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ATHENS CHEF TAKES BIG CITY PRIZE
Congratulations to Hugh Acheson and his great staff at Athens’ own Five and Ten named as Atlanta’s Restaurant of the Year by the Atlanta Constitution. We love this place and it has really changed our town’s culinary landscape. Way to go Hugh!
CROOKS, LIARS AND R.E.M. FANS?
A nice little shout out from the great folks at Crooksandliars.com
R.E.M. LIVE PREVIEW PARTY IN ATHENS ON OCT 15TH
Tickets are now on sale for the R.E.M. Live Preview Party to be held on Monday October 15th at Ciné in Athens, Georgia. Proceeds from the Preview party for R.E.M.’s first ever live CD/DVD will benefit Community Connection of Northeast Georgia & Family Connection / Communities in Schools.
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AUTOMATIC HITS FIFTEEN YEARS
Long held by critics and fans alike to be one of the top albums in rock and roll’s varied and illustrious canon, R.E.M.’s Automatic For The People turns 15 this week (released Oct 5, 1992 in the UK & Oct 6, 1992 in the USA), and in celebration of this
MICHAEL IN THE SUNDAY TIMES
The Sunday Times Online has an article on Michael in which he talks about music, fashion, activism, and other topics. Please visit the Times to read the article online or click the links just below to download PDF files including photos:
POSTCARD FROM ATHENS
Itâs relatively cool (great) and dry (not so great) in Athens as we head into some serious Fall weather. The band is in the home-stretch of finishing the record, likely to be released next Spring, and we have a lot going on over at remdublin.com concerning the
WALK UNAFRAID FROM R.E.M. LIVE
Walk Unafraid is the next up in our series of videos we are previewing prior to the release of R.E.M. Live on October 16th.
Please click below to watch the video from R.E.M. Live at the Point in Dublin, Ireland:
WATCH MAN ON THE MOON CLIP FROM R.E.M. LIVE
Next up in our series of video clips we’re previewing from R.E.M. Live … Man On The Moon. R.E.M. Live will be released on October 16th.
Click below to view.
MIKE MILLS ON EXTRA TV THIS WEEKEND
MAN ON THE MOON VIDEO CLIP AT STEREOGUM.COM
Our friends at Stereogum.com have premiered the video for Man On The Moon from the band’s forthcoming release, R.E.M. Live, due out October 16th.
Click here to watch the clip at stereogum.com.
SUNDANCE CHANNEL TO RE-AIR ICONOCLASTS EPISODE WITH MICHAEL
The Sundance Channel will re-broadcast Michael’s episode of their special series, Iconoclasts, tonight at 7PM ET.
Michael is one of the two artists profiled in this unconventional documentary series, which will mix its look at Michael’s career with a profile of NYC chef Mario Batali.
For further details, please visit
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH BLUE LEACH, DIRECTOR OF R.E.M. LIVE
R.E.M. HQ’s David Bell recently caught up with
Blue Leach, the video director for R.E.M.’s 2005 world tour and the director for the band’s forthcoming DVD release, R.E.M. Live (out October 16th in dual CD/DVD package).
In the interview, Blue talks about his experience working with the
WATCH I TOOK YOUR NAME VIDEO FROM R.E.M. LIVE
Please click on the play button below to view the video for I Took Your Name from R.E.M.’s forthcoming CD/DVD release R.E.M. Live:
WATCH MIKE ON ABC’S I-CAUGHT TONIGHT
Mike will be on ABC’s i-Caught this evening at 9PM ET to discuss R.E.M.’s ongoing internet presence with remhq.com in addition to some of the cutting edge tools the band utilized to engage and interact with the fan community during R.E.M.’s recent working rehearsals in Dublin, Ireland.
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