R.E.M.
@remhq.bsky.social
Band from Athens, GA, 1980-2011, made music, lasts forever.
Join us in wishing @michaelstipe.bsky.social a very happy birthday today! 🎉
January 4, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Join us in wishing @michaelstipe.bsky.social a very happy birthday today! 🎉
"In the year just passed, I recorded some guitars on a version of "So. Central Rain" by my friend Ian McNabb. You might remember him from the Icicle Works. It's a cool version. Hope this helps start the new year off well!" - Peter
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Ian McNabb & Peter Buck 'So. Central Rain' ( Monitor Mix)
YouTube video by JOHN GALLAGHER
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January 2, 2026 at 8:57 PM
"In the year just passed, I recorded some guitars on a version of "So. Central Rain" by my friend Ian McNabb. You might remember him from the Icicle Works. It's a cool version. Hope this helps start the new year off well!" - Peter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-m9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-m9...
🌟 🎉 2025 was another year full of highlights as you can see from this jam-packed “Year In Review” poster our friend Jason Munoz shared with us. Thanks to everyone for following the band here throughout the year, and we’ll look forward to an action packed 2026! - REMHQ
December 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
🌟 🎉 2025 was another year full of highlights as you can see from this jam-packed “Year In Review” poster our friend Jason Munoz shared with us. Thanks to everyone for following the band here throughout the year, and we’ll look forward to an action packed 2026! - REMHQ
December 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Last show of the European tour in Bristol. I’m posing by the blue plaque denoting that this was Vivian Stanshell’s boat. Vivian was the singer and conceptualist behind the Bonzo Dog Band.
December 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Last show of the European tour in Bristol. I’m posing by the blue plaque denoting that this was Vivian Stanshell’s boat. Vivian was the singer and conceptualist behind the Bonzo Dog Band.
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Kurt Vile was a surprise guest with his old band the War On Drugs on the final night of A Drugcember To Remember ‘25. They did several songs together including a cover of @remhq.bsky.social’s “Country Feedback,” and Joe Walsh also returned for a second night.
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December 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Kurt Vile was a surprise guest with his old band the War On Drugs on the final night of A Drugcember To Remember ‘25. They did several songs together including a cover of @remhq.bsky.social’s “Country Feedback,” and Joe Walsh also returned for a second night.
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⭐️ Review of Drink The Sea’s recent London show at The Jazz Cafe.
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Drink The Sea, Debut UK Tour, Live at The Jazz Cafe, Camden Town, London
Words & Pictures: Adrian Hextall / (C) MindHex Media
According to band members and official tour materials, supergroup Drink The Sea formed as a gradual, global collaboration spearheaded by Barre...
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December 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
⭐️ Review of Drink The Sea’s recent London show at The Jazz Cafe.
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Had a great show at the Jazz Cafe last night. Hung out after the show with friends new & old. Pictured are Luke Haines, Tim Wheeler (Ash) & Bernard Butler late of Suede & many solo adventures. Had a lovely conversation. Then they stood on the sidewalk & mocked my inability to load the van correctly.
December 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Had a great show at the Jazz Cafe last night. Hung out after the show with friends new & old. Pictured are Luke Haines, Tim Wheeler (Ash) & Bernard Butler late of Suede & many solo adventures. Had a lovely conversation. Then they stood on the sidewalk & mocked my inability to load the van correctly.
🎂 Join us in wishing a very Happy Birthday to @millsish.bsky.social !
Photos: 1. R. Diamond, 2. D. Belisle, 3. J. Thrasher 4. S. Phipps
Photos: 1. R. Diamond, 2. D. Belisle, 3. J. Thrasher 4. S. Phipps
December 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
🎂 Join us in wishing a very Happy Birthday to @millsish.bsky.social !
Photos: 1. R. Diamond, 2. D. Belisle, 3. J. Thrasher 4. S. Phipps
Photos: 1. R. Diamond, 2. D. Belisle, 3. J. Thrasher 4. S. Phipps
"But this isn’t just a who’s who of the last 30 years of alternative music, this is Drink the Sea, the best band you’ve never heard of..."
Review from last night's Drink The Sea show in Portsmouth...
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Review from last night's Drink The Sea show in Portsmouth...
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Supergroup featuring members of REM, Queens of The Stone Age and more make UK debut at The Wedge | Review
I could easily fill this review by talking about the various resumés of the members of supergroup Drink the Sea, but that wouldn’t do justice to what I’ve just witnessed at the Wedge.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"But this isn’t just a who’s who of the last 30 years of alternative music, this is Drink the Sea, the best band you’ve never heard of..."
Review from last night's Drink The Sea show in Portsmouth...
www.portsmouth.co.uk/whats-on/art...
Review from last night's Drink The Sea show in Portsmouth...
www.portsmouth.co.uk/whats-on/art...
Our friend @giannisibilla.bsky.social of Rockol has written an excellent article on "lost gem" “Fretless”--left off Out Of Time but included on the soundtrack for Wim Wender's film, Until the End of the World.
www.rockol.it/news-755908/...
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√ R.E.M., Michael Stipe: "We revere Wim Wenders and his films"
11 dic 2025 - The story of the lost gem “Fretless” and how the band gave an unreleased song to the German director
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December 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Our friend @giannisibilla.bsky.social of Rockol has written an excellent article on "lost gem" “Fretless”--left off Out Of Time but included on the soundtrack for Wim Wender's film, Until the End of the World.
www.rockol.it/news-755908/...
www.rockol.it/news-755908/...
