MILLS INTERVIEW ON BBC RADIO 2 TODAY
Mike’s interview with Mark Radcliffe airs on BBC Radio 2 tonight between 9-10PM (local time); the interview will be available beginning tomorrow in the BBC Radio 2 archive for a week…
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DEAR HQ
One of the effects of the end of summer vacation is that one relishes reading all the leisure stuff possible–books, magazine, papers, the web. Well, these are my three favorite Opinion pieces I have come across here on the morning we head for home:
National Division: Frank Rich on the
GULF RESTORATION NETWORK NEEDS YOUR HELP ON AUGUST 29TH!
Can you believe it has been almost four years since Hurricane Katrina and then Rita rocked the Gulf Coast? One clear message in the wake of these storms is that New Orleans and South Louisiana need to have natural storm defenses, like wetlands, barrier islands and cypress swamps to
TIMES ONLINE 5-STAR RECKONING REVIEW, ODDFELLOWS LOCAL 151, AND A HAPPY B-DAY
Heading into the weekend, we’ve come across some more outstanding reviews of the Reckoning Deluxe Edition, in particular those by The Guardian and Times Online. Read all of the very latest reviews and interviews in the remhq.com PRESS section.
Also, earlier in the week,
MILLS IN SPAIN, RECKONING REVIEWS, AND R.E.M. TOP 20 SONGS IN THIS WEEK’S ROUNDUP (UPDATE)
Further to last week’s report on the upcoming US tour featuring the Minus 5, The Baseball Project, and the Steve Wynn IV, we can now confirm that Mike Mills will be pinch-hitting for Peter at the Baseball Project’s show at the La Lunera Festival on August
PETER TO TOUR WITH MINUS 5, BASEBALL PROJECT, AND STEVE WYNN IV
Scott McCaughey reports that he and Peter will be hitting the road in August and September in support of The Minus 5’s latest record, Killingsworth, and (Scott added) fans are in for a real treat because it will actually be “Three bands in one!” also featuring The Baseball Project (check
POSTCARD FROM SUMMERTIME
For a non-touring/non-recording summer, things are somewhat lively at HQ, with the RECKONING 25th DELUXE EDITION re-issue, the RECKONING SONGS FROM THE OLYMPIA Digital EP and the upcoming LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA Double Live Record coming in October keeping us busy and on our
MID-SUMMER ROUNDUP: RECKONING VIDEO FOOTAGE, A TRIBUTE SONG, & SCOTT MCCAUGHEY
We’ve just posted some great video footage of the band in Dublin, filmed back in July 2007 by Vincent Moon and Jeremiah of ninetynights, Six Days, and takeawayshows fame. The brief film, a montage of “Pretty Persuasion,” “Harborcoat,” and “Second Guessing,” dovetails really
A RECKONING ROUNDUP: OLYMPIA LIVE IN THE FORECAST AND OTHER MISCELLANY…
As we approach the Independence Day holiday weekend here in the States, our thoughts can’t help but harken back (somewhat ironically) to Dublin where exactly two years ago, the band spent five nights at the venerable Olympia Theatre rehearsing new songs for what would eventually become ACCELERATE while also rolling
LISTEN TO HARBORCOAT FROM RECKONING SONGS FROM THE OLYMPIA
Click on the HARBORCOAT banner on the right hand side of the site to listen to the track from the forthcoming four-song digital E.P., RECKONING SONGS FROM THE OLYMPIA. The E.P. will be available on July 7th, but in the meantime you can pre-order your copy by clicking the large
RECKONING LINER NOTES AND REVIEWS
It has been brought to our attention that not all digital versions of the RECKONING DELUXE EDITION include a downloadable version of the album’s liner notes and art. To rectify this, we’re making them available HERE, so, if you’ve purchased a digital version and didn’t receive the
JULY 7TH RELEASE FOR RECKONING SONGS FROM THE OLYMPIA (PRE-ORDER NOW)
On July 7th, look for Reckoning Songs From The Olympia, a 4-song digital ep, available for download at iTunes and other online outlets. The Live release, which comes quickly on the heels of the Reckoning Deluxe Edition (released June 23rd), includes “Harborcoat,” “Letter Never
LISTEN TUESDAY TO “DAY OF RECKONING” ON DAVE FM
Be sure to in to Atlanta’s Dave FM throughout the day today for “Day of Reckoning,” a special program composed in honor of the 25th anniversary of R.E.M.’s second album and in conjunction with the release of the Deluxe Edition. The program features interviews with Mike Mills who discusses
1984 R.E.M. RETROSPECTIVE AT CINE THIS WEEK
Athens is noting the release of the deluxe anniversary edition of Reckoning with a 30-minute retrospective of rare 1984-era video footage of interviews and live footage from the band’s archives. The collection is screening at Cine beginning on Tuesday, June 23 as one of the RockDocs film components of this
DAY OF RECKONING: MIKE MILLS TALKS TO DAVE FM
On June 23rd Atlanta’s Dave FM will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the release of Reckoning with a special radio/internet program called “Day of Reckoning.” “For those who’ve been fans of R.E.M. from the beginning,” said Dave FM Director of Programming, Scott Jameson, “this retrospective will