From Kingblind.com ( a couple of days late, but I've been away)

R.E.M. showcased its new album, "Accelerate" (Warner Bros.), alongside
obscure old songs during an intimate showcase for fans and media at the
Apple Store on London's Regent Street.

The gig on Wednesday (Mar. 26), part of the iTunes Live From London
series, began with "Bad Day," followed by "Auctioneer (Another Engine)"
from 1985's "Fables of the Reconstruction," before the band unveiled its
first new song, lead single "Supernatural Superserious."

Michael Stipe, looking dapper in a suit and tie, was in relaxed form,
joking, "I have an eye boner because I'm kind of a Mac guy. Once you go
Mac, you never go back."

To wild applause from the 400-odd fan club members and competition winners
in attendance, he announced, "We're going to do 10 more songs and then
we'll all go for a curry somewhere. Not collectively -- although if you're
buying I might consider it."

mysurname@ntlworld.com (Dave B) wrote:

They did post a notice at remhq,
<http://remhq.com/news_story.php?id=695>.

Now I'm trying to figure out why they're wandering around The Varsity's
parking lot playing "Mr. Richards" at ninetynights.com. Is that going
to be a single?

In article <20080330010404.5d5f057a@bellgrove.remarqs.net>,
=?ISO-8859-1?B?u1Gr?= gmx.net> wrote:

Thanks for that - couldn't get it to open but I was away in the week so
would have missed it anyhow. When are REM HQ going to allow you to
preorder the album I wonder? There are all these ads saying you can only
buy the vinyl there but there's no vinyl and no Accelerate. Odd.

Thanks for the clip at http://www.ninetynights.com/ link, interesting
noir vid, altho' all the recycled titles in Sing For The Submarine make
it less of an interesting song, I think.

D