WALK UNAFRAID FROM R.E.M. LIVE


Walk Unafraid is the next up in our series of videos we are previewing prior to the release of R.E.M. Live on October 16th.

Please click below to watch the video from R.E.M. Live at the Point in Dublin, Ireland:

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WATCH MAN ON THE MOON CLIP FROM R.E.M. LIVE


Next up in our series of video clips we’re previewing from R.E.M. Live … Man On The Moon. R.E.M. Live will be released on October 16th.

Click below to view.

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MIKE MILLS ON EXTRA TV THIS WEEKEND


Mike will appear on Extra this weekend to talk about R.E.M. Live among other things. The segment will air twice this weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and will probably be shown towards the end of the show in the last 20 minutes. Please check local listings at

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SUNDANCE CHANNEL TO RE-AIR ICONOCLASTS EPISODE WITH MICHAEL


The Sundance Channel will re-broadcast Michael’s episode of their special series, Iconoclasts, tonight at 7PM ET.

Michael is one of the two artists profiled in this unconventional documentary series, which will mix its look at Michael’s career with a profile of NYC chef Mario Batali.

For further details, please visit

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH BLUE LEACH, DIRECTOR OF R.E.M. LIVE


R.E.M. HQ’s David Bell recently caught up with

Blue Leach, the video director for R.E.M.’s 2005 world tour and the director for the band’s forthcoming DVD release, R.E.M. Live (out October 16th in dual CD/DVD package).

In the interview, Blue talks about his experience working with the

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WATCH MIKE ON ABC’S I-CAUGHT TONIGHT


Mike will be on ABC’s i-Caught this evening at 9PM ET to discuss R.E.M.’s ongoing internet presence with remhq.com in addition to some of the cutting edge tools the band utilized to engage and interact with the fan community during R.E.M.’s recent working rehearsals in Dublin, Ireland.

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FRIDAY NEWS ROUNDUP


R.E.M. will be heading back into the studio in just under two weeks to begin putting the finishing touches on their next album. In the meantime, we have announced the release date for R.E.M. Live, the band’s first live effort in their 27-year history. R.E.M. Live will be

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WATCH R.E.M LIVE CLIP FOR LEAVING NEW YORK HERE


Over the course of the next few weeks we’ll be posting exclusive video clips from “R.E.M. Live” which is set to be released on October 16th.

Here’s the video for “Leaving New York”:

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READ EXCERPTS FROM MICHAEL’S Q MAGAZINE INTERVIEW


While the band was in Dublin this summer, Q Magazine interviewed Michael for their special Songwriters’ issue (now available). Michael and Rufus Wainwright talk with William Shaw of Q about their approaches to songwriting and other topics.

Photos were taken by Soeren Solkaer Starbird.

Please click on the links below

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MICHAEL SINGS ON 1 GIANT LEAP RE-LAUNCH


1 Giant Leap creators Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman are set to re-launch the follow up to 2002’s Grammy-nominated “The Unity in Diversity” sometime in the coming year, and Michael, once again, will lend his vocal talents to the pair’s project. This time around, Michael has recorded “I Have

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THE MINUS FIVE HEAD TO SOUTHERN CAL


The Minus Five’s starting lineup of Scott McCaughey, Peter Buck, Jon Ramberg, and Bill Rieflin will take a road trip to Southern California this weekend where they are scheduled to play shows on Friday and Saturday. Here are the details:

Friday Aug. 31 — Lake Arrowhead Village, Lake Arrowhead CA.

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R.E.M. DONATES LIVE TRACK TO NOMRF RELIEF EFFORT


R.E.M. has joined together with New Orleans Musicians’ Relief Fund in an effort to raise funds and awareness for displaced NOLA artists by donating proceeds to NOMRF from an exclusive download. The track R.E.M. donated is “So. Central Rain” from the Olympia Theatre Working Rehearsals this past July.

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