Michael will perform at the 21st Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, March 3rd along with Philip Glass, Angelique Kidjo, James McCartney, The Roots, Patti Smith (with Jesse Smith) and Michael Campbell. Tickets for the concert are on sale now and can be purchased online
i started a tumblr site to celebrate the new year 2011, it’s mostly work images and studies. this, and my site michaelstipe.com are the only me online, i am not a part of any social network at all. thanks for looking, happy new year
Happy birthday wishes to Michael from remhq!
Watch the lyric video for COLLAPSE INTO NOW track “Oh My Heart”:
First off, a very Happy New Year to everyone!
We’re kicking off 2011 in style with another track from COLLAPSE INTO NOW—Oh My Heart–which is now streaming at NPR’s All Songs Considered. According to Michael, who was asked by NPR for a description of the song, “It’s a
Consequence of Sound has posted a video of Michael and Patti Smith’s walk-in performance at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City on December 19th, the date on which they paid homage to French writer Jean Genet’s 100th birthday: Michael’s is a cover of David
Be sure to check out Studio 360’s piece on Radio Free Europe which was selected to be included on the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress earlier this year as one of their annual recordings to be preserved for all time. There is also a bonus
As we prepare to break for the holidays, we do so with much anticipation for an exciting 2011 and the release of COLLAPSE INTO NOW on March 7th/8th. Peter, Mike, and Michael and all of us here at REMHQ wish you and your family and friends the best for
Michael Stipe reads: ”Postcards from America: X Rays from Hell” by David Wojnarowicz, published for Witnesses: Against Our Vanishing, Artists Space,1989.
i decided to read this piece by david wojnarowicz to illuminate and contextualize the frame of mind that prevailed during the very difficult end of the 1980’s; a political regime
The band’s new record COLLAPSE INTO NOW, due out on March 8th, 2011, is now available for pre-order at iTunes. As an added bonus, if you pre-order the album through iTunes, you will immediately receive a download of the track “It Happened Today.” Click here to pre-order
Watch the lyric video for “It Happened Today”:
Watch the trailer for COLLAPSE INTO NOW, featuring snippets of “Alligator Aviator Autopilot Antimatter,” “All The Best,” “Mine Smell Like Honey,” “Everyday Is Yours To Win,” “Me, Marlon Brando, Marlon Brando and I,” “Discoverer,” and “It Happened Today”:
If you haven’t already gotten your free download of DISCOVERER from the band’s forthcoming album COLLAPSE INTO NOW, be sure to do so Here. The new record is due out March 8th, 2011 and will be available for iTunes pre-order on December 21.
COLLAPSE INTO NOW tracklisting:
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COLLAPSE INTO NOW, R.E.M.’s new studio record, is set for a Tuesday, March 8th release in the USA on Warner Bros. Records. The album, the band’s 15th, will be released internationally on March 7th. COLLAPSE INTO NOW was produced by R.E.M. and Jacknife Lee and features guest appearances
Check out the official lyric video for DISCOVERER below: