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WEEKEND UPDATE: FROM AUSTIN TO ATHENS TO ITALY


CINE TO SCREEN R.E.M. LIVE IN AUSTIN, TX, MONDAY NIGHT

Cine will hold two special advance screenings of R.E.M. LIVE FROM AUSTIN, TX, the latest DVD from the acclaimed PBS Austin City Limits (ACL) television series, on Monday, October 25th. Showtimes are 7:30p & 9:30p. Taken

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MONDAY UPDATE


The big news from this past week (in case you hadn’t heard) is that the title of R.E.M.’s new record is COLLAPSE INTO NOW. The band’s 15th studio offering, recorded in various locations with Jacknife Lee from New Orleans to Berlin to Nashville, is due out in spring 2011.

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COLLAPSE INTO NOW


The band’s new record, slated for a spring 2011 release, will be titled COLLAPSE INTO NOW. BBC6Music first reported the title following a conversation with Bertis who was in Manchester earlier this week for In The City, a music business conference.

(Despite its wide reportage,

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MIKE TO PLAY BIG STAR’S “SISTER LOVERS” WITH ALL-STAR CAST


Paste magazine reports: “On Dec. 9 and 10, The Cat’s Cradle in Carborro, NC, will host some legendary musicians as they pay tribute to Big Star’s Sister Lovers.

The band’s third album will be performed in its entirety each night by Big Star’s own Jody Stephens, R.E.M.‘s Mike

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WEEKEND UPDATE: RELIGION, ROCKBAND & LIVE IN AUSTIN


As we mentioned earlier this week, iTunes is offering a special four track Losing My Religion EP, including studio, acoustic and live versions of the song for $2.99. Here are the tracks:

1) Losing My Religion (Out of Time Studio Version)

2) Losing My Religion (Acoustic Version) [Live at KFOG]

3) Losing

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LOSING MY RELIGION EP DOWNLOAD AT iTUNES


To coincide with Losing My Religion’s inclusion on GLEE last night, iTunes is offering a special four track Losing My Religion EP, including studio, acoustic and live versions of the song for $2.99.

LOSING MY RELIGION – EP

1) Losing My Religion (Out of Time Studio Version)

2) Losing My

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MICHAEL JOINS TIRED PONY IN NYC


Michael sang Tom Smith’s part on “The Good Book” during Tired Pony’s show in New York City at Irving Plaza on Friday night:

Tired Pony moves on to LA where they’ll play at the El Rey Theatre

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WEEKEND ROUNDUP


DEFENDING THE OPEN INTERNET

The band joined with MoveOn.org and a diverse group of musical artists earlier this week to press the FCC to write regulations that will prevent telecoms from asserting control over the flow of information. Find out more about MoveOn’s efforts to defend the Open Internet…

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R.E.M. TEAMS UP WITH MOVEON TO DEFEND OPEN INTERNET


The band joined with MoveOn.org and several other like-minded artists today to press the FCC to write regulations that will prevent telecoms from asserting control over the flow of information. Jackson Browne, the Roots, Rosanne Cash, OK Go, Moby and Bonnie Raitt are among the artists to sign

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THE “MICHAEL-IN” GUIDE TO NEW ORLEANS


Michael has written a guide to New Orleans which GOOP.com, Gwyneth Paltrow’s newsletter-based lifestyle site, has posted as an exclusive. The guide offers Michael’s insight on New Orleans restaurants, bars, coffee houses, nightclubs, sights and more.

To read the guide, please click here. Learn more