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Yes, I’m back. I thought about posting the last few days, but figured today would be a better time to kick off 2008 with these two pieces of great news.<\/p>\n

Michael Stipe<\/a> turns 48 today. I generally don’t do hero worship, but I think Michael (along with his bandmates) is one of the few people I would honestly say I look up to because of his entertainment accomplishments. Few people turn a phrase like JMS, and he does it with a curious mix of modesty, braggadocio, insight and naivety.<\/p>\n

We’ll get another dose of that in just a few months as the band has announced – kind of subtly – that the new album will be called Accelerate<\/a> and will come out on April 1. No joke.<\/p>\n

The first news of the name and confirmation of the release date Stipe has previously mentioned came in a magazine article<\/a> (the March 31 release date mention in the piece is for Europe). The band’s Web site then posted a story<\/a> mentioning the article and directing people to Wikipedia for more info.<\/p>\n

That’s just the start of the coyness behind the news. The band has set up a site called Ninety Nights<\/a> where a short video clip is revealed each day. The third day included the Seney-Stovall Chapel in Athens where the band did some of the recording for Accelerate. You also hear Stipe’s voice on that clip. The fouurth day included n image of a door ot a recording studio with loud guitar sounds playing. Yes, I think we can trust that this album will rock like the band promises.<\/p>\n

Again, though, all we’re waiting for is real tour news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"