Out Of Time turns 35! The band’s 7th studio album was released this week in 1991. What’s your favorite Out Of Time song?
Super excited to share the news of @michaelstipe.bsky.social’s new song “I Played The Fool,” the theme song for HBO’s series, “Rooster.” It’s available now. michaelstipe.com
Michael Shannon and @jasonnarducy.bsky.social’s @remhq.bsky.social covers show returned to Brooklyn and @michaelstipe.bsky.social joined them on two songs he hadn’t performed in 18 years: “These Days” (from ‘Lifes Rich Pageant’) and “The Great Beyond” (from the ‘Man On The Moon’ soundtrack).
Michael joins Michael Shannon - Jason Narducy & Co. tonight at Brooklyn Steel for “The Great Beyond.”
Tonight at Brooklyn Steel, Michael joined Michael Shannon — Jason Narducy & Friends onstage for “These Days” and “The Great Beyond”; what an incredible night!
Photo: Kathleen Bell
Maybe it was Peppermint Lounge. What matters—PINK GINGHAM BUNNY SUIT. And Gang of Four showed up backstage all dressed as cowboys
Collapse Into Now turns 15 today! Share your favorite track in the comments.
This is the time that we opened for The Cramps, Danceteria, on Halloween as “it crawled from the south” and we only played songs about death. I wore a pink gingham bunny suit complete with bunny ears mitts and footies. The sweatshirt came off after the first song. Photo by Laura Levine. 1982? ‘83?
📣 South America: Drink The Sea is heading your way this month for shows in Santiago 🇨🇱 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 and São Paulo 🇧🇷 (the show in Brazil will feature some songs with Nando Reis).
🎟️ info: drinktheseamusic.com
Glenn Mercer of The Feelies talks about working with Peter on the making of 1986’s The Good Earth.
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Glenwood Springs Co. July 1984. photo by Mark Williams. I was apparently working on a song that became Maps & Legends. Thanks Mark!!
What a great profile of Joe Shanahan‘s beloved Metro in Chicago… along with WXRT and JAM, one of the major reasons Chicago was arguably R.E.M.’s most proven American city, right up there with Dublin and Madrid and Milan and probably a few more, but who’s counting?!
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Big News, Athens: Tickets are on sale now for a Monday, May 11th show with Steve Wynn & special guest Peter Buck at The Rialto Club at Hotel Indigo.
Brought to you by Aubrey Entertainment
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Friday night. Athens, GA. Another strong showing from Shannon - Narducy & Friends & Guests.
Photos: Sanjeev Singhal
More photos from last night’s Pageant tribute show at the 40 Watt.
Thanks to @karenryanphoto.bsky.social
Scenes from last night’s Lifes Rich Pageant tribute show at the 40 Watt.
Photos by @thrasherphoto.bsky.social
Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy and Friends play the first of two nights at the 40 Watt tonight, where they'll pay homage to R.E.M.'s Lifes Rich Pageant which celebrates a 40th anniversary later this year. Athens is ready…
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Peter, Scott McCaughey and Kevn Kinney performing last night at the Rialto Room in Athens.
“Nightswimming” performed by Jason Segel from the Apple Original series Shrinking is available now. youtube.com/shorts/Dt26h...
Rumi and his own poems while we improvised behind him. He will be missed.” - Peter Buck
…as well as being a teacher at UGA for over thirty years. He was a great human being; kind, thoughtful, and an inspirational person. I had the privilege to make a record with Coleman and Tuatara called “The Here and The Gone” almost twenty years ago. It was an unreal experience watching him recite
lifetimes work inspiring and encouraging writers and thinkers of all stripes. We love you Big Bear.” —Michael Stipe
“All of us in the R.E.M. world would like to say farewell to a great Athenian, Coleman Barks, who passed yesterday. Coleman was the premier translator of the poet Rumi…
Coleman Barks, 1937-2026
(Read Michael & Peter’s remembrances below & in the comments)
“Coleman provided refuge and anchor for entire communities—Athens being one, poetry another—for what seems like centuries. His beauty and joyous nature will be deeply missed, but will continue through a…
Bill attended the May Pang Lost Weekend Photo Show at the Winterville Cultural Center this weekend. He’s pictured here (L-R) with Keith Bennett, Cindy Wilson, May Pang and Terry Allen (photos 2-3 are of May and Bill). All photos from Terry’s 📷 📱
Take a picture here, take a souvenir
“I thought [“losing my religion”] was a common phrase… The song is a classic obsession song. It’s about someone who pines for someone else. It’s unrequited love… some major revelation is occurring, and I’m mapping the reactions and changes about to take place.” - @michaelstipe.bsky.social
“Losing My Religion”was released 35 years ago today. The lead single from Out Of Time earned multiple GRAMMY Awards, topped charts worldwide, and helped redefine what alternative rock could sound like on mainstream radio.
More here: i.craftrecordings.com/rem-outoftime
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