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WATCH MICHAEL’S APPEARANCE ON THE COLBERT REPORT


Last night, Michael made a special guest appearance on The Colbert Report. Watch below as Michael is “enshrined” on Stephen’s Rock and Roll Shelf of Fame and as he sings a great version of “Lean On Me” with Colbert and Brian Eno:

“EVERYBODY HURTS” FROM LIVE 8, LONDON 2005 (UPDATED WITH PLAYLIST)


On July 2, 2005, R.E.M. played three songs–“Imitation of Life”, “Everybody Hurts”, and “Man on the Moon”–at the Live 8 Concert in London’s Hyde Park. The concert was attended by an estimated 200,000 people. This stunning version of “Everybody Hurts’ is our final video in the penultimate week

WOUNDED WARRIOR CHARITY ALBUM DOWNLOAD


As everyone knows, today is Veteran’s Day. R.E.M. is proud to announce our role as a supporter of the Wounded Warrior Album Charity. Visit woundedwarrioralbumcharity.com to donate and get the full 10-song download from an extremely talented group of Athens, GA, musicians. Help us spread the word

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ATHENS LISTENING PARTIES COMING SUNDAY AND MONDAY!


The listening parties in Athens for the release of R.E.M. Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage, 1982-2011 are fast approaching, and event organizer Jeff Montgomery says tickets to both nights–the Georgia Theatre on November 13th and the 40 Watt on November 14th–are going fast. There will be

ATHENS LISTENING PARTIES COMING SUNDAY AND MONDAY


The listening parties in Athens for the release of R.E.M. Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage, 1982-2011 are fast approaching, and event organizer Jeff Montgomery says tickets to both nights–the Georgia Theatre on November 13th and the 40 Watt on November 14th–are going fast. There will be

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MICHAEL STIPE’S LAST STAND: THE QUIETUS INTERVIEW


During his recent round of press in the UK, Michael spoke with Jude Rogers of The Quietus. Here’s an excerpt followed by a link to the full interview just below: You’re a 51-year-old man. Not much hair. Glasses. You’ve been doing the same job for nearly 30 years.

WATCH MIKE AND MICHAEL INTERVIEW ON NORWEGIAN TV


Check out Mike and Michael in this eleven-minute interview on Norwegian TV in which they discuss the forthcoming hits retrospective and the three new songs, politics, the band’s decision to call it a day, as well as other topics. Click here to watch.

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R.E.M. HITS WEBSITE UPDATED WITH ENTRIES FOR ALL 40 TRACKS


The new R.E.M. Hits website has been updated to include entries for all 40 tracks on the upcoming hits retrospective, R.E.M., Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage, 1982-2011. At the site, fans can contribute their own memories, thoughts, comments, personal videos, covers and photos spanning R.E.M.’s 31