📚 We’re happy to report that Akashic Books is offering a 30% holiday discount on the children’s book “Shiny Happy People.” The Akashic site offers a 25% discount, and at checkout you can use the Promo Code “Holiday30” for an additional 5% off.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
📚 We’re happy to report that Akashic Books is offering a 30% holiday discount on the children’s book “Shiny Happy People.” The Akashic site offers a 25% discount, and at checkout you can use the Promo Code “Holiday30” for an additional 5% off.
www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/shin...
www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/shin...
"Say, haven't you noticed?" "Lotus," the second single from UP, was released on this day in 1998. Video directed by Stéphane Sednaoui.
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R.E.M. - Lotus (Official HD Music Video)
YouTube video by remhq
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December 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
"Say, haven't you noticed?" "Lotus," the second single from UP, was released on this day in 1998. Video directed by Stéphane Sednaoui.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu2j...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu2j...
“I have a confession: whenever I travel I take pictures of scenic drain covers, making sure to get my feet in the photo. Had a great show in San Sebastián last night, one of my favorite cities. Did a city ramble after soundcheck. Quite a nice drain cover,and the shoes are good too.” - Peter
December 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
“I have a confession: whenever I travel I take pictures of scenic drain covers, making sure to get my feet in the photo. Had a great show in San Sebastián last night, one of my favorite cities. Did a city ramble after soundcheck. Quite a nice drain cover,and the shoes are good too.” - Peter
🎸 Join us in wishing Peter a very happy birthday today! Here’s to a great celebration 🎉
Photos: T. Fettig, A. Corbijn, D. Belisle, S. Phipps
Photos: T. Fettig, A. Corbijn, D. Belisle, S. Phipps
December 6, 2025 at 12:12 PM
🎸 Join us in wishing Peter a very happy birthday today! Here’s to a great celebration 🎉
Photos: T. Fettig, A. Corbijn, D. Belisle, S. Phipps
Photos: T. Fettig, A. Corbijn, D. Belisle, S. Phipps
Check out NPR’s interview with Michael Shannon who talks about his latest endeavors, cinematic and musical.
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Michael Shannon Gets A Turn Playing Good Guys : Fresh Air
Shannon's known for playing intense, menacing characters, like Agent Nelson Van Alden in ‘Boardwalk Empire.’ In two new projects, though, he plays good guys – historical figures pursuing justice and p...
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December 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Check out NPR’s interview with Michael Shannon who talks about his latest endeavors, cinematic and musical.
www.npr.org/2025/11/26/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/26/n...
Here’s a great story about the origin of the photo used for the Strange Currencies' single cover in 1995 posted by Angie Grass, a longtime friend of Michael’s, who took the photo while on a road trip out West years ago. Many of us at REMHQ had wondered about the story behind the photo & here it is!
December 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Here’s a great story about the origin of the photo used for the Strange Currencies' single cover in 1995 posted by Angie Grass, a longtime friend of Michael’s, who took the photo while on a road trip out West years ago. Many of us at REMHQ had wondered about the story behind the photo & here it is!
"Electrolite" was released as the third single from New Adventures In Hi-Fi in the US on this day in 1996.
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R.E.M. - Electrolite (Official HD Music Video)
YouTube video by remhq
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December 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"Electrolite" was released as the third single from New Adventures In Hi-Fi in the US on this day in 1996.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lew...
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Eon Music has posted an interview with Drink The Sea 🌊 , currently on tour in Spain.
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Members of R.E.M, Queens of the Stone Age and Mad Season Unite as Drink the Sea
Members of R.E.M, Queens of the Stone Age and Mad Season Unite as Drink the Sea. Interview 2025. The term 'supergroup' is all too freely bandied about, but in a band where its members have been involv...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Eon Music has posted an interview with Drink The Sea 🌊 , currently on tour in Spain.
www.eonmusic.co.uk/interviews/m...
www.eonmusic.co.uk/interviews/m...
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Sounds about right.
On this day 40 years ago, Fables of the Reconstruction was voted Album of the Year at the College Media Journal Awards in New York City. @millsish.bsky.social thanked college radio and the alternative scene, "without which most of the great rock'n'roll of today would never be heard by mortal ears."
December 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Sounds about right.
We stopped in the middle of nowhere at a truck stop which reputedly was the home of a certain type of 🎂 invented there. Had espresso, skipped the 🎂. They also had a throne next to this statue. Who could resist? Not sure who the statue represented. Nice ‘stache though. Tonight is a show in Santiago!
November 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
We stopped in the middle of nowhere at a truck stop which reputedly was the home of a certain type of 🎂 invented there. Had espresso, skipped the 🎂. They also had a throne next to this statue. Who could resist? Not sure who the statue represented. Nice ‘stache though. Tonight is a show in Santiago!
Atlanta and other R.E.M. family and friends from all over might remember or have heard about the Thanksgiving weekend shows the band played at the Fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta in the mid-80s— 40 years ago today (November 29, 1985) was the first of the two shows that year…
November 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Atlanta and other R.E.M. family and friends from all over might remember or have heard about the Thanksgiving weekend shows the band played at the Fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta in the mid-80s— 40 years ago today (November 29, 1985) was the first of the two shows that year…