here NOW is the complete text from michael, who is upset with t-mobile while in europe and seriously considering switching carriers.
I biked all around Amsterdam with Bertis and got back to the hotel, where Thom Yorke introduced me to Stanley Donwood, the artist behind most of
R.E.M.’s drummer, Bill Rieflin, and HQ’s David Bell recently had what one might loosely term a “conversation” the day of the Atlanta show. As you’ll see from the photo, Bill’s mouth was covered with a strip of orange tape, for some strange reason, so the admittedly “amatuerish” interview ensued as
We are in Amsterdam, where Radiohead played Westerpark last night, and R.E.M., under foreboding skies, plays tonight–not a bad two-fer and many seem to have traveled from long distances to see both shows. Let’s hope the rain holds off…
Michael and David did their HELLO! book-signing
R.E.M.’s 9 song e.p., “Live in London,” recorded at the Apple iTunes store on Regents Street in London, is available for download at iTunes today.
The tracklist for the e.p. is as follows:
Living Well Is The Best Revenge
Auctioneer
Hollow Man
Supernatural Superserious
Fall On Me
West Of The Fields
Horse To Water
Man-Sized Wreath
Man On The Moon
Please
After an eleven day break, R.E.M. resumes their world tour Wednesday night in Amsterdam at Westerpark. The Amsterdam show is the first of 46 total shows on the band’s European tour in support of ACCELERATE. Further details on the tour including opening acts and ticket information are
of these objects, replicas in bronze,
each is a time marker.
these are all objects that we would pick up, adjust, interact with on a daily basis. their importance to us is imprinted somewhere in our memories as significant. they are, however, the messengers and not the message, the
Amazon.com currently has footage of the band performing “Hollow Man” at the Seney-Stovall chapel in Athens, GA, during the ACCELERATE recording sessions. The footage is from the Vincent Moon film shoot back in October and became part of the “6 Days” film that formed the DVD for
Michael’s most recent art project, “Relics,” is currently on display at the Rogan Bouwerie store located at 330 Bowery (at Bond) in Manhattan. The exhibit, consisting of multiple bronze castings of a collection of Michael’s personal items, opened last night, June 27th. “I followed the
In addition to the dates announced last week in Vilnius, Lithuania, and Murcia, Spain, R.E.M. has added the following dates (in bold) in Estonia, Latvia, and Italy to the 2008 European Tour in support of ACCELERATE:
September 11th: Saku Tallinn Arena, Tallinn, Estonia
September 12th: Arena, Riga, Latvia
September 14th: Siemens Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania (previously announced)
September
Sometime R.E.M. nemesis Tony Clifton makes a rare appearance in Athens tonight at the Georgia Theatre on Lumpkin St. The band last saw Clifton at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles in 2003 where he attempted to body slam Michael and pour water on the band. Michael was
In addition to the dates announced last week in Vilnius, Lithuania, and Murcia, Spain, R.E.M. has added the following dates (in bold) in Estonia, Latvia, and Italy to the 2008 European Tour in support of ACCELERATE:
September 11th: Saku Tallinn Arena, Tallinn, Estonia
September 12th: Arena, Riga, Latvia
September 14th: Siemens Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania (previously announced)
September
R.E.M. ripped through a muscular 27-song set Saturday at Atlanta’s Lakewood Amphitheatre on a balmy Georgia night, the last of the sixteen dates on the band’s North American leg of their current world tour. It was arguably the finest show on a tour replete with stellar performances and highlights.
Saturday night’s concert at Atlanta’s Lakewood Amphitheatre will be the finale on the North American leg of R.E.M.’s world tour in support of ACCELERATE which began May 23rd in Vancouver. Through New York City, R.E.M. has played a total of fifteen dates with support each night from Modest Mouse
R.E.M. took home the 2008 Flagpole Best Album Award for ACCELERATE Thursday night, besting a trio of stellar local releases including the Drive-By-Trucker’s “Brighter Than Creation’s Dark,” Elf Power’s “In a Cave” and The Whigs “Mission Control.” R.E.M.’s Art Director Chris Bilheimer was on hand to accept the award
If you’ve seen one of the band’s shows during their current tour, then you’ve experienced the amazing visual component of the show brought to you by the stunning video screens which accompany the music. Last night at their sold-out concert in New York City at Madison Square Garden, the band