LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA SEGMENT ON ABC’S NEW MUSIC MONDAY
Watch ABC News’ segment on R.E.M.’s LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA HERE…
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THIS IS NOT A SHOW IN ANCHORAGE, OXFORD, BARCELONA, CHICAGO & PHILLY THIS WEEKEND
R.E.M.’s concert-documentary, THIS IS NOT A SHOW, has numerous screenings this weekend including:
Anchorage, Alaska: The Bear Tooth, October 30
Oxford, Mississippi: Oxford Film Fest presents at the Lyric Theater, October 30
Chicago, Illinois: Lincoln Hall, November 1, two screenings: 7pm & a 9pm screening just added!
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 941 Theater presents, Connie’s Ric
LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA REVIEWS (UPDATED)
PHOTOS OF MIKE’S PERFORMANCE AT GA THEATRE BENEFIT
Here are some great photos we’ve been meaning to share of Mike’s recent performance at a benefit concert for the Georgia Theatre at the Classic Center in Athens on October 9th. The photos, by photographer Stefan Eberhard, show Mike on stage with Vanessa Hay of
POSTCARD FROM ATHENS, OCTOBER 27, 2009: OLYMPIA DAY
Well, LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA is finally out worldwide and hopefully you will find it wherever you are looking online, in a record shop, or some other retail experience. It has been a real labor of love getting this one up and out, as it is
RADIO SONGS: MIKE AND MICHAEL TALK LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA THIS SUNDAY (UPDATED WITH NPR ARCHIVE LINK)
Mike will host Xfm’s “Live Hour” tonight at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday (UK time). He’ll be playing tracks from LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA.
Michael, in the meantime, will be on NPR’s “All Things Considered” where he’ll be discussing LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA with host Weekend Edition host
MICHAEL ON ALL THINGS CONSIDERED SUNDAY
Michael will be on NPR’s All Things Considered this weekend where he will discuss LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA with host Guy Raz. We expect Michael’s segment to air sometime around 5:45 p.m. ET. Please be sure to check local listings…
MIKE TO HOST XFM RADIO’S LIVE HOUR THIS SUNDAY
Mike will host this Sunday’s Live Hour on Xfm where he will be introducing tracks recorded at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre in July 2007. The famed series of shows were used as ââ¬Ëlive rehearsals’ ahead of recording sessions for R.E.M.’s fourteenth album, Accelerate.
The tracks broadcast on Sunday are from
WEEKEND UPDATE . . . DAYS BEFORE DUBLIN
We’re in the final stretch leading up to the release of Live At the Olympia (due out October 26th internationally and October 27th stateside). As announced earlier today, Mike Mills will be Xfm’s guest host this Sunday, when, beginning at 8pm UK time, he’ll be playing tracks from
EUROPEAN SPOTIFY USERS: PICK YOUR ULTIMATE PLAYLIST AND WIN SIGNED ARTWORK
To celebrate the release of LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA, the band has teamed up with ShareMyPlaylists.com and Spotify to give away an exclusive piece of signed artwork.
To enter and to have a chance at winning, all you need to do is upload your dream R.E.M. setlist as a
NPR.ORG HOSTS LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA *FIRST LISTEN*
With the release date of LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA just under a week away (Oct. 27th), we are pleased to announce that NPR.org is hosting an exclusive “First Listen” of the entire 39-song record beginning today. Visit npr.org now and have a listen…
KEN STRINGFELLOW AND THE DISCIPLINES ON TOUR
Our good friend Ken Stringfellow hits the road with his sonic powerhouse of a band The Disciplines for a few dates this month and next in support of their truly fine disc Smoking Kills. See dates below, check out this video, and stop by their
THIS IS NOT A SHOW SCREENINGS IN VIENNA, BRAZIL, AND NORTH AMERICA
THIS IS NOT A SHOW will screen in Vienna at 9pm at Votiv Kino on Wednesday, October 21st. For more information on the exclusive screening please visit derstandard.at.
The concert-documentary by Vincent Moon and Jeremiah is also scheduled to screen tomorrow in São Paulo at Studio SP
LISTEN ONLINE TO MIKE AND PETER ON UK RADIO
Late last week, Mike was on the Steve Lamacq show to discuss LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA. The show is now posted on the BBC6 Music site. If you’d like to hear the interview, you will need to scroll forward once the program has loaded, as Mike
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 “