SCENES FROM VANCOUVER
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MAY IN VANCOUVER: R.E.M. BEGINS RECORDING SESSIONS
R.E.M will begin their recording sessions with producer Jacknife Lee in Vancouver, BC, next week. The band and Lee will spend a few weeks in Canada and will then set up shop in Ireland, where they will continue to record as well as perform a five-night stand of
PATTI SMITH TWELVE INCLUDES BONUS EVERYBODY HURTS
Patti Smith’s new record, Twelve, hits stores today, April 24th. Twelve, which includes covers of twelve songs by various artists, including Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, and Nirvana, also features an exclusive bonus track of R.E.M.’s Everybody Hurts available at iTunes and Target
MICHAEL TO APPEAR ON SIRIUS RADIO’S JANE FRIDAY
Michael will appear on Sirius Radio’s program Jane, channel 102, Friday at 6pm ET. Jane Pratt, founder of Jane Magazine, will chat with Michael live from Athens, so please be sure to tune in. You can get more information on Jane’s show right here.
JAMES LYONS (1960-2007)
We are saddened to learn of the passing of film editor and artist James Lyons. Michael wrote, “Jim was an amazing artist, editor and friend. His death is an enormous loss to the arts community and countless people he inspired.”
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MICHAEL Y MIGUEL SING
Michael is one of fifteen artists to join Spanish singer/songwriter Miguel Bose on his duets album, Papito, celebrating Bose’s 30-year career.
The album, which consists of duets of Bose’s past hits, was released in March and has already reached number one in Spain and Mexico.
Warner Music Spain executive Adriana Gonzalez says
R.E.M. SOUNDS ECLECTIC
R.E.M is one of 15 artists featured on KCRW’s newly released CD: “Sounds Eclectic: The Covers Project,” available at hearmusic.com. R.E.M. covers John Hartford’s Grammy-award winning classic “Gentle On My Mind,” made famous by Glenn Campbell in 1967. The CD was spearheaded by KCRW
DUBLIN SHOWS HAVE SOLD OUT
*****SOLD OUT!*****
Tickets for R.E.M ‘s residency at the legendary Olympia Theatre in Dublin this summer for a five-night “Working Rehearsal.” have sold out. The shows will occur on June 30th, July 1st, July 3rd, July 4th, and July 5th.
R.E.M. TO PLAY FIVE NIGHT ‘WORKING REHEARSAL’ IN DUBLIN THIS SUMMER!
*****SOLD OUT!*****
We are excited to announce that R.E.M will take up residency at the legendary Olympia Theatre in Dublin this summer for a five-night “Working Rehearsal.” The shows will occur on June 30th, July 1st, July 3rd, July 4th, and July 5th.
As previously announced on remhq.com, R.E.M.
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<br><time class="published" datetime="2007-03-19T00:00:00+00:00">March 19, 2007</time>
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<p>R.E.M multi-instrumentalist, sideman Ken Stringfellow begins a tour of portions of Europe tomorrow March 20th. Ken will probably perform material from his solo records Soft Commands, Touched, and This Sounds Like Goodbye, plus Posies songs and maybe even some Big Star. Who knew? We’ll now you do…and rest</p>
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<br><time class="published" datetime="2007-03-15T00:00:00+00:00">March 15, 2007</time>
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<p>AOL’s Spinner is now streaming the entire Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony <a href="http://spinner.aol.com/rockhall/2007-induction-ceremony" target="_blank">here</a>. You can watch the induction speeches as well as the band’s performances of “Begin the Begin,” “Gardening at Night,” and “Man on the Moon.” Be sure to check out Eddie</p>
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<br><time class="published" datetime="2007-03-09T00:00:00+00:00">March 9, 2007</time>
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<p>Michael and Patti Smith will be on Fresh Air with Terry Gross today on NPR. For more information and for broadcast times in your area, please visit <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13" target="_blank">fresh air</a>.</p>
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<br><time class="published" datetime="2007-03-09T00:00:00+00:00">March 9, 2007</time>
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<p>REMHQ is very pleased to announce that R.E.M and two-time Grammy Award winning producer Jacknife Lee will work together on the band’s next record. R.E.M. and Lee plan to begin recording this spring. </p>
<p>Lee’s impressive production resumé includes work with U2 on”How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb,” for</p>
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<br><time class="published" datetime="2007-03-05T00:00:00+00:00">March 5, 2007</time>
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<p>Uncut and Q Magazine each have articles of interest in their latest issues, which both should now be available at newsstands in your area. Q has named Michael one of the 100 Greatest Singers of all time in their 100 Greatest Singers and Their 1000 Greatest Songs feature,</p>
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