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Updates were frequent until 2008 when the band's official website was providing this service, and thus making a fansite news service largely redundant.
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NEW YORK — For a band who had performed the day before in front of 20,000 people, R.E.M. seemed remarkably comfortable Friday evening as they played their newest songs in a tiny room for only 30 or so awestruck fans.
With a sparse group of radio contest winners and fan club members sitting cross-legged at the band's feet, the show — broadcast live by Atlanta radio station 99X (WNNX-FM) from a gallery in midtown Manhattan's Museum of Television & Radio — made even the most intimate club performances look like Live Aid.
Due to the requirements of the radio broadcast, Michael Stipe's famous baritone was barely amplified, so what fans in the room heard of his voice more or less came directly from his mouth (radio listeners, of course, heard him loud and clear). Instead of detracting from the experience, the barely audible vocals — which inadvertently evoked the deliberately murky mix of 1983's Murmur — somehow seemed to add to the performance's intimacy.
Meanwhile, guitarist Peter Buck rippled through sweetly distorted minor-chord arpeggios on "All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)" and "She Just Wants to Be," demonstrating that the heart of the band's sound remains unchanged even as the group continues to experiment with keyboards and drum loops.
R.E.M. have made no secret of their unwillingness to tour behind the just-released Reveal, but Buck, Stipe, bassist Mike Mills and their backing musicians seemed nearly gleeful as they tore through rocked-up versions of the single "Imitation of Life" and other new tracks.
"You're standing five feet away from me — do I look happy?" a grinning Stipe asked a fan in response to a question about the band's future.
Then again, the frontman — unusually natty in a green tie and beige sport jacket — would've been hard-pressed not to smile. He was, after all, playing for some of his most passionate fans in a room decorated, for some reason, with artsy portraits of Kermit the Frog, Big Bird and other Muppets.
The brief set, which also included the "Man on the Moon" soundtrack song "Great Beyond," ended with a spine-tingling "Losing My Religion," which found Stipe abandoning all reserve and heading for full-on, foot-up-on-the-monitor arena-rock mode. Mills thumped through the song's elegiac chord changes as Buck nailed the mandolin part, with Stipe cheering him on.
"I've been shaking all day," said 25-year-old contest winner Heather Barrett, one of a group of fans flown in from Atlanta by 99X. "It was the most amazing thing to be three feet from them. It was so surreal — they were right in my face."
R.E.M. played an outdoor show Thursday in Toronto, drawing an estimated crowd of 20,000. They were in New York this week in part to film the video for Reveal's second single, "All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)." Source: mtv.com
By Craig - 21st May 2001
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25th Anniversary Reissue Out Now - 14th Jul 2010 Everybody Hurts Covered for Haiti Fund Raiser
Many artists contribute vocals - 2nd Feb 2010 Live at Olympia
2CD set of 2007 live in Dublin - 25th Jun 2009 Reckoning Deluxe Edition
Remastered original and live CD - 25th Jun 2009 Accelerating Backwards
BBC Worldwide and R.E.M collaboration - 29th Apr 2008 Supernatural Superserious On YouTube
Watch the video here - 15th Feb 2008 European Festival Dates Announced
More dates added to the Accelerate tour - 15th Feb 2008 European Tour Dates Announced
UK dates to follow - 11th Feb 2008 R.E.M. and Albert
24th March date announced in London - 11th Feb 2008 Supernatural Superserious
New single available to listen to now - 7th Feb 2008 R.E.M. Announce North American Tour
The Accelerate campaign begins - 4th Feb 2008 R.E.M. Rock Invades Facebook
Join the group there! - 3rd Feb 2008 R.E.M. Live Fanzine
Launch it from the official site - 27th Sep 2007 Get Ready For R.E.M. Live
First ever live CD/DVD release. - 2nd Sep 2007 R.E.M. And The Mercy Corps Again
Teaming up for a video exclusive - 4th Aug 2007 Mike Jams With The Thrills
He joins them on stage in Dublin - 4th Aug 2007 Recording Round Up
Recording going well - 2nd Aug 2007 Q Magazine Give R.E.M. Dublin Show FIVE Stars
A rare accolade - 2nd Aug 2007 R.E.M. Feature in Uncut Magazine
10 year issue features some ledgeds of rock - 19th Jul 2007 Mike Contributes on Mudville's 3rd Album
Out today 12 June 2007 - 12th Jun 2007 Virginia Tech Tragedy
R.E.M. Rock prays for the victims - 17th Apr 2007 R.E.M. Tickets Stolen
Please read if you've been offered tickets - 11th Apr 2007 Jacknife Lee To Produce Next Album
Grammy winning producer on board - 27th Mar 2007 Strong Week For Dreaming
#9 Dream doing well in the charts - 27th Mar 2007 Yet MORE On The HOF Induction
A feast of R.E.M. goodies - 19th Mar 2007 #9 Dream Now On iTunes
Buy it to help the cause - 14th Mar 2007 The R.E.M. Channel On YouTube
Keep up with all things from the band - 14th Mar 2007 Save Darfur With Karma
R.E.M. record #9 Dream with Bill Berry - 14th Mar 2007 More On The Induction
From Access Atlanta - 14th Mar 2007 R.E.M. Inducted
Ceremony took place on Monday - 14th Mar 2007 CONGRATULATIONS R.E.M.
