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THE WEEKEND ROUNDUP


Here’s your R.E.M. weekend roundup:

1) I’M COLLECTING VINYL?: A lot of people of late have been asking if LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA will be available on vinyl. Our answer is a definitive “Yes”! It is coming on vinyl, and in fact, Chris Bilheimer showed us the vinyl “plus/plus “

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LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA *SPECIAL EDITION* AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER


We are excited to be able to offer a Special Edition of R.E.M. LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA containing all 39 songs on 4 LPs in gatefold sleeves for preorder. A third gatefold sleeve contains 2 CDs of the show, as well as a DVD of the film THIS IS NOT

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SPECIAL R.E.M. ITUNES GIFT CARD FOR THE TIMES NEWSPAPER READERS THIS WEEKEND


This Saturday, October 10th, The Times newspaper will include a special iTunes card that will allow UK readers to download 10 free R.E.M. songs. Five of the songs are from R.E.M.’s forthcoming record, LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA (due out October 26th), while the other five include live classics like Man

CARNIVAL OF SORTS (BOX CARS) VIDEO AT CROOKS AND LIARS


Crooks and Liars Late Night Music Club has the exclusive video stream on Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars) from R.E.M. LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA. It’s another taste of what’s to come on October 26th when the live CD from R.E.M.’s working rehearsals in Dublin will be released.

PETER TOURS WITH ROBYN HITCHCOCK AND THE VENUS 3


Fresh off of his extensive tour with the Minus 5, the Baseball Project, and the Steve Wynn IV, Peter is currently on the road with Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3 (including Scott McCaughey and Bill Rieflin) in the midst of a seven date tour of the USA. The

C-SPAN TO BROADCAST AND STREAM THE FUTURE OF MUSIC COALITION’S POLICY SUMMIT


Be sure to check local listings for times in your area for C-SPAN’S Monday coverage of the Future of Music Coalition’s Policy Summit from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Around noon eastern, Mike will have a conversation with Senator Al Franken immediately following the Senator’s keynote address. C-SPAN’s

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EARLY OCTOBER ROUNDUP


It’s been a fast and furious week in R.E.M. land beginning with the excellent Minus 5/Baseball Project/Steve Wynn outing at the 40 Watt on Monday. It was truly special getting to witness Peter, Mike, and Bill on the same stage once again and fun to see so many

R.E.M. INTERVIEW WITH DAVE FANNING AIRS ON SKY ARTS TONIGHT


UK fans will be pleased to learn that a half-hour R.E.M. interview program with Dave Fanning airs tonight (Wednesday) on SKY Arts at 7 p.m. (GMT). Michael, Peter, and Mike discuss the Dublin working rehearsals with the legendary Irish DJ who will also air the show on