MICHAEL STARTS TUMBLR SITE


i started a tumblr site to celebrate the new year 2011, it’s mostly work images and studies. this, and my site michaelstipe.com are the only me online, i am not a part of any social network at all. thanks for looking, happy new year

RADIO FREE EUROPE SPECIAL AT STUDIO 360


Be sure to check out Studio 360’s piece on Radio Free Europe which was selected to be included on the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress earlier this year as one of their annual recordings to be preserved for all time. There is also a bonus

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM REMHQ


As we prepare to break for the holidays, we do so with much anticipation for an exciting 2011 and the release of COLLAPSE INTO NOW on March 7th/8th. Peter, Mike, and Michael and all of us here at REMHQ wish you and your family and friends the best for

MICHAEL STIPE READS “POSTCARDS FROM AMERICA: X RAYS FROM HELL” BY DAVID WOJNAROWICZ


Michael Stipe reads: ”Postcards from America: X Rays from Hell” by David Wojnarowicz, published for Witnesses: Against Our Vanishing, Artists Space,1989.

i decided to read this piece by david wojnarowicz to illuminate and contextualize the frame of mind that prevailed during the very difficult end of the 1980’s; a political regime

COLLAPSE INTO NOW TRAILER


Watch the trailer for COLLAPSE INTO NOW, featuring snippets of “Alligator Aviator Autopilot Antimatter,” “All The Best,” “Mine Smell Like Honey,” “Everyday Is Yours To Win,” “Me, Marlon Brando, Marlon Brando and I,” “Discoverer,” and “It Happened Today”:

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GET YOUR DISCOVERER DOWNLOAD


If you haven’t already gotten your free download of DISCOVERER from the band’s forthcoming album COLLAPSE INTO NOW, be sure to do so Here. The new record is due out March 8th, 2011 and will be available for iTunes pre-order on December 21.

COLLAPSE INTO NOW tracklisting:

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COLLAPSE INTO NOW RELEASE DATE SET FOR MARCH 8


COLLAPSE INTO NOW, R.E.M.’s new studio record, is set for a Tuesday, March 8th release in the USA on Warner Bros. Records. The album, the band’s 15th, will be released internationally on March 7th. COLLAPSE INTO NOW was produced by R.E.M. and Jacknife Lee and features guest appearances

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REVIEW ROUNDUP


Some recent reviews of the R.E.M. Live From Austin, TX DVD and Fables of the Reconstruction 25th anniversary re- issue from Uncut magazine have been posted at murmurs.com.