R.E.M.’s stint in Austin this March leading up to the release of ACCELERATE included two memorable firsts: a concert for SXSW at Stubbs Bar-B-Q and a performance before a studio audience for the venerable PBS program, Austin City Limits. We are excited to announce that the band’s Austin
ST. PAUL ON-SALE SATURDAY:
Tickets for R.E.M.’s show at the Xcel Energy Center Theatre in St. Paul, Minnesota, go on sale tomorrow morning at 11AM (CT). The June 5th concert in St. Paul will be the band’s third performance at Xcel, a venue the guys played most recently
We are excited to announce that R.E.M. will play the 2008 Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans on October 26th. The Voodoo Festival is a three-day event in the Crescent City slated for October 24-26. There will be a ticket pre-sale on May 3rd. For more information
Digital Arts has posted a thoughtful article on the Hollow Man video featuring a discussion with the video’s creator/director Gary Thomas of Crush who describes the basis for the concept and the imagery.
Click HERE to read.
Be sure to check out RTÃ Radio 1 at 7:02 PM GMT tonight for Dave Fanning’s interview with Michael. You can listen HERE.
R.E.M. has added a June 5th date at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota to their tour of North America this summer. The band will be joined by Modest Mouse and The National, and tickets go on sale Saturday, May 3rd at 11AM (CT).
On April 27th (Sunday) at 10PM CET, Radio FFN in Germany will broadcast the band’s recent performance at the Apple store in London which took place on March 26th. Be sure to check it out.
You can click HERE to link to Radio FFN’s audio player.
The video for “Hollow Man,” the second single from ACCELERATE, is now streaming at remhq.com (click on the “Hollow Man” banner on the main page) and at myspace.com.
BEHIND THE VIDEO
The video was created by CRUSH â a cutting edge graphic-design and production studio based in Toronto.
As ACCELERATE continues to excel both critically and commercially in its second week since release, we wanted to take a look back at some of the highlights from the recent promo tour the guys did in Europe and the USA. Here are a few links highlighting some of the big
For Athenians who, like us, follow the politics with a keen eye, take note that Gwen O’Looney, our good friend and former Athens Mayor, has launched her campaign to become a delegate for Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention. We enthusiastically support Gwen’s bid and would like to
Mog.com has posted the third installment from Michael’s excellent interview with Faith-Ann Young. Today’s discussion: split pea soup, vomit, Gorbachev and Cher. Click HERE to watch.
French festival Rock en Seine and the Paleo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland, have been added to the band’s summer tour. For more information on tickets and tour details, please visit the LIVE page at remhq.com.