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Be sure to tune in to BBC Radio 2 today, as Michael Stipe will be talking about “REM at the BBC” with Jo Whiley & Simon Mayo after 6pm (UK)…

Brooklyn Vegan reports that Michael will perform at a benefit for Basilica Hudson in Hudson, NY, on October 27, where Courtney Love will be honored:

R.E.M. at the BBC, the band’s 9-disc box set of sessions, concerts, and interviews recorded and broadcast by the BBC through the years, is available today.

The collection tracks R.E.M.’s trip from the U.S. college rock scene to truly global artists, and it includes alternate versions of many of the band’s greatest hits, most of which have never been released before.

Michael is among an array of artists who pay homage to Sophie Calle’s cat on her new album, Souris Calle. According to Rollingstone.com, “the 37-track project is named for the late feline, Souris, which translates to “mouse” in English.” Souris Calle is available to stream via Spotify, while it can also be purchased on triple LP vinyl. The article at rollingstone.com … Continued

Athenians: “Accelerating Backwards” from the forthcoming release, R.E.M. at the BBC, along with an entire episode of “Later…With Jools Holland” will screen at Cine Athens this Wednesday & Thursday at 8pm ahead of the October 19th collection release. The special preview screening kicks off with a sixty-minute intimate retrospective of the band’s legendary performances at the BBC … Continued

GA Friends:. On Nov. 6th, we ask you to consider joining us in support of the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Amendment which protects and preserves our lakes, rivers, streams, and outdoor spaces. It’s something we can all get behind. Join us and Vote Yes on One! #yesonone Longtime friend of R.E.M., Laurie Fowler, environmental lawyer and advocate … Continued

“The Future Is Voting Tour,” organized by Jim James of My Morning Jacket and HeadCount, will be in Athens, GA, on Monday, October 15, at the Georgia Theatre in order to promote voter participation. The tour is part concert, part town hall meeting, during which James will perform a solo set alongside performances from Benjamin Booker, Made of … Continued

“It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” Live from the Pyramid Stage Glastonbury Festival, 25 June, 1999. Taken from R.E.M. at the BBC, coming 19th October. Order Now – http://found.ee/REM-atthebbc-r    

View Photos from Tom Sheehan’s Career-Spanning R.E.M. Photography Book at Paste Magazine http://bit.ly/pastephotos  

“A rich alternative history of one of the world’s greatest-ever bands.” ~ Tom Doyle, journalist R.E.M. At The BBC is out on Oct. 19: http://found.ee/REM-atthebbc-box-r

(From Paste): Bluegrass duo The Gibson Brothers have shared the video for their cover of R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts,” debuting exclusively at Paste today. The cover is off their forthcoming album Mockingbird, out Nov. 9 through Easy Eye Sound, and was co-produced by Dave Ferguson and Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. Check out the track at bit.ly/GibsonBrosEHurts  

One of the best ever live versions of “It’s The End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)– from Glastonbury 1999, the first time the band played that hallowed rite of summer passage, as written up here by today’s Independent:

Ian McNabb and I have been friends since R.E.M. first played in London. Ian was in the Icicle Works, and we saw them on our first trip over. I’ve always followed his work, even when we weren’t in touch. I got in contact after reading his autobiography, Merseybeast. We have been sending tapes back and … Continued

Taken from the forthcoming release, R.E.M. at the BBC, here’s the band performing their poignant ballad “Nightswimming” on Later… with Jools Holland in 2003. Head over to Pitchfork now to watch the full clip! https://found.ee/rem-atthebbc-pitchfork-r

Here’s the video for a new song, “Aquamarine,” written by Ian McNabb and Peter: