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Great story from NPR, words and music, and altogether the story… #REM45 on Saturday, a busy day in Belgium and the United States and everywhere else for that matter. Check it out here. photo by Melanie Peeples

On Wednesday night, Michael performed at “People Have The Power, A Celebration of Patti Smith” at Carnegie Hall in NYC.  Thanks to Mercer Brockenbrough and Ethan Kaplan for sharing these photos.  

In more earth stopping news from the peripatetic lives of legendary globe trotter and bon vivant Perer Buck, a new Luke Haines Peter Buck LP has been announced! I’m Going Down to the River to Blow My Mind! An excursion into depths of the twisted psyches of Luke Haines, Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey and Linda  Pitmon. … Continued

Last week, Michael was recognized as the 2025 McNair Honoree at the Koger Center for the Arts at the University of South Carolina where he also participated in the 2025 McNair Conversation on the American South. Visit the link in bio to watch his conversation with moderator Mark Smith, Director of the Institute for Southern … Continued

So much fun last night with Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy ++ and FRIENDS playing their last show of the month-long American tour in hometown Evanston, Chicagoland, Illinois. The place was SPACE, the space was packed, the joint was jumpin’, and lucky friends, family, and fans were right there for every song— lots lot of songs! … Continued

So this is the final weekend of Michael Shannon/Jason Narducy and friends presenting the music of Fables of the Reconstruction (and much more from the R.E.M. canon): The Metro tonight, SPACE in Evanston tomorrow, both shows long since sold out.  With most all of the guys playing being from or based in Chicago, there won’t … Continued

Bertis’s first Postcard from the Road in a long while— inspired by the reconstruction of the fables and those guys out there touring it: Bertis says, “First, let me allay any concerns: no, I have not joined the circus or anything crazy like that, but I am a self-professed superfan of the people and this … Continued

“Here is the second episode of Barrett Martin’s world music travelogue, Singing Earth. This one is focused on Brazilian music. I’m in it a bit, but don’t hold that against it!” – Peter Check it out!

A star-studded cast of musicians and artists including Gogol Bordello, Jackson Browne, Laurie Anderson, Patti Smith, Michael Stipe, Orville Peck, Arooj Aftab, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Allison Russell, Tune-Yards, Angélique Kidjo, the Philip Glass Ensemble, Tenzin Choegyal, and the Scorchio Quartet turned out for last night’s 38th Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall. Michael … Continued

Michael is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Middle Plane Magazine: Middle Plane Issue No. 10 Cover 1/10 “Michael Stipe by Duane Michals, In Conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist” More here.

Uncut Magazine has a great recap of the festivities in Athens this past Thursday and Friday when the guys joined Michael Shannon/Jason Narducy and friends for “Pretty Persuasion” at the 40 Watt both nights. There’s a video clip of the performance plus photos from Bertis Downs, Katherine Downs, and Karen Ryan Photography. Also, this just … Continued

Peter is in the latest episode of Barrett Martin’s Singing Earth series on VEVO which you can watch here. Barrett describes the episode below: “Hey folks, it’s interesting how Brazil is in the news lately, with a hit movie, “I’m Still Here,” up for an Academy Award, and now the second episode from our Singing … Continued

Check out Mike’s recent conversation on the Caropop podcast here.

It was an absolutely electric night last night at the 40 Watt in Athens as the Michael Shannon – Jason Narducy + Friends tribute to Fables Of The Reconstruction did not disappoint… the band was phenomenal from start to finish ripping through song after song while guest appearances by Berry Buck Mills Stipe (all at … Continued

As REMHQ readies the welcome of Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy, Jon Wurster, Jon Stirratt and Dag Juhlin and Vijay Tellis-Nayak to Athens GA for their Reconstruction of the Fables 40th anniversary tour, HEY look what we just realized happened precisely 40 years ago TODAY! 26 February – 3 April 1985 – Studio Two, Livingston Studios, … Continued