Blue Leach, R.E.M.’s mega-talented tour video director (you’ve seen the screens!), has directed a VIDEO for Man-Sized Wreath, the hard-charging third single from ACCELERATE. The live video was produced by Emer Patten of Splinter Films, longtime R.E.M. collaborator, who, among other things, previously worked with the band
On the way to Istanbul, so not much time to update today . . . Madrid was magical, the place LAS VENTAS (very Verona Arena-like in dimensions and shape and crowd, but okay maybe not quite as old!) is the premier bullring in Spain and quite a
R.E.M.’s show in Murcia, Spain, tonight coincided with drummer Bill Rieflin’s birthday, which was duly noted and celebrated on stage with a fabulous birthday cake garnished with drum sticks. Happy Birthday, Bill!
It’s hard to believe it, but the band’s European tour, which began back on July 2nd in Amsterdam, comes to a close Sunday following two shows in Spain this week and weekend shows in Istanbul, Turkey, and Athens, Greece. The first of the tour’s final four stops is Murcia,
A little slow getting going this morning since we were up til all hours watching Round One of the Presidential Debates– a good opportunity for both candidates to show their stuff. We scored it even– kidding! Check out Progressive Blog Digest and Memeorandum
Tonight the band plays its final show in Switzerland for this tour, with an appearance at Hallenstadion in Zurich, and if recent indications are any sign, it should be a fantastic show. The guys are playing better than ever and the setlist is still growing almost 60 shows into
R.E.M.’s performance at the Paleo Festival in Switzerland this summer will be broadcast on Eurosonic on the following dates and countries. Visit Eurosonic’s website for more information and please be sure to check local listings.
September 25th: Germany–NDR “Njoy”
Tonight the band plays its final show in Switzerland for this tour, with an appearance at Hallenstadion in Zurich, and if recent indications are any sign, it should be a fantastic show. The guys are playing better than ever and the setlist is still growing almost 60 shows into
MTV will celebrate the launch of its latest incarnation, MTV Greece, with a free concert in Athens at Kallimarmaro Panathinalko Stadium on October 5th. R.E.M. will headline the special “MTV GR Day” concert with support from the Kaiser Chiefs, Gabriella Cilmi, and C:Real. Doors are at 5:30PM and
XFM.co.uk has posted part three of their five-part documentary on the band. You can view the new episode as well as previous ones at XFM.co.uk.
Photo: Vivian Johnson
French apparel company Lacoste has launched a special collector’s series of polo shirts which includes a design by Michael. R.E.M.’s lead singer is one of twelve “influencers” invited by Lacoste to offer their own twist on the iconic polo for the upcoming Holiday Collector’s Series.
Michael’s shirt is a two
It has been an eventful week, with the rounding up of Peter’s guitar consuming many of us–when a commuter plane carrying Dewitt and the Beloved Rickenbacker, showed up early yesterday morning here in Luxembourg, the task was complete and we were ready for what promised to be a great show
We are very, very thrilled to announce that Peter’s prized Rickenbacker guitar was returned to the band by an anonymous source late yesterday. The guitar had been missing since September 9th after it disappeared from the stage following the band’s concert in Helsinki, Finland. With this sudden turn
Tonight’s concert at Konig-Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen is the first of the band’s three remaining shows in Germany this tour. On Thursday, the guys will play the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, and, after shows in Luxembourg and Switzerland this weekend, the band will return to Germany for a
For the past year, Matthew Perpetua, host of popsongs.wordpress.com, has written his interpretation of virtually every song in the R.E.M. canon prior to March 2007. It was a formidable project which concluded on September 9th with Matt’s interpretation, appropriately enough, of “It’s the End of the World As We