THE REVIEWS JUST KEEP ON COMING…
More reviews, interviews, and features the week of the release of ACCELERATE:
News
R.E.M. ON CBS SUNDAY MORNING
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.
THE OUTSIDERS WILL BE GATHERING FOR R.E.M. ON TUESDAY
The band’s Tuesday morning appearance on Today has been moved from the studio to the outdoor plaza, and fans are encouraged to come out to catch the performance. R.E.M. is scheduled to play three songs, two of which will take place during the eight o’clock hour, so be sure
LONDON AFTERBURNER
As the band readies for an appearance on Europe’s biggest TV show, Wetten Dass..? Saturday night, we’ve put together a panoply of ACCELERATE reviews along with a look back at the week in London.
ACCELERATE is just two days away from street date…fasten your seatbelts and hold on
MOG.COM INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL
BBC BREAKFAST INTERVIEW STREAMING
R.E.M.’s interview from earlier this morning on BBC Breakfast is now streaming here. The guys talk about ACCELERATE, how they prepare for the tour, politics, and Peter’s prodigious walks. Good stuff…
MTV NEWS REPORT ON ACCELERATE
MTV.com has a video report/interview with Peter, Mike, and Michael you can read and watch HERE.
FIRST WE TAKE BERLIN…THEN WE TAKE MANHATTAN
After surviving the T5 opening at LHR earlier today (ALL PART OF LIFES RICH PAGEANT!), the band is in Berlin Friday for press and promotion. Next up, Erfurt on Saturday, where the guys will play “Supernatural Superserious” on Wetten Dass..? and then onto New York for
LIVE IN THE LOUNGE
It was an early start of the day for the band today, beginning with a visit to the BBC Radio 1 studios to visit with host Jo Whiley. There were more cameramen and photographers than band members in the tiny studio lounge as the guys played an acoustic version of
R.E.M. TO APPEAR ON THE TODAY SHOW APRIL FOOLS DAY
The band will appear on the Today Show next Tuesday, April 1st, the same day ACCELERATE is released in North America. The guys are scheduled to play two songs, one at 8:45AM and the second at 9:45AM. This is no April Fools Day joke…
For more information about air times
ROCKLINE APPEARANCE ON MONDAY!
Peter, Mike, and Michael will be the featured guests on Rockline, the nationally syndicated radio show with host Bob Coburn, on Monday March 31 at 11:30PM ET/8:30PM ET. You can call to speak with the band by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625).
For a station near you and for information about the
iTunage
As promised, here is the final postcard for the day as the band closes out their whirlwind tour of London. The rain poured on Regent Street as the lucky fans lined up outside the Apple store. Inside, the guys prepared the setlist on a stage so small that it reminded
COLBERT REPORT GUEST APPEARANCE NEXT WEEK!
The band may or may not get the chance to go mano-a-mano with Stephen Colbert, after all, it wouldn’t be fair since they outnumber him 3 to 1, but R.E.M. will most certainly be on the CR next Wednesday, April 2nd, the day after the domestic release of ACCELERATE.
BBC BREAKFAST SHOW SEGMENT THURSDAY
Be sure to tune in tomorrow morning to catch a segment on the band on the BBC Breakfast show Thursday AM. For more information about the program schedule, please click HERE
ROYAL ALBERT HALL SHOW ARCHIVED AND STREAMING
BBC Radio 2 is streaming R.E.M.’s Royal Albert Hall concert from yesterday. Please click HERE to listen again.