R.E.M. released their iconic debut album, Murmur, 40 years ago today. To celebrate, all four band members — Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe — have shared memories from the album. ...

Actor and musician Michael Shannon (The Shape of Water, Revolutionary Road) and Jason Narducy (Bob Mould, Superchunk, SDRE) have been covering whole albums live in Chicago for the last 10 years. This ...

According to a post on R.E.M.’s social media pages, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and drummer Bill Berry joined Shannon, Narducy and their group at different times to play various songs ...

The post Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy on Taking R.E.M.’s Murmur on the Road appeared first on Consequence. The three talk about what inspired the project and how finding R.E.M.’s album Document ...

To celebrate 30 years since R.E.M.'s landmark full-length record, R.E.M. tribute band Chronic Town will play R.E.M.'s album Murmur in its entirety. Radio Free Europe, Sitting Still, Pilgrimage, Talk ...

Actor and musician Michael Shannon and multi-instrumentalist Jason Narducy (Bob Mould Band, Superchunk) are teaming up together for a tour next February. On the forthcoming seven-date itinerary, the ...

It was Valentine's Day in New York City, and everyone had a manic energy as they went about their everyday tasks. Shopping for groceries, catching the express bus, eating slices of pizza, they clung ...

In April 1983, R.E.M., a little known four-piece from Athens, GA released "Murmur," a landmark debut album that would not only propel the band on a steady path towards 1990s global fame. Now, almost ...

1982 was a turning point for R.E.M. That year, the Athens, Georgia-based four-piece teamed up with producer Mitch Easter to release an EP, Chronic Town, which showcased a dramatic improvement in the ...