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 ...

R.E.M.'s debut album was perfectly titled, since they were something you first heard in passing more than really saw coming. Moving like ghosts from a different, weirder time where jangles and ...

REM are to release a special edition of their first album Murmur to mark its 25 year anniversary. The two-CD deluxe edition of the 1983 record features a newly-remastered version of the original album ...

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 ...

Actor/singer Michael Shannon and guitarist Jason Narducy had so much fun performing R.E.M.’s Murmur on tour this year that they’re heading back on the road in 2025 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of ...

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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 ...

Actor Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy are currently in the middle of their tour where they’re covering R.E.M.’s debut album, Murmur, in full with a backing band that includes drummer Jon Wurster ...

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 ...

On August 24, 1982, R.E.M. released their debut EP, “Chronic Town.” Even today, it’s difficult to categorize the five-song release: Bookended by the ringing, yearning “Wolves, Lower” and the ...