During Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy’s R.E.M. tribute tour stop in Athens, Georgia on Thursday night, the original R.E.M. members Mike Mills, Peter Buck, Bill Berry, and Michael Stipe joined them on stage.
The reunion marks the first time R.E.M.’s core four members have been on stage together since their Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2007. Currently, Shannon and Narducy are on tour performing R.E.M.’s 1983 album Murmur in full, which spawned from Mike Mills’ guest appearance with the duo in Chicago last year. At Shannon and Narducy’s performance at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia last night, each R.E.M. member joined the duo on stage.
They didn’t all perform together, and Michael Stipe didn’t perform at all — but he did emerge at the end of the performance to tell the audience “Speaking on behalf...
The reunion marks the first time R.E.M.’s core four members have been on stage together since their Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2007. Currently, Shannon and Narducy are on tour performing R.E.M.’s 1983 album Murmur in full, which spawned from Mike Mills’ guest appearance with the duo in Chicago last year. At Shannon and Narducy’s performance at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia last night, each R.E.M. member joined the duo on stage.
They didn’t all perform together, and Michael Stipe didn’t perform at all — but he did emerge at the end of the performance to tell the audience “Speaking on behalf...
- 2/9/2024
- by Paolo Ragusa
- Consequence - Music
Actor Michael Shannon and guitarist Jason Narducy are about to embark on a tour during which they’ll be performing songs from R.E.M.‘s 1983 debut album Murmur. They got a good rehearsal in Monday night (December 4th) performing “Radio Free Europe” on Late Night with Seth Meyers.
Shannon and Narducy have performed a handful of tribute shows in the past — notably The Smith’s The Queen Is Dead — but the timing was just right for them to take R.E.M. for a spin. Chatting with Meyers in the interview segment of the episode, Shannon reminisced on performing Murmur at Chicago’s Metro this summer, marking the 40th anniversary of both the album and the venue.
Shannon and Narducy were in for a surprise that night when, just moments before they were supposed to go on stage, they got a green room visit none other than R.E.M.’s Mike Mills,...
Shannon and Narducy have performed a handful of tribute shows in the past — notably The Smith’s The Queen Is Dead — but the timing was just right for them to take R.E.M. for a spin. Chatting with Meyers in the interview segment of the episode, Shannon reminisced on performing Murmur at Chicago’s Metro this summer, marking the 40th anniversary of both the album and the venue.
Shannon and Narducy were in for a surprise that night when, just moments before they were supposed to go on stage, they got a green room visit none other than R.E.M.’s Mike Mills,...
- 12/5/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Stephen Colbert is set to return to the Ed Sullivan Theater on Monday after suffering a ruptured appendix.
The Late Show was canceled last week after the comedian had to have surgery. It meant that he wasn’t able to talk to guests including Jennifer Garner, Baz Luhrmann, Patrick Stewart, Jon Batiste and Kelsey Grammer, nor air Barbra Streisand taking The Colbert Questionert.
However, he is planning to be on the show next week and has lined up a guest list of stars.
On Monday, Sarah Paulson and Jason Isbell will be on the show with the Drive-By Trucker performing with his band the 400 Unit. Tuesday sees Mark Ruffalo and a performance by Daniel Caesar; Wednesday has Nicki Minaj and Sara Bareilles, while Colbert will close out the week with Rep. Liz Cheney, who is touting a new book with the revelation that Donald Trump was “depressed” and “not eating” after the January 6 insurrection.
The Late Show was canceled last week after the comedian had to have surgery. It meant that he wasn’t able to talk to guests including Jennifer Garner, Baz Luhrmann, Patrick Stewart, Jon Batiste and Kelsey Grammer, nor air Barbra Streisand taking The Colbert Questionert.
However, he is planning to be on the show next week and has lined up a guest list of stars.
On Monday, Sarah Paulson and Jason Isbell will be on the show with the Drive-By Trucker performing with his band the 400 Unit. Tuesday sees Mark Ruffalo and a performance by Daniel Caesar; Wednesday has Nicki Minaj and Sara Bareilles, while Colbert will close out the week with Rep. Liz Cheney, who is touting a new book with the revelation that Donald Trump was “depressed” and “not eating” after the January 6 insurrection.
- 12/1/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
R.E.M. have been retired for more than a decade, but fans of the band will still have a chance to catch a live performance of their 1983 debut album Murmur in the near future. That’s because actor Michael Shannon and guitarist Jason Narducy have announced a seven-date US tour, during they’ll perform Mumur and other early R.E.M. songs.
With accompaniment from Jon Wurster (drums), Dag Juhlin (guitar), Nick Macri (bass), and Vijay Tellis-Nayak (piano), Shannon and Narducy will visit Minneapolis, Athens, D.C., Brooklyn, and more throughout February 2024. Tickets go on sale Friday, September 29th.
“I have been a fan of R.E.M. since my cousin played me the Document cassette out at my Aunt Norma’s trailer,” said Shannon in a statement. “I spent days and hours stumbling around my hometown of Lexington, Ky listening to Murmur on my Walkman, long before the notion of...
With accompaniment from Jon Wurster (drums), Dag Juhlin (guitar), Nick Macri (bass), and Vijay Tellis-Nayak (piano), Shannon and Narducy will visit Minneapolis, Athens, D.C., Brooklyn, and more throughout February 2024. Tickets go on sale Friday, September 29th.
“I have been a fan of R.E.M. since my cousin played me the Document cassette out at my Aunt Norma’s trailer,” said Shannon in a statement. “I spent days and hours stumbling around my hometown of Lexington, Ky listening to Murmur on my Walkman, long before the notion of...
- 9/26/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
Near the end of Guided by Voices’ beer-drenched, 60-song-plus set at Columbus, Ohio’s Athenaeum Theatre Saturday night, frontman Robert Pollard mused to the audience: “I was born on the stage. I was squirted out on the stage…”
The crowd — a motley crew of locals and super-fans who had crossed the country for the event — roared back, Miller Lite and White Claw soaking all manner of Gbv shirts commemorating scores of albums, from 2019’s Zeppelins Over China to 1994 track “Hot Freaks,” off of Bee Thousand. Bob was finally back, and,...
The crowd — a motley crew of locals and super-fans who had crossed the country for the event — roared back, Miller Lite and