Michael will be a guest on BBC Radio 2’s The Music Club with Simon Mayo on October 29th at 11:30pm (UK time). Michael will discuss R.E.M. Live, the band’s first live offering in their 27 year history.
To tune in and for more information, please visit Radio2.
R.E.M. Live will screen at the Roundhouse Theatre in London on October 27th at 8:30pm. This is the only UK screening so catch it while you can.
For more information, please click here.
R.E.M.Live will premiere in the following cities on October 24th:
New YorkâChelsea West Theatre
BostonâKendall Square Cinema
DetroitâEmagine Canton
All shows start at 8PM.
For more info and ticket details, go here.
Independent free-form radio station, 91.1, WFMU.org, has archived Trent Wolbe’s Safe and Sound show with guest Matthew Perpetua, R.E.M. historian, fan club member, and music critic, for your listening pleasure. According to Matthew, “We talk a bit about this site, and play about three hours worth of R.E.M.
Blair Dorminey, Vice President of the Athens Historical Society and organizer of Sunday’s R.E.M. in Perspective symposium at Seney-Stovall Chapel wrote the following exclusive report for remhq.com on yesterday’s events:
Athens Historical Societyâs program âR.E.M. in Perspective: An Athens Historyâ brought a big turnout to Athensâ historic Seney-Stovall Chapel.
With R.E.M.Live now officially out at in a shop (digital or otherwise) near you, we wanted to update everyone on the success of the R.E.M.Live Preview Party which took place at Cine Monday night, as well as mention some of the other bands we love around our little
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)
Onlineathens.com has an article on R.E.M.’s in-house designer, Chris Bilheimer, who has worked closely with Michael and the band over the last thirteen years on all of the band’s album covers and other design projects.
Chris has also worked on albums for Green Day and Athens’ band Widespread Panic. To
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.”
Michael spoke with Anderson Cooper this evening about CNN’s new documentary, Planet in Peril, which will air on October 23rd and 24th. Michael and Cooper talked about the environment’s crisis condition and the fact that leaders and citizens of the world must step up if positive change is to
âUntil the Day Is Doneâ, among the new songs rehearsed by the band at their five night stand in Dublin earlier this summer, will debut on Anderson Cooper 360° on Wednesday, Oct. 10, in advance of R.E.M.âs spring 2008 release. The song will be matched to clips from CNNâs Planet
On Sunday, October 21, 2007, the Athens Historical Society will present âR.E.M. in Perspective: An Athens History.â The event will begin at 2:00 p.m. in the historic Seney-Stovall Chapel at 201 North Milledge Avenue in Athens, Georgia.
The program will feature two previously unscreened vintage videos of R.E.M. and two
Congratulations to Hugh Acheson and his great staff at Athens’ own Five and Ten named as Atlanta’s Restaurant of the Year by the Atlanta Constitution. We love this place and it has really changed our town’s culinary landscape. Way to go Hugh!