Michael, Mike, Bill and Peter inducted - 18th Sep 2006 When The Light Is Mine
The Best Of...Video Collection (DVD) - 12th Sep 2006 What The Sun Thinks Of Early R.E.M.
They choose their favourites - 12th Sep 2006 Michael Interview With The Sun
Michael's thoughts on the new complilation - 12th Sep 2006 The Best Of The I.R.S. Years - Sept 12th
Tracklisting for new collection - 12th Sep 2006 What Else Are The Guys Up To?
Various news from REMHQ - 31st Jul 2006 And I Feel Fine...The Best Of The IRS Years
2-CD package out on September 12th - 25th Jul 2006 Michael And The Mercy Corps
Representing them at Cartier Fundraiser - 22nd Jun 2006 R.E.M./ Georgia Music Hall Of Fame
More on the induction - 19th Jun 2006 R.E.M. Protomer Dies
Ian Copeland was 57. - 24th Jun 2006 R.E.M. Get Back To Work
In the studio soon - 7th May 2006 Georgia Music Hall Of Fame
R.E.M. to be inducted - 10th Apr 2006 The Minus 5 plus Three!
Mike, Michael and Bill help out. - 10th Apr 2006 Mike Interviewed In Baseball Digest
He discusses his love of the Braves. - 12th Feb 2006 The Minus 5 Release New Record
New offerings coming our way - 10th Feb 2006 The Great R.E.M. Debate Continues
Have you voted yet? - 10th Feb 2006 Michael Helps Victims Of Katrina And Rita
Singer launches In The Sun project. - 6th Feb 2006 Could It Be True?
Rumours of Bill returning... - 6th Feb 2006 Ken Talks
Mr Stringfellow replies to your questions. - 1st Jan 2006 We Wish You A Merry Christmas...
...And a Happy New Year. - 18th Dec 2005 Athens Downtown Christmas Parade Of Lights
Mike in a santa hat! - 7th Dec 2005 I.R.S. Re-Issues
Jumping on the Warners bandwagon? - 7th Dec 2005 R.E.M. Voted Most Influential
A poll based on the last 25 years - 7th Dec 2005 Michael Stipe on Iconoclast
New series tonight - Stipe on 15 Dec - 17th Nov 2005 Peter And Patti
Together in Seattle. - 17th Nov 2005 Reckon I'll Get The Guardian
-Free Reckoning CD with the Guardian - 6th Nov 2005 The Minus 5 Tour With Robyn Hitchcock
Bill, Scott and Peter head to England. - 4th Nov 2005 Future Of Music Summit
Mike and Bertis in Washington D.C. - 21st Oct 2005 The Great R.E.M. Debate
What is your favourite song? - 20th Oct 2005 More On DeWitt Burton's Wedding...
CLASSIC! - 14th Oct 2005 Feeder Covers "Everybody Hurts"
Their version is a b-side - 14th Oct 2005 REM recieve Top Headliner Nomination
Get Voting!! - 14th Oct 2005 REM At your Wedding ?
And some drummer called Bill - 14th Oct 2005 Live 8 DVD Set
R.E.M. Featured On Three Disc Set - 18th Sep 2005 Your Questions For Ken Stringfellow
Our next victim... - 10th Aug 2005 Mike Mills Answers Your Questions.
