“I woke up to the news of Bill Rieflin’s passing this morning. Of course he was a consummate musician; but I hold close my personal memories of Bill the dapper gentleman whose mischievous sense of humor, usually dark, was ever on target;
It is with heavy hearts we acknowledge the death of our dear friend and consummate drummer, Bill.
RECOMMENDED VIEWING: We are happy to report that Return to Mt. Kennedy is now streaming FREE for Amazon Prime subscribers. The film is a warm and increasingly relevant documentary that follows the less traveled path of Bobby Whittaker, long time R.E.M tour manager and friend of the band. As Michael Stipe says, Return to Mt. Kennedy is … Continued
On September 13, 2019, Bill, Peter, and Mike performed a few songs at the Fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta for the “Revival” show to benefit Georgia’s historic theaters. One of the songs was Pylon’s “Crazy” which fans will remember as the opening track on R.E.M.’s Dead Letter Office and one the band had included in their … Continued
Underneath the bunker. We are going to get through it.
Message from Michael… watch the longer version at michaelstipe.com
We need optimism now more than ever, and our friend Dave Daley has a new book publishing today that chronicles the fight for voting rights and democracy. It offers “hope despite the times.” Buy it here: https://amzn.to/2IXs5EU
“If you go to enough concerts in Portland, you likely have a story of Peter Buck making an unannounced cameo onstage, playing guitar or bass with a friend or band that he’s tight with. He did that last Saturday when Eyelids, the psych-pop group whose last two albums he helped co-producer, played their album release … Continued
Earlier this week, Peter joined Rich and Chris Robinson on stage in Portland for a version of Reckoning nugget “7 Chinese Bros.” The Robinsons and their band The Black Crowes will be hitting the road in June for a full on reunion tour.
Hey everyone, Friday is the release date for the Luke Haines – Peter Buck LP “Beat Poetry for Survivalists.” It’s a freaked-out post- apocalyptic beast of a record. I hope y’all find it disturbing and enlightening. See you out on the road somewhere. ~Peter Album info: http://bit.ly/3au0mYh Tour Dates in the UK: http://bit.ly/2wzaiRS
“Beat Poetry for Survivalists is the whimsical—and rockin’—new collaboration between Peter Buck, late of R.E.M.—maybe you’ve heard of them?” Here’s a glimpse into the collaborative, collective minds of Luke Haines & Peter Buck, on tour in the coming months in support of their new record… Read it HERE
“If ever a band proved you can play rock ‘n’ roll and retain your integrity, that band was R.E.M.” Here are uDiscover’s “20 defining hits” from the band’s career: Is your favorite among their list? What would you add? Add your comments HERE.
Peter and Scott are excited to be sharing their new NO ONES track/video: “Straight Into The Bridge,” (with @Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers) from “The Great Lost No Ones Album” (out March 27th on Yep Roc Records)!
“Well, it’s another rainy day in Portland. Thankfully, I have shows booked and work to do! On the 26th of February, the Eyelids and I will be backing John Cameron Mitchell on a few songs from his recent Lou Reed charity EP. We have played with him a couple of times, and it was a blast.
Chris from Eyelids reported this news today regarding the Eyelids upcoming album release party on February 29th: “We always like to make our record release shows special one of a kind nights so we are proud to announce that we will be joined throughout the evening by Colin Meloy of The Decemberists, PeterBuck of R.E.M. ; the amazing Kyleen King & our lyricist … Continued