2009 Onwards

10 July 2010 – Hansa Tonstudio, Berlin, Germany
set: Oh My Heart / All The Best / Alligator_Aviator_Autopilot_Antimatter / Mine Smell Like Honey / Every Day Is Yours To Win / That Someone Is You / Discoverer







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14 July 2011 – Transmission from NASA Mission Center, Lyndon B. John Space Center, Houston, TX to Space Shuttle Atlantis, orbiting Earth
set: Man On The Moon (a capella) / Message To Space Shuttle Atlantis / Man On The Moon (Album Version)
notes: Michael Stipe sends wake-up song & greeting to Space Shuttle Atlantis, on Flight Day 7, of which thanks comes from shuttle commander Chris Ferguson back to mission center. Michael recorded his a capella version of ‘Man On The Moon’ in Venice, Italy on 1 June 2011


21 September 2011 – CBS News
notes: Short news clip surrounding R.E.M.’s break-up


22 September 2011 – ‘The Early Show’, CBS News, New York City, New York, USA
notes: Short news clip surrounding R.E.M.’s break-up


22 September 2011 – ‘News Room’, CNN, USA
notes: News clip surrounding R.E.M.’s break-up with phone interview with Colin Meloy of The Decemberists



September 2011 – ‘AP ShowBiz Minute’, Online
notes: Short news clip surrounding R.E.M.’s break-up


3 November 2011 – ‘Pete Mitchell’, Absolute Radio, Absolute Radio Studios, Golden Square, London, England
notes: Radio interview with Mike Mills & Michael Stipe on the bands disbanding, their history & the new retrospective


 

23 July 2014 – ‘The Dan Patrick Show’, The Dan Patrick Show Home Studios, Milford, CT
set: Interview / To The Veteran’s Committee / Interview / Superman / Interview / (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville
notes: Interview with Mike Mills by Dan Patrick. Mike plays all songs acoustically with Josh Kantor on accordian. ‘Superman’ had modified lyrics about Dan Patrick


13 December 2014 – ‘CBS This Morning’, Studio 57, CBS Broadcast Center, New York City, NY
notes: Short feature surrounding the promotion of ‘R.E.M. By MTV’. Featuring interview by Anthony Mason with Michael Stipe recorded at The Nomad Hotel, New York


January 2016 – ‘History of The Hit Song’, NRK TV, Norway
notes: Documentary surrounding the recording, release and success of ‘Losing My Religion’

5 September 2019 – Unknown Studio, USA
notes: Interview with Scott Litt discussing his remixes for the ‘Monster 25’ release


6 September 2019 – R.E.M. HQ, Athens, Georgia, USA
notes: ‘Monster 25’ teaser trailer


19 September 2019 – R.E.M. HQ, Athens, Georgia, USA
notes: ‘Monster 25’ deluxe edition extended trailer


15 October 2019 – ‘Radio Eins Lounge Listening Session’, Radio Eins, Potsdam, Germany
notes: Short excerpt from the 2 hour interview with Mike Mills & Michael Stipe by Christine Heise surrounding the ‘Monster 25’ anniversary reissue


Link to full interview below –


17 October 2019 – ‘In Conversation with R.E.M.’, Esquire Townhouse, London, England
notes: Excerpt from the interview held with Mike Mills & Michael Stipe ahead of the ‘Monster 25’ release


31 October 2019 – NME, London, England
notes: Michael Stipe and Mike Mills talk to NME about the making of the record, the bittersweet tour after their break from the road, sexuality, the deaths of Kurt Cobain and River Phoenix, binge-watching episodes of ‘Friends’, the band’s split, and being inspired by the activism sweeping the globe


31 October 2019 – ‘X-Posure’, Radio X, London, England
notes: Michael Stipe and Mike Mills talk John Kennedy through Monster 25 track-by-track


1 November 2019 – ‘The Beat with Ari Melber’, MSNBC, New York City, New York, USA
notes: Ari Melber interviews Michael Stipe and Mike Mills as they reflect on the 25th anniversary of ‘Monster’ and their national debut on David Letterman’s show; discuss the meaning behind some of their most famous lyrics; explore their relationships and mutual respect with other artists like Kurt Cobain and Eddie Vedder. They also recount their battles with the music industry as they forged their own “indie” rock path


6 November 2019 – Unknown Location, Stockholm, Sweden


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