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