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All of us here at REMHQ wish you a very happy 2026!

2025 was another year full of highlights as you can see from this jam-packed “Year In Review” poster our friend Jason Munoz shared with us. Thanks to everyone for following the band here throughout the year, and we’ll look forward to an action packed 2026! – REMHQ

Last show of the European tour in Bristol. I’m posing by the blue plaque denoting that this was Vivian Stanshell’s boat. Vivian was the singer and conceptualist behind the Bonzo Dog Band. Later he did a series of songs, radio plays, and films about Sir Henry Rawlins, an old British lord. At the end of … Continued

Had a great show at the Jazz Cafe last night. Hung out after the show with friends new and old. Pictured are Luke Haines, Tim Wheeler from Ash and Bernard Butler, late of Suede and many solo adventures. Had a lovely conversation. Then they stood on the sidewalk and mocked my inability to load the … Continued

“But this isn’t just a who’s who of the last 30 years of alternative music, this is Drink the Sea, the best band you’ve never heard of…” Read the review here and be sure to catch Drink The Sea on tour in the UK, Ireland, or the USA. Dates and ticket info here.    

Wishing Peter a happy birthday today, December 6th! Here’s to another year around the sun   photo: d. belisle    

From our old friend and IRS Records stalwart Michael Plen, the guy who took one of the all-time great live photographs of R.E.M. performing — a shot that still resonates all these years later. As Michael Plen describes it that rainy evening at the cavernous Shea Stadium in New York where R.E.M opened for the … Continued

Eon Music has posted a new interview with members of @drinktheseaofficial. Check it out here.

“After three days of rehearsal in Bilbao, we are a couple of days into the daily reenactment of the myth of Sisyphus which is touring life. We stopped in the middle of nowhere at a truck stop which reputedly was the home of a certain type of cake invented there. Had espresso, skipped the cake. … Continued

On the heels of the band’s tour kicking off in Spain this Friday, here’s a link to an excellent review just posted by Sonicabuse.

Go behind the scenes in Macon with Mike Mills and violinist Robert McDuffie in this interview with Kristi York Wooten of GPB News.

Audiophiles take note! Chronic Town together with Murmur, the band’s earliest IRS releases, are now available via the Definitive Sound Series–a meticulous One-Step vinyl process renowned for its superior sound quality.  The DSS version of Chronic Town/Murmur is limited to a one-time pressing of 3,000 numbered copies and includes a top-quality heavyweight tip-on jacket for … Continued

Make plans to tune-in tonight at 10pm Eastern/7pm Pacific for a Live Audiophile Roundtable with producers Mitch Easter and Don Dixon who will do a deep dive into the making of Chronic Town and Murmur. The podcast, hosted by Steve Westman, will focus on the production choices, the sessions, the stories, and why these albums … Continued

Our friend Sandra-Lee Phipps is once again holding her annual R.E.M. print sale, and she’s offering a special artifact with all orders placed by December 1st! All 13”X19” print orders placed by December 1 will include a unique B/W small print (5”X7”) created in the darkroom with a “Murmur” era negative by Sandra-Lee. Visit her … Continued

It was a fun night in Athens last night when Howl Owl Howl, Mike’s new band with Darius Rucker and Steve Gorman, played a sold out show at the Georgia Theatre. One of the many highlights of the evening was when Bill came on stage and joined the band for “The One I Love.” The … Continued