More covers, more shows

The German edition of Rolling Stone has a photo of Michael Stipe on the cover (do you think they could get any closer?) It has a five-page story/interview (sorry, no link), and also has a list of the 500 best rock albums of all time. R.E.M. landed seven spots:
15) Automatic For The people
153) Green
210) Document
216) Out Of Time
344) Lifes Rich Pageant
483) Reveal
497) Monster
(Full list here.)

In other R.E.M.-related news:

• The band is also featured on the cover of Tracks magazine, which is on the newstands now. The magazine tends to cover a bit older of a demographic of music lover.

• Bertis sends a postcard from our neighbor to the north.

• The Independent of London did a very lengthy interview before the band started the tour and released "Around the Sun." It's on online, but someone transcribed it on murmurs.com.

• An interview with Mike in the Ottawa Citizen.

• Spin magazine reviews "Around the Sun." They give it a B-.

• A show review from the Republican (a Masschussetts newspaper.

• Review/story from the Londonn (Canada) Free-Press.