Tonight (Thursday, March 13 at 8p-9p CST) the band will be part of a Live Radio Premier of a few songs off ACCELERATE. Below are the current participating stations, but check local listings to be sure.
WRXP / New York
KDLD / Los Angeles
KYSR / Los Angeles
WXRT / Chicago
WMMR / Philadelphia
WRFF /
dateline Austin
Well, after all the planning, we are rolling now. Langerado was a fun and wild show– and cold! A great bunch of firsts as Michael pointed out: first show of the last 4 years, first show as a 5 piece in 19
We have two radio events this week, so be sure to tune in.
First, the band’s show at Stubbs in Austin Texas, part of the SXSW Music conference, is being webcast live on NPR.com and broadcast on many local NPR stations. Below are the stations we know of, but check local
Here are some reviews of the band’s set at Langerado. Click on the links for the entire review.
From The Palm Beach Post
“Michael Stipe is the man: There’s more to come in my review of REM’s passionate, weird, political and sexy show Saturday night (I’ll link it when it’s
You’ve heard the thirty second clip, you’ve seen the trailer and the
behind the scenes footage from the video shoot of Supernatural
Superserious. Now it’s time to listen to R.E.M.’s next single in its
entirety. Click on the LISTEN button in the right hand banner and check it out!
We are excited to announce that R.E.M. will play at this year’s SXSW
Festival in Austin, Texas. The SXSW Music and Media Conference and Festival showcases hundreds of musical acts from around the globe on over fifty stages in downtown Austin from March 12-16.
More to follow soon on the
Here are a few places to order the new DVD around the world.
Germany 1 (Amazon)
Germany 2 (iTunes)
Austria (iTunes)
Switzerland 1(Cede)
Switzerland 2 (Soundmedia)
Switzerland 3 (Ex-Libris)
Michael will appear on Anderson Cooper tonight at 10 p.m. EST. Please check out this new article about R.E.M.’s song “Until the Day is Done.”
A nice little shout out from the great folks at Crooksandliars.com
Apparently there is an R.E.M. fan working for Slate. An interesting article about current events.
Long-time friend and collaborator with the band, Jim Herbert , is featured in the latest issue of Flagpole Magazine. You may remember Jimâs work with R.E.M. from the videos Driver 8, Low, Itâs The End Of The World As We Know It, Life And How To Live
AMERICAN PHOTO MAGAZINE has an article featuring 12 musicians and their photography, including Michael’s. Other artist include Patti Smith, Lou Reed and Perry Farrell. Read more about it here.
A bittersweet ending to a great week in Dublin.
Some more of Chris Bilheimer’s photos from the fourth night.
Refreshed after a day off, the band was in top form.