Or at least they were there for a combination of the two. Shannon, guitarist Jason Narducy and a backing band performed R.E.M.’s 1985 album “Fables of the Reconstruction” in its entirety in Chicago in ...

Maybe the SEC should change “It Just Means More” branding to “It Just Rocks More.” Some amazing musicians have come through schools now part of the Southeastern Conference, famous for its college ...

Michael Shannon revisited 30-plus songs by the defunct Georgia quartet with members of Bob Mould’s band and Wilco.

REM. had been in the game for years prior to 'Losing My Religion', but things would never be the same following their magnum opus.

Final Straw” from Around the Sun and “Bad Day,” a track orignally written during Ronald Reagan’s presidency and later released on the band’s 2003 compilation In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003, ...

From college rock phenoms in the '80s, R.E.M became global superstars in the '90s — and they did it all on their own terms.

Image via YouTube On Saturday, March 8, Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy rolled into New York for the final East Coast performance of their Fables of the ...

Noel Gallagher could recognise when a band was on fire, but he felt that there were some acts that were too superficial for their own good.

R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe with Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy's R.E.M. tribute band on March 8, 2025 (photo: Lauren Krohn).