6th July 2005 - We pulled it off! - 8th Jul 2005 How R.E.M. Rock Got To Interview Mike.
An article by me, Emma. - 8th Jul 2005 Hyde Park Gig Postponed
Now Scheduled for 16th July - 7th Jul 2005 Update For The Hyde Park Concert
Taken from the official site - 7th Jul 2005 7th July 2005 - London Bomb Blasts
R.E.M. Rock offer our sympathies. - 7th Jul 2005 Uncut Magazine - REM Specials
Bonanza for fans - 29th Jun 2005 R.E.M. Balloch Gig Review
A long story begins... - 23rd Jun 2005 R.E.M. To Play Live 8
The band are confirmed - 2nd Jun 2005 Stipe Talks About The Next Album
He's been talking to an Irish radio station - 25th May 2005 The Best 25 R.E.M. Songs
Courtesy Of Flagpole Magazine - 28th Apr 2005 25 Years On
Re-living the first R.E.M. gig, EVER! - 28th Apr 2005 The Fans V Mike Mills
We interview the man himself - 5th Jun 2005 We Want Your Feedback!!
What do you think of the new chatroom! - 25th Apr 2005 Michael Stipe On Australian TV
Andrew Denton interviews the frontman - 25th Apr 2005 St Mary's Episcopal Church, Oconee Street
What there is to know about the famous church - 25th Apr 2005 More Dates Announced
- 25th Jan 2005 NEW AROUND THE SUN CHORD BOOK
- 25th Jan 2005 NEW SINGLE
Electron Blue - 25th Jan 2005 Aftermath 2nd Single Out End Nov.
- 2nd Nov 2004 YOUR INFO GOT
- 2nd Nov 2004 Michael Stipe Interview
- 15th Jun 2004 Saved!
- 5th Jun 2004 Peter Buck appears on new Thrills album
- 5th Jun 2004 New song previewed for label?
- 4th Jun 2004 R.E.M. Tour 2003/04
- 13th Dec 2002 Primitive and Howling
- 8th Sep 2002 Automatic and Reveal Remastered
- 16th Aug 2002 New Album on it's way!!
- 7th May 2002 Official Reveal Remixes Availible
- 18th May 2002 Buck Trial Update
- 4th Apr 2002 Buck Cleared of 'Air-Rage' Attack
- 5th Apr 2002 Final letter from America
- 26th Apr 2002 Stipe Contributes to New 'Faultline' Album
- 14th Mar 2002 Buck Back in London Court
- 20th Mar 2002 Buck Blames Medication for 'Air-Rage'
and Calls Star Character Witness - 25th Mar 2002 Doctor Rejects Buck's Drugged Claims
- 26th Mar 2002 Band Members Speak in Defence of Peter
- 27th Mar 2002 R.E.M. Tribute Album Released
- 2nd Feb 2002 INSPIRED - The R.E.M. Art Exhibition
- 18th Feb 2002 R.E.M. Help Fight AIDS
- 14th Jan 2002 I'll Take The Rain - The Single
- 31st Oct 2001 Groundwork 2001 Review - R.E.M. Rock Seattle
- 28th Oct 2001 R.E.M. IN WEST COAST BENEFIT GIGS
- 14th Aug 2001 BUCK SCORES FOR DINNER WITH FRIENDS
- 14th Aug 2001 RENO SINGLE B-SIDES AND UK RELEASE DATE
- 3rd Jul 2001 R.E.M. TO RECORD EPISODE OF "THE SIMPSONS"
- 12th Jul 2001 RENO SINGLE TRACK LISTINGS
- 12th Jul 2001 R.E.M. CHAT ON MTVLA.COM
- 6th Jun 2001 TRANSCRIPT OF R.E.M CHAT ON MSN
