Jem Cohen’s film for Collapse Into Now track “Oh My Heart” is premiering at IFC.com today. Jem, who has directed numerous videos for the band in the past (“Country Feedback,” “Nightswimming,” and “Talk About the Passion”) shot the music film for “Oh My Heart” in Vienna, Austria.
Mike Ragogna of the Huffington Post recently caught up with Mike about R.E.M.’s new record which is out as of today. Read the interview here
NPR will review COLLAPSE INTO NOW tonight on All Things Considered. You can read their preview here.
Michael was on ABC Nightline on Friday night when he sat down and discussed his personal playlist. Check out the interview here:
The listening party for COLLAPSE INTO NOW will be held tonight at the 40 Watt Club on West Washington St. in downtown Athens. The event begins at 7:00 P.M. and will feature a live and silent auction in addition to the new record being played through twice.
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Michael talks to Dazed and Confused about the band’s new record–which he describes as “Present, chaotic and discovering”–in an interview posted dazeddigital.com. Here’s a snippet in which Michael discusses the meaning of the record’s title:
COLLAPSE INTO NOW is based on an understanding that certain ideas, attitudes, sometimes
from david at hq: michael thought this interview with the guardian was (in his words): “overall sweet and accurate, if a bit off here and there. the interview was fun and the photo shoot was fun too.” Enjoy it.
Michael was on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night where he talked about the band’s new record, playing at Carnegie Hall, and getting to hold an Oscar! Check it out here.
Last night, Michael performed at the Tibet House Benefit at Carnegie Hall in New York City along with a great cast of artists that included Patti Smith, the Flaming Lips, Phillip Glass, The Roots, James McCartney, Angelique Kidjo, and Taj Mahal. Michael sang two R.E.M.songs: “Saturn Return”
This weekend on 1019.RXP check out “R.E.M.’s on RXP” where they’ll be playing 2-songs blocks of R.E.M throughout the weekend starting Friday night. Listeners will be able to Text ‘REM’ to 95902 to win a download of Collapse Into No. Also, Sunday night at 8pm
We’re now just a few days away from the release of the band’s new record and with that comes the requisite reviews, opinions, etc. We’ve rounded up a few that have shown up online over the past couple of weeks and will be adding to them as the weekend
Michael will be on ABC’s Nightline tonight to discuss the band’s new record as well as his playlist. The show airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m., ET.
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Tom Gilroy’s beautiful film for It Happened Today has premiered at the NY Times. You can watch it here. Tom’s film is one of the twelve that have been commissioned by the band to accompany songs from COLLAPSE INTO NOW and is the third to be
Sam Taylor-Wood’s music film for Uberlin is now playing at Yahoo.com. The film stars Aaron Johnson who dances his way through London’s Brick Lane. Check it out here.