S. Records, developed and compiled by all four original members of R.E.M. DVD features over two hours of content including all 11 music videos, TV performances, and interviews, plus the unseen music video for "Wolves, Lower."
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Title: The Colbert Report
Released: October 17, 2005
Type: TV
The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The Colbert Report is a spin-off from and counterpart to The Daily Show that comments on politics and the media in a similar way. It satirizes conservative personality-driven political pundit programs, particularly Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor. The show focuses on a fictional anchorman character named Stephen Colbert, played by his real-life namesake. The character, described by Colbert as a "well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot", is a caricature of televised political pundits. The Colbert Report has been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards each in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, two Television Critics Association Awards Awards, and two Satellite Awards. In 2013, it won two Emmys. It has been presented as non-satirical journalism in several instances, including by the Tom DeLay Legal Defense Trust and by Robert Wexler following his interview on the program. The Report received considerable media coverage following its debut on October 17, 2005, for Colbert's coining of the term "truthiness", which dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster named its 2006 Word of the Year.
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R.E.M. : Perfect Square
Title: R.E.M. : Perfect Square
Character: Guitar
Released: March 16, 2004
Type: Movie
Perfect Square is a video recording of a concert by rock band R.E.M., filmed on 19 July 2003 at the Bowling Green in Wiesbaden, Germany. It was released in DVD format on the Warner Brothers label on March 9, 2004. This concert is perhaps most notable for a performance of the song "Country Feedback", which Michael Stipe opens by declaring it his "favorite song". The rendition features appended lyrics from another song, Reveal's "Chorus and the Ring", and a guitar solo by Peter Buck, neither of which are in the original. Other concert highlights include the appearance of two then-new songs, "Bad Day" (Also originally known as PSA when first written in the early 1980's) and "Animal", and the re-emergence of the long-lost song "Permanent Vacation". "Permanent Vacation" dates back to 1980, years before their first album, while "Bad Day" dates back to 1985.
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Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons
Title: Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2004
Type: Movie
On September 19, 1973, the musician and heir to a million-dollar fortune died under the influence of drugs and alcohol near his favourite place - the Joshua Tree National Monument in the Californian desert. As the founder of the Flying Burrito Brothers, a member of the hit-making, legendary Byrds, an important influence on the Rolling Stones and the man who catapulted Emmylou Harris to fame, Gram Parsons made music history in only a few years. Friends, contemporaries and devotees of Gram Parsons talk about the importance of his work and the bizarre circumstances of his early death. Rare footage of his performances shows why Gram Parsons has become a legend. Interviewees include Gram's wife Gretchen, his sister and his daughter, Keith Richards, Emmylou Harris, Chris Hillman and "Road Manager" Phil Kaufman.
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R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
Title: R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
Character: Himself
Released: October 23, 2003
Type: Movie
In View: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988–2003 is a DVD featuring videos by the rock band R.E.M. during 1988–2003, released as a companion to the Warner Bros. compilation In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003. All but two of the songs included on the audio CD made the DVD—the exceptions being "All the Right Friends" (which had no official music video) and "Animal" (the video not having been shot until early 2004.)
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R.E.M.
Title: R.E.M.
Character: Himself
Released: May 9, 2002
Type: Movie
A documentary on the band
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Title: Boston Public
Character: Self
Released: October 23, 2000
Type: TV
Principal Steven Harper runs Winslow High School as best as he can while dealing with the demands of the faculty, the students and their parents.
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R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance
Title: R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance
Character: Himself
Released: October 17, 2000
Type: Movie
What happens to the small historic town of Stirling, Scotland when R.E.M. decide to play three shows at its castle.
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R.E.M. - Falls to Climb
Title: R.E.M. - Falls to Climb
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
This is a 1999 documentary following R.E.M. during the recording of 'Up'.
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R.E.M.: Road Movie
Title: R.E.M.: Road Movie
Released: August 25, 1996
Type: Movie
Live performance recorded at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia, 18, 19 & 21 November 1995.
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R.E.M.: Rough Cut
Title: R.E.M.: Rough Cut
Character: Himself
Released: October 24, 1995
Type: Movie
A behind-the-scenes documentary of R.E.M. as they prepare to embark on their 1995 Monster World Tour.
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R.E.M.: Parallel
Title: R.E.M.: Parallel
Character: Himself
Released: May 30, 1995
Type: Movie
A collection of R.E.M. music videos from Monster and Automatic for the People. Includes Drive, Man on the Moon, The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite, Everybody Hurts, Nightswimming, Find the River, What's the Frequency, Kenneth?, Bang and Blame, Star 69, Strange Currencies, and Crush with Eyeliner.
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REM: This Film Is On
Title: REM: This Film Is On
Character: Himself
Released: September 24, 1991
Type: Movie
This 50-minute release features promotional videos to the band's four singles from Out of Time ('Losing My Religion', 'Shiny Happy People', 'Near Wild Heaven' and 'Radio Song') in addition to videos to the album tracks 'Low', 'Belong', 'Half A World Away' and 'Country Feedback'; an acoustic performance of 'Losing My Religion' from The Late Show; and a live acoustic performance of 'Love Is All Around' from MTV Unplugged. Also included is 'Endgame', an instrumental track, played over the feature's credits; and several avant-garde clips, ranging from ten seconds to one minute, playing in between each song. This incidental footage was directed by Michael Stipe.
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MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
Title: MTV's 10th Anniversary Special
Character: Self
Released: June 6, 1991
Type: Movie
A special commemorating the 10th anniversary of MTV. Included are performances created for this special by contemporary music artists who have been associated with MTV throughout the years as well as celebrity interviews, animation and a look at MTV around the world.
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R.E.M. Tourfilm
Title: R.E.M. Tourfilm
Character: Himself
Released: September 25, 1990
Type: Movie
Tourfilm (1990) is a documentary-style concert film by American rock band R.E.M. The film chronicles the band's 1989 Green tour of North America. Produced by frontman Michael Stipe and director Jim McKay, the black-and-white film features aspects of avant-garde and experimental filmmaking, including handheld camera shots and stock footage.
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R.E.M.: Pop Screen
Title: R.E.M.: Pop Screen
Released: July 1, 1990
Type: Movie
This 35-minute release features promotional videos to all of the band's singles and several album-only tracks from Document and Green. It also includes the video for "Talk About The Passion" from Murmur. This particular video was made to promote the compilation Eponymous which was released between Document and Green, and this is the reason for its otherwise anachronistic inclusion.
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Title: The Simpsons
Released: December 17, 1989
Type: TV
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
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Title: MTV Unplugged
Character: Self
Released: November 26, 1989
Type: TV
MTV's acclaimed music series showcases today's top artists and rising stars in the industry performing acoustic versions of their songs.
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Athens, GA Inside/Out
Title: Athens, GA Inside/Out
Character: Himself
Released: May 29, 1987
Type: Movie
Led by the success of the B-52's and R.E.M., Athens, Georgia was the most happening music scene in the country by the mid 80's. Following several different bands from different genres, this film paints Athens as a magical artistic environment where bands are not in competition, but co-exist in harmony and share the ideals of the land. Live performances of R.E.M.'s "Swan Swan H" and "Dream (All I Have To Do)" at the Lucy Cobb Institute chapel are included. Also featured are performances and interviews frm the B-52's, Pylon, B-B-Que Killers, Time Toy, Jim Herbert, Flat Duo Jets, Love Tractor, Kilkenny Cats, Squalls and more
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R.E.M.: Succumbs
Title: R.E.M.: Succumbs
Character: Peter Buck
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
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R.E.M. at Rockpalast
Title: R.E.M. at Rockpalast
Released: October 2, 1985
Type: Movie
Feeling Gravitys Pull, Harborcoat, Sitting Still, Maps and Legends, Fall on Me, Green Grow the Rushes, Driver 8, Hyena, So. Central Rain, Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover), Can't Get There From Here, King of the Road (Roger Miller cover), 7 Chinese Bros., Auctioneer (Another Engine), Old Man Kensey, Little America, Pretty Persuasion, Encore: Theme From Two Steps Onward, Toys in the Attic (Aerosmith cover), See No Evil (Television cover), Second Guessing, Encore 2: (Ghost) Riders in the Sky (Stan Jones and his Death Valley Rangers cover), (Don't Go Back to) Rockville, We Walk, Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It) (Marlene Dietrich cover) (Snippet), Behind Closed Doors (Charlie Rich cover) (Snippet), Paint It Black (The Rolling Stones cover)
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R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater
Title: R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater
Released: June 9, 1985
Type: Movie
Touring in support of Fables of the Reconstruction, R.E.M. performs an energetic set with selections old and new.
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Title: MTV Video Music Awards
Character: Self
Released: September 14, 1984
Type: TV
An annual award ceremony presented by MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.
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Left of Reckoning
Title: Left of Reckoning
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
Promotional film for R.E.M.'s second album, Reckoning, directed by James Herbert.
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Title: Saturday Night Live
Character: Self - Musical Guest
Released: October 11, 1975
Type: TV
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
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Title: Austin City Limits
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1975
Type: TV
Now the longest-running music series in American television history, ACL showcases popular music legends and innovators from every genre.
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R.E.M.: This Way Up
Title: R.E.M.: This Way Up
Character: Himself
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
TV-documentary chronicling the recording of R.E.M.'s 11th studio album "Up" and the subsequent 1998 tour.