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HQ SUMMER UPDATE

With a whole host of things going on in the R.E.M. world between the Vancouver and Dublin recording sessions, here’s your summer installment of the HQ Update (R.E.M.-related happenings and miscellany):

PETER BUCK HITS THE ROAD IN EUROPE

Peter is out on the road with Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3 for the following shows in June:

9–Ha!, Ghent, Belgium

10–Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland

11–Tivoli Helling, Utrecht, Holland

13–Debaser, Stockholm, Sweden

14–Sticky Fingers, Gothenberg, Sweden

16–Norwegian Wood, Oslo, Norway

Also, look for Robyn and the Venus 3 on The Henry Rollins Show on IFC on June 29th.

The boys will perform “Olé! Tarantula” and “N.Y. Doll” exclusively for the show which airs Friday June 29 at 11:00 pm EST (8:00 pm PST) on IFC. Robyn and the Venus 3 completists will want to check out Sundance.com for a plethora of Robynalia, including video performances from SXSW with our very own Peter Buck on guitar.

R.E.M. RADIO MARATHON!

wbwc.com will host the 2007 R.E.M. Marathon, part of their 2007 Summer Marathon Series on 88.3FM The Sting. Thursday 6/7/07. The R.E.M. Marathon starts at 7:00AM and continues for 18 hours till 1:00AM EST. The show promises to features hits, b-sides and special projects, along with rare live recordings. All day long, the Sting will be giving away copies of AND I FEEL FINE; there will be a special in-studio performance from Don Dixon at approximately 11:00AM EST.

Requests are welcome at 440-826-STING (7846) or via email: request@wbwc.com

NEW ORLEANS INSTRUMENTAL NO. 1 ON UPCOMING SOUNDTRACK

R.E.M. will have a song in the upcoming soundtrack for the Kurt Cobain film, About A Son, which is scheduled to hit screens in the fall. You can read more about the project here:

Steve Fisk and Ben Gibbard – ‘Overture’

Audio: Never Intended

Arlo Guthrie – ‘’Motorcycle Song’

The Melvins – ‘Eye Flys’

Audio: Punk Rock

Bad Brains – ‘Banned in DC’

Creedence Clearwater Revival – ‘Up Around the Bend’

Half Japanese – ‘Put Some Sugar on It’

The Vaselines – ‘Son of a Gun’

Butthole Surfers – ‘Graveyard’

Audio: Hardcore Was Dead

Scratch Acid – ‘Owner’s Lament’

Mudhoney – ‘Touch Me I’m Sick’

Audio: Car Radio

Iggy Pop – ‘The Passenger’

Leadbelly – ‘The Borgeois Blues’

R.E.M. – ‘New Orleans Instrumental No. 1’

Audio: The Limelight

David Bowie – ‘The Man Who Sold the World’

Mark Lanegan – ‘Museum’

Ben Gibbard – ‘Indian Summer’