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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

R.E.M. surprised fans last night by reuniting during a tribute gig celebrating their classic debut album ‘Murmur’ – see footage and images below. READ MORE: NME meets R.E.M.: “We needed swagger – to ...

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 ...

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 ...

R.E.M., "Murmur" Deluxe Edition (I.R.S./Universal), The real story of 1980s music was never the synthesizer-driven singles that made the pop charts, but the darker, edgier stuff that growled ...

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 ...

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 ...