Mike and Michael are in the UK doing press and interviews for the band’s forthcoming retrospective R.E.M., Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage, 1982-2011. Tonight, the pair will be on Simon Mayo’s Drivetime program which airs 17:00-19:00 UK time (5 and 7pm, GMT) on BBC Radio 2.
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From BBC Radio 2:
In one of their final interviews, rock legends Michael Stipe and Mike Mills of R.E.M. join Simon in conversation. The band recently announced that they are disbanding after nearly 30 years together, and release a career-spanning retrospective, ‘Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage, 1982-2011’, on November 14th.
In other R.E.M. news, Peter Buck will hit the road with John Wesley Harding later this week. Dates are as follows:
November 5 Red Devil Lounge San Francisco, CA
November 11 Aladdin Theater Portland, OR
November 12 The Sunset Tavern Seattle, WA
November 15 World Café Live Philadelphia, PA
November 16 Jammin’ Java Vienna, VA
November 19 The Bell House Brooklyn, NY
November 20 Maxwell’s Hoboken, NJ
February 25 Jewish Community Center Scotch Plains, NJ
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