HUFF POST INTERVIEWS MIKE
Mike Ragogna of the Huffington Post recently caught up with Mike about R.E.M.’s new record which is out as of today. Read the interview here
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NPR REVIEWS COLLAPSE INTO NOW TONIGHT AT 7PM ET
NPR will review COLLAPSE INTO NOW tonight on All Things Considered. You can read their preview here.
WATCH VIDEO CLIP OF MICHAEL’S PLAYLIST FOR ABC
Michael was on ABC Nightline on Friday night when he sat down and discussed his personal playlist. Check out the interview here:
COLLAPSE INTO NOW LISTENING PARTY IN ATHENS TONIGHT
The listening party for COLLAPSE INTO NOW will be held tonight at the 40 Watt Club on West Washington St. in downtown Athens. The event begins at 7:00 P.M. and will feature a live and silent auction in addition to the new record being played through twice.
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MICHAEL TALKS TO DAZED AND CONFUSED ABOUT R.E.M.’S “PRESENT, CHAOTIC, AND DISCOVERING” SOUND ON COLLAPSE INTO NOW
Michael talks to Dazed and Confused about the band’s new record–which he describes as “Present, chaotic and discovering”–in an interview posted dazeddigital.com. Here’s a snippet in which Michael discusses the meaning of the record’s title:
COLLAPSE INTO NOW is based on an understanding that certain ideas, attitudes, sometimes
MICHAEL TALKS TO THE GUARDIAN
from david at hq: michael thought this interview with the guardian was (in his words): “overall sweet and accurate, if a bit off here and there. the interview was fun and the photo shoot was fun too.” Enjoy it.
WATCH MICHAEL’S INTERVIEW WITH JIMMY FALLON
Michael was on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night where he talked about the band’s new record, playing at Carnegie Hall, and getting to hold an Oscar! Check it out here.
TIBET HOUSE RECAP
Last night, Michael performed at the Tibet House Benefit at Carnegie Hall in New York City along with a great cast of artists that included Patti Smith, the Flaming Lips, Phillip Glass, The Roots, James McCartney, Angelique Kidjo, and Taj Mahal. Michael sang two R.E.M.songs: “Saturn Return”
R.E.M. ON RXP
This weekend on 1019.RXP check out “R.E.M.’s on RXP” where they’ll be playing 2-songs blocks of R.E.M throughout the weekend starting Friday night. Listeners will be able to Text ‘REM’ to 95902 to win a download of Collapse Into No. Also, Sunday night at 8pm
COLLAPSE INTO NOW REVIEW ROUNDUP (UPDATED)
We’re now just a few days away from the release of the band’s new record and with that comes the requisite reviews, opinions, etc. We’ve rounded up a few that have shown up online over the past couple of weeks and will be adding to them as the weekend
WATCH MICHAEL ON ABC’S NIGHTLINE TONIGHT
Michael will be on ABC’s Nightline tonight to discuss the band’s new record as well as his playlist. The show airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m., ET.
MICHAEL DISCUSSES COLLAPSE INTO NOW FILM PROJECT WITH NY TIMES
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/03/pop-song-2011-the-video-for-r-e-m-s-it-happened-today/
“IT HAPPENED TODAY” FILM PREMIERES AT NYTIMES.COM
Tom Gilroy’s beautiful film for It Happened Today has premiered at the NY Times. You can watch it here. Tom’s film is one of the twelve that have been commissioned by the band to accompany songs from COLLAPSE INTO NOW and is the third to be
WATCH “UBERLIN” AT YAHOO
Sam Taylor-Wood’s music film for Uberlin is now playing at Yahoo.com. The film stars Aaron Johnson who dances his way through London’s Brick Lane. Check it out here.
MICHAEL SET TO PERFORM AT TIBET HOUSE BENEFIT CONCERT TONIGHT
Michael will perform at the 21st Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall tonight along with Philip Glass, Angelique Kidjo, James McCartney, The Roots, Patti Smith (with Jesse Smith) and Michael Campbell. Tickets for the concert are on sale now and can be purchased online from