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Be sure to check out Uncut Online’s excellent interview with Natalie Merchant who talks about Fables, friendship, and the songs of R.E.M. which had “echoes of a strange lost America.” Read here.

Watch a special dispatch from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty including messages from Mike & Michael and Radio Free’s Europe’s president Stephen Capus on World Press Freedom Day TODAY! More here: ffm.to/remrfe2025

Check out Michael’s conversation with Anthony Mason which aired on CBS Mornings earlier today. They spoke about R.E.M.’s brand-new release “Radio Free Europe 2025,” a 5-track EP dedicated to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty ahead of #WorldPressFreedomDay.  

We are thrilled to announce the release of Radio Free Europe 2025, a five-track benefit EP featuring two never-before-released tracks: a 2025 remix by longtime collaborator Jacknife Lee and original producer Mitch Easter’s 1981 remix “Radio Free Dub.” The release celebrates the 75th anniversary of the “OG” Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, established by the United States 75 … Continued

To celebrate the release of their upcoming new album “Going Down To The River… To Blow My Mind,” Peter Buck and Luke Haines are back with a 15-date UK tour this August. Support from The Minus Five. Ticket details HERE.

UNCUT’s cover story finds Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike Mills reflecting on their early years and in particular Fables of the Reconstruction as it turns 40: a pivotal record in the band’s story. For more information on how you can order a copy of the issue, visit Uncut Magazine‘s site.

Athens is in for a real shindig this Thursday April 24th at the Hotel Indigo’s Rialto Room in Athens, GA as Peter, Kevn Kinney, and Angie Aparo will entertain those gathered with great tunes and memorable tales. Hope to see you there! Ticket information here.

Peter and Kevn Kinney will be back at the Rialto Club this Thursday at Hotel Indigo in downtown Athens for what promises to be a great show (along with Angie Aparo)—it’s the finale of Kevn’s four concert residency, so you won’t want to miss it. 8pm EDT, doors at 7pm. Get your tickets here.   … Continued

Peter & Kevn Kinney will play a special Easter Sunday show at the Rialto Club at Hotel Indigo this weekend. Visit the hotel’s website for more information.

Today marks the 44th anniversary of the day R.E.M. first went up to Winston-Salem, NC to record 3 songs with young producer Mitch Easter: Radio Free Europe, Sitting Still and Wh. Tornado at Mitch Easter’s Drive-in Studio in Winston-Salem. It was released on Hib-Tone Records three months later and things were off and running! Peter … Continued

Michael is in the latest issue of 3 Objects magazine, an interview based publication that explores the emotional and symbolic connections between people and their most cherished objects. Visit the link below for more information on the magazine and to learn about Michael’s “3 objects.” 3 Objects

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