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We’re excited to let everyone know that after a 4-year hiatus, Michael has made a return to Instagram. You can follow him at @michaelstipe at this link.    

Filthy Friends–Peter Buck, Corin Tucker, Scott McCaughey, Kurt Bloch, and Linda Pitmon–have an upcoming show in Portland at The Show Bar at Revolution Hall on Nov 18. Pick up your tickets here.

As Seattle’s KEXP celebrates their 50th anniversary with “50 Years of Music,” they take a look back at one of the seminal songs of 1982, “Gardening At Night.” Read HERE.

“Recently Scott McCaughey and I did a recording session for Steve Barton’s new record. I met Steve and Dave Scheff in 1982, I think. They were in the band Translator. We did a few shows with them and the Gang of Four that year. The session was produced by Steve Berlin. I met him in … Continued

Today is the premiere of the first music video from new Athens, GA band The Bad Ends, which features Bill on drums. In addition to Bill, the band is made up of four long time Athens and Atlanta scene musicians, including songwriter Mike Mantione of Five Eight (vocals/guitar), Dave Domizi (bass), Christian Lopez (guitar), and … Continued

“DM Stith whispers with hypnotic, bone-deep authenticity, somewhere between Nina Simone, Perfume Genius, PJ Harvey and Leonard Cohen.” – michael stipe Just in time for the 30th anniversary of Automatic for the People, DM Stith has shared his haunting rendition of “Man On The Moon,” available now via Historical Fiction Records on all DSPs. Go … Continued

Today is the premiere of the first music video from new Athens, GA band The Bad Ends, which features R.E.M.’s own Bill Berry!

“The truth of it all is simple: R.E.M. had become older, wiser and sadder. The songs from Automatic for the People offer a complexity the band had not yet honed; there was a resonance in the album’s perspective on life’s mortality and loss. Their preceding albums were more buoyant. The landscape of Out of Time, in particular, was … Continued

Check out Mike’s interview with Andrew Moses on his podcast “Everybody Pulls the Tarp.”

The guys have contributed a previously unreleased live version of “Walk Unafraid” to ‘Good Music to Ensure Safe Abortion Access to All’ – a fundraising compilation record that will be available for ONE DAY ONLY this Friday, October 7th on Bandcamp. All proceeds go to @brigidalliance, @abortioncarenetwork and @noisefornow to raise urgently needed funds that will help people … Continued

“Here’s a picture of me with The War On Drugs at their great show at the Georgia Theatre. I picked up a few tips on guitar tone.” – PETER

Rolling Stone’s “100 Best Songs of 1982” “All-time classics, buried treasures, cult favorites, and one-hit wonders — from Prince and Duran Duran to Kate Bush and the Go-Go’s to the Replacements and R.E.M.” 4) R.E.M. ‘Wolves, Lower’ Enter the Georgia boys in R.E.M., the most influential American rock band of the past 40 years, not to … Continued

Mike and Robert McDuffie caught up with Creative Loafing earlier this week to discuss their upcoming performances of “R.E.M. Explored” with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Sarah Hicks, this Friday and Saturday at Atlanta Symphony Hall. Read the full interview here

Peter, Barrett Martin, and Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic have backed Cuban rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, Hector Tellez, Jr. on his Debut Single “Silver Blue Jellyfish” which will be released tomorrow, September 30th, on Nashville independent label Thirty Tigers. Also on Friday, Tellez Jr. will make his first national U.S. television appearance with a performance of “Silver … Continued