'Radio R.E.M.' will premiere in conjunction with band's new studio album
'Accelerate'
NEW YORK, March 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio
(Nasdaq: SIRI) announced today that R.E.M. (Warner Bros. Records) will take
over its Spectrum channel for an entire week. Radio R.E.M. will launch in
conjunction with the release of the band's 14th studio album Accelerate and
feature music from band's expansive repertoire. The channel will premiere on
Monday, March 31 at 7 am ET.
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Radio R.E.M., hosted exclusively by band members Michael Stipe, Peter Buck
and Mike Mills, will include insights from the band on the inspiration for
each song on Accelerate, as well as conversations with R.E.M. covering a
variety of topics ranging from the state of the band to their personal
worldviews.
During the take over, listeners will hear songs from R.E.M.'s nearly
three-decade career as well as hand selected music from some of their favorite
artists.
"R.E.M.'s creative contributions to music are unparalleled and for three
decade these rock pioneers have defined what it means to be 'alternative',"
said Scott Greenstein, SIRIUS President, Entertainment and Sports. "SIRIUS is
the only place R.E.M. fans will be able to listen to music from the band's
entire catalog, every song from its new release, and hear exclusive interviews
from the band's prolific members."
Accelerate, in stores April 1st, is R.E.M.'s 14th studio album. The album
was recorded in Vancouver, Canada; Dublin, Ireland; and R.E.M.'s hometown of
Athens, Ga. with Grammy(R) Award winning producer Jacknife Lee, who is noted
for his work with U2 (How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb), as well as Snow
Patrol, Bloc Party and Kasabian. One of rock's best-selling and most
critically acclaimed bands, the multiple award-winning trio, along with
original drummer Bill Berry, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
in March 2007. R.E.M. will kick off their world tour May 23rd in Vancouver,
British Columbia.
Radio R.E.M. continues SIRIUS' tradition of creating exclusive limited run
artist branded channels dedicated to iconic figures at the top of their game.
Recent limited run exclusive channels launched on SIRIUS include Rolling
Stones Radio, E Street Radio, JAY-Z Nation, Duran Duran's Red Carpet Radio and
Garth Brooks Radio, among many others.
To learn more about Radio R.E.M. please visit www.sirius.com or
www.sirius.com/thespectrum.
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best programming in all of radio. SIRIUS is the original and only home of
100% commercial free music channels in satellite radio, offering 69 music
channels. SIRIUS also delivers 65 channels of sports, news, talk,
entertainment, traffic, weather and data. SIRIUS is the Official Satellite
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100% commercial free music.
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As of December 31, 2007, SIRIUS radios were available as a factory and
dealer-installed option in 116 vehicle models and as a dealer only-installed
option in 37 vehicle models.
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SIRIUS radios as factory or dealer-installed equipment in their vehicles.
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dealer-installed equipment, and a relationship with Subaru to offer SIRIUS
radios as factory or dealer-installed equipment. SIRIUS radios are also
offered to renters of Hertz vehicles at airport locations nationwide.
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life of our satellites; our dependence upon third parties, including
manufacturers of SIRIUS radios, retailers, automakers and programming
providers; and our competitive position versus other audio entertainment
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