Very lucky to attend the Luke Haines and Peter Buck show at OMEARA in South London tonight. Great rocking versions of songs from the new album and other ones too. Lots of friends and family here. Good fun – Bertis
Here’s the new single from Drink The Sea, Peter’s latest project with Barrett Martin. It’s called “Rose Crested Sky.” Check out more videos from the band at their Vevo video channel and listen to all 8 singles on your favorite streaming platform. Peter’s bandmate, Barrett Martin describes the new song: This song was recorded … Continued
Check out Ben Cardew’s interview with Peter who discusses the latest collaboration with Luke Haines and a whole lot more. You can also listen to it on Spotify (link in the article). Read it HERE.
An update from Peter about his new group with Barrett Martin: “Finally, the day has come! Drink The Sea is taking orders for vinyl copies of our two records. Details below (from Barrett), and we will see you on the road.” – Peter “We are finally doing presales for the gatefold double LP album for … Continued
The new studio album from Luke Haines and R.E.M.’s Peter Buck is out now. Going Down To The River …To Blow My Mind is available on CD, vinyl, streaming and download cherryred.co/BlowMyMind
Another year around the sun for Bertis and wishes from all of us here at HQ for a great birthday celebration!
Peter and Scott McCaughey’s version of “MacDougal Blues” is included on the latest installment of the ‘Let’s Go Dancing’ collection: “Said the Falling Rain to the Open Flame” —It’s out today on vinyl. Other artists contributing tracks are Athens’ own Futurebirds, T. Hardy Morris, David Barbe plus many more. Visit Tasty Goody Records for more … Continued
“This weekend marks yet another leg of Kevn Kinney’s and my comprehensive tour of the Rialto Room! Sunday the sixth is sold out, but there are a few tickets left for the recently added Monday the seventh. I’m pictured here helpfully pointing at the tour poster. Probably didn’t need to point, but I couldn’t figure … Continued
Hear the new single from the new Luke Haines & Peter Buck album. 56 Nervous Breakdowns is taken from the new studio album Going Down To The River …To Blow My Mind. Available on CD, vinyl, streaming and download from 25th July 2025. Luke and Peter tour the UK in August 2025. Stream / Download: … Continued
“Because of overwhelming demand (and because we thought it would be cool), Kevn Kinney and I have added a show on July 7th at the Rialto. Come one, come all!” – Peter Get your tickets HERE.
“This week yet another Drink the Sea single has been released, “Saturn calling,” available to stream in all the usual places.” Visit Drink the Sea’s Instagram page to watch a short clip.
One of the longest-lasting and most beloved music festivals in Europe, Rock Werchter will celebrate its 50th anniversary the first weekend of July at Festivalpark in Werchter, Belgium— Werchter was a festival R.E.M. always looked forward to, playing it a total of 7 times (and in fact, from 1985 on, every single summer tour by … Continued
Michael is among a stellar cast of artists contributing songs to Democracy Forward, a compilation vinyl record of pro-democracy and protest songs being released by Democracy Forward and Bitter Southerner. All proceeds from the double album will go to the former, one of the key legal organizations doing the essential work of defending democracy, the … Continued
“Here is the first single, “The Pink Floyd Research Group,” from the new Luke Haines – Peter Buck record, Going Down to the River to Blow My Mind. The album will be out July 25th, followed by an August tour of the UK also featuring the Minus Five! See y’all on the road!” – Peter … Continued
Peter just checked in to tell us about a new musical project he’s involved in: “May 23rd is the date of the single “Outside Again” from a new group featuring me, Barrett Martin, Alain Johannes and Duke Garwood. The band is called Drink the Sea, and the albums we recorded were made around the world. … Continued