- 7th Jun 2001 STIPE INTERVIEW IN STOMP AND STAMMER
- 10th Jun 2001 R.E.M. CLOSE REVEAL PROMO TOUR IN CALIFORNIA
- 10th Jun 2001 SPECIAL R.E.M. EDITION OF Q MAGAZINE
- 10th Jun 2001 MIKE MILLS INTERVIEW
- 18th Jun 2001 R.E.M. ROCK LATER WITH JOOLS HOLLAND
- 2nd May 2001 R.E.M. CDNOW INTERVIEW
- 21st May 2001 REVEAL PROMO TOUR POSTCARD
- 21st May 2001 REVEAL PROMO TOUR UPDATE
- 21st May 2001 REVEAL WIDELY AVAILABLE - LTD EDITION TOO
- 21st May 2001 REVEAL SET TO TOP UK CHART
- 21st May 2001 WATCH THE COLOGNE CONCERT (AGAIN) ONLINE
- 21st May 2001 R.E.M. SHOOT SECOND REVEAL SINGLE VIDEO
- 21st May 2001 TORONTO CONCERT REPORT
- 21st May 2001 TORONTO CONCERT ON CANADIAN TV
- 21st May 2001 R.E.M. PLAY FOR FAN CLUB MEMBERS
- 21st May 2001 REVEAL CHARTS AT NO.1 IN THE UK
- 21st May 2001 POSTCARD FROM NEW YORK CITY
- 22nd May 2001 R.E.M. RECORD FOR MTV UNPLUGGED
- 22nd May 2001 R.E.M. ON TOTP - VIDEO CLIPS ONLINE
- 23rd May 2001 CHART REVEAL'S SUCCESS
- 23rd May 2001 R.E.M. IN JAPAN
- 25th May 2001 R.E.M. IN SYDNEY
- 27th May 2001 REPORT FROM JAPAN
- 29th May 2001 MORE REVEALING CHARTS
- 29th May 2001 AUSSIE R.E.M. NEWS
- 31st May 2001 VIEW R.E.M. AT J-WAVE
- 31st May 2001 R.E.M. CHAT ONLINE AT MSN
- 31st May 2001 SCOTT McCAUGHEY INTERVIEW
- 5th Apr 2001 R.E.M. TO BE FEATURED ON BBC RADIO 2
- 5th Apr 2001 R.E.M. TO PLAY TRAFALGAR SQUARE LONDON
- 5th Apr 2001 SHE JUST WANTS TO BE MP3 CLIP
- 6th Apr 2001 MORE SHE JUST WANTS TO BE ON MP3
- 11th Apr 2001 R.E.M. PLAN BUSY LONDON SCHEDULE
- 12th Apr 2001 PETER BUCK ARRIVES IN LONDON AND IS CHARGED
- 21st Apr 2001 REVEAL PROMOTIONAL APPEARANCES
- 22nd Apr 2001 PETER BUCK GRANTED BAIL IN LONDON COURT
- 23rd Apr 2001 REHEARSALS BEGIN IN LONDON
- 23rd Apr 2001 WIN TICKETS FOR THE BBC SHOW LATER WITH JOOL
- 24th Apr 2001 R.E.M. ON TOP OF THE POPS
- 27th Apr 2001 R.E.M. ARTICLE AND INTERVIEW IN "THE TIMES"
- 27th Apr 2001 SEE R.E.M. REHEARSALS
- 27th Apr 2001 ALL THE WAY TO RENO VIDEO CLIP AND INTERVIEW
- 27th Apr 2001 R.E.M. PLAY FOR MANDELA
- 30th Apr 2001 IMITATION OF LIFE RELEASED IN THREE FORMATS
- 30th Apr 2001 IMITATION OF LIFE
AUDIO PREVIEW - 15th Mar 2001 IMITATION OF LIFE
- AUDIO PREVIEW - 31st Dec 1969 IMITATION OF LIFE & REVEAL RELEASE DATE MURMURINGS
- 28th Mar 2001 LISTEN TO THE MIKE AND MICHAEL INTERVIEW ON BBC RADIO 1 (29 MARCH)
- 29th Mar 2001 R.E.M. HQ REVEALS "CHORUS AND THE RING"
- 30th Mar 2001 LOVE TRACTOR (FEATURING BILL BERRY) TO RELEASE A NEW STUDIO ALBUM
- 14th Feb 2001 REVEAL UPDATE
- 14th Feb 2001 INSPIRED R.E.M. ART EXHIBITION - LATEST HAPPENINGS
- 20th Feb 2001 MORE IS REVEALED
- 27th Feb 2001 NEXT ALBUM WILL BE TITLED "REVEAL" AND RELEASED IN MAY
- 10th Jan 2001 THE LOWDOWN ON "REVEAL"
- 11th Jan 2001 FAN CLUB CHRISTMAS 2000 PACKAGE
