R.E.M. will headline XMâs âOffsite,â featuring an exclusive hour of song performances from ACCELERATE, and an in-depth interview with the band, spanning politics, musical interests, touring set lists and more.
âR.E.M. Offsiteâ premieres Sunday, April 6 at 10 p.m. ET on XMâs modern alternative channel âEthelâ (XM 47). Offsite, which airs
FLAGPOLE.COM talks to Jacknife Lee about ACCELERATE in an exclusive interview.
The CBS Sunday Morning piece on the band which aired this past Sunday will air again in a slightly shorter version tomorrow on the CBS Early Show. Please check local listings for air times in your area. Click HERE for more information on the program.
Some (but, by no means, all) of the highlights of ACCELERATE week 1:
COLBERT
As Bertis stated in his tour de force postcard from the end of the promotour, the Wednesday APPEARANCE ON THE COLBERT REPORT was perhaps, in many ways, the coup de grace of
Mog.com continues its outstanding series of interviews with Michael in the following CLIP… an intense exegesis, by the author himself, of SING FOR THE SUBMARINE, ACCELERATE’S eeriest track, and perhaps Michael’s most fully realized foray, at least to this listener, into that uncanny world of dreams from which
Well another strange thing we lovingly call a promotour has come to an end.
Starting in Austin a scant 3 weeks ago (Stubbs at SXSW), R.E.M. has blazed many a new trail through Europe and the States seeking out opportunities to play their music and build awareness for their latest album
Don’t miss the band on the Colbert Report tonight at 11:30 PM ET. For more information, click HERE
R.E.M. has taken control of SIRIUS RADIO’s Spectrum channel this week to coincide with Monday’s release of ACCELERATE.
RADIO R.E.M., hosted exclusively by Michael, Peter and Mike, will include insights from the band on the inspiration for each song on ACCELERATE, as well as conversations covering
watch or TiVo the Colbert Report tonight . . .maybe it is just the giddiness of this being the last bit of the promotour that’s gone Austin/Milan/Paris/London/BErlin/NYC in a mere 3 weeks, but it sure is shaping up like a hi-freaking-larious good time
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Don’t forget to tune in or set the TiVo for the band’s appearance on Today Tuesday morning. R.E.M. is scheduled to perform two songs between 8:45 and 9:00 and a third at some point in the 9:00-10:00AM slot. Check Today for more information.
ACCELERATE is now out worldwide today and instead of any gratuitous April Fool’s day jokes, we’re giving out just the cold hard facts. It’s a fact that the band was at Rockline doing an interview with Bob Coburn up until 1:00AM this morning and then up a couple of
Be sure not to miss Rockline tonight. Peter, Mike, and Michael will talk with host Bob Coburn who will play ACCELERATE in its entirety.
You can call to speak with the band by dialing 1-800-344-ROCK (7625).
For a station near you and for information about the webcast go to ROCKLINERADIO.COM
Also,
ACCELERATE is the featured album at Crooks and Liars LATE NIGHT MUSIC CLUB
More reviews, interviews, and features the week of the release of ACCELERATE:
The band will be on CBS Sunday Morning tomorrow morning. Sunday Morning begins at 9AM and airs for 1.5 hours, so be sure to tune in to hear the interview the guys did with CBS in Athens a couple of weeks ago.