HELP THE HOOPLE: A Benefit for Scott McCaughey in Portland, Jan. 5th-6th


As many of you know, our dear friend Scott McCaughey suffered a major stroke on November 16 while touring with Alejandro Escovedo. Scott is back home in Portland with his family and friends where he’ll begin rehabilitation on the road to recovery.

To help raise money for Scott’s recovery, a two-night concert event and online auction of one of a kind items. has been put together. 100% of the money raised will go to Scott to help out with medical and rehabilitation expenses.

“Help The Hoople” is two nights of incredible music, featuring a stellar lineup of musicians and friends of Scott’s.

Listen to Ken Sweeney’s Documentary: R.E.M.: Out of Athens


Ken Sweeney’s stellar rockumentary R.E.M.: Out of Athens will air on RTE Radio 1 at 2pm on December 28, but you can hear it now on Soundcloud. Interviews with Mike and Michael, Bertis, producers Mitch Easter and Joe Boyd, Michael Lachowski of Pylon, members of the 10,000 Maniacs, and Paul Butchart of The Side Effects … Continued

Read the REMHQ Holiday Newsletter


The latest news from REMHQ is out!  We’ve got some elfin ornaments and sweatshirts for your holiday shopping if you hurry. Read it here and sign up on this site if you’d like to receive it going forward.    

Join Us For a Special Facebook Live Event Sunday at 3PM Eastern


Join us tomorrow, Sunday November 19th, for a Facebook “live” event to celebrate a special night 25 years ago. Tune into our Facebook page at 12:00pm Pacific/ 3:00pm Eastern/ 8:00pm GMT for a previously unreleased surprise. Automatic.

IGNORELAND LYRIC VIDEO


Nineteen eighty, eighty-four, eighty-eight, ninety-two too… to now. Head to the link below to stream…

C4 News Interview with Mike & Michael


Mike and Michael caught up with C4 News in the UK on their recent promotional tour for the Automatic For The People reissue: https://www.channel4.com/news/rem-re-release-album-25-years-on

Peter Reports From the Road


The Alejandro shows have been a blast so far. We had great shows in Portland and Eugene, followed by a semi-homecoming show in Seattle. Pictured is Kurt exhibiting his yogic levitation skills while I look on in amazement. Tonight we play the HopMonk in Novato, California, a new venue for me. Thursday we are in … Continued