- 11th Dec 2000 R.E.M. CONFIRM BUNEOS AIRES APPEARANCE
- 16th Nov 2000 R.E.M. GOING HOME TO GEORGIA - ALBUM ALMOST DONE
- 3rd Oct 2000 R.E.M. DOCUMENTARY TO SCREEN IN LONDON
- 5th Oct 2000 STIPE PONDERS THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION IN THIS MONTHS SHIFT MAGAZINE
- 16th Oct 2000 R.E.M. PLAYS SURPRISE HOMETOWN GIG FOR LAND AID
- 24th Oct 2000 RE-DISCOVERY OF THE FABLES TAPES
- 26th Oct 2000 LIVE VERSION OF WALK UNAFRAID RELEASED
- 27th Oct 2000 MIKE ON THE NEW RECORD'S PROGRESS
- 27th Oct 2000 CHARITY AUCTION OF R.E.M. UP TOUR PROGRAM
- 6th Sep 2000 STIPE HINTS AT 2001 TOUR
- 14th Sep 2000 RECORDING PROGRESS REPORT & ONLINE HQ RE-VAMP
- 17th Sep 2000 ALBUM RECORDING IS GOING WELL IN DUBLIN
- 24th Aug 2000 R.E.M. ANNOUNCE BRAZIL APPEARANCE
- 29th Aug 2000 NEW MICHAEL STIPE INTERVIEW
- 3rd Jul 2000 MICHAEL STIPE CONTRIBUTES IN FOUR SONGS FOR UTAH SAINTS NEW ALBUM
- 3rd Jul 2000 MICHAEL STIPE DAZED & CONFUSED INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
MICHAEL STIPE ON R.E.M. - 17th Jul 2000 R.E.M. GOES DVD
- 22nd Jul 2000 ALBUM RECORDING CONTINUES IN ATHENS
- 22nd Jul 2000 MICHAEL STIPE CONTRIBUTES TO ATHENS ART EXHIBIT
- 21st Jun 2000 R.E.M. FANS INVITED TO APPEAR ON TV
- 13th Jun 2000 R.E.M. PICTURES IN "LEVEL" MAGAZINE - STIPE MAKES THE COVER
- 6th Jun 2000 MICHAEL STIPE NARRATES RIO NEGRO MASSACRE VIDEO
- 13th May 2000 MICHAEL STIPE IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FILM DEAL
- 22nd Apr 2000 McCARTHY TO PRODUCE AGAIN
- 21st Apr 2000 BILL BERRY BACK IN ACTION FOR A CHARITY RECORD
- 21st Apr 2000 McCARTHY TO PRODUCE AGAIN
- 21st Apr 2000 PAINTINGS OF R.E.M. AT GLASTONBURY 99 ARE UP FOR CHARITY AUCTION
- 16th Apr 2000 THE 12TH STUDIO ALBUM - AND WHEN TO EXPECT IT
- 9th Mar 2000 MICHAEL AND PETER MAKE GUEST CONTRIBUTIONS
- 26th Feb 2000 SIGNED PHOTO OF STIPE UP FOR AUCTION
- 31st Jan 2000 THE GREAT BEYOND - NO.3 IN THE UK.
- 30th Jan 2000 THE GREAT BEYOND UK RELEASE - DIFFERENT FORMATS HAVE DIFFERENT B-SIDES
- 24th Jan 2000 TIME-WARNER AND EMI MERGER
- 24th Jan 2000 THE GREAT BEYOND SINGLE - THE LATEST RELEASE DATE INFORMATION
- 15th Jan 2000 The Great Beyond Single
B-sides corrected - 3rd Dec 1999 R.E.M. Live On The Internet
Fans can chat to R.E.M. online - 2nd Dec 1999 The Great Beyond Single
Release date announced - 1st Dec 1999 Fan Club Christmas Package
Holiday 1999 released - 27th Nov 1999 Man On The Moon
Movie soundtrack released - 23rd Nov 1999 Man On The Moon
The movie soundtrack - 20th Nov 1999 Losing Track
Another live version of Losing My Religion is released - 12th Nov 1999 The Great Beyond
Hear it online - 1st Nov 1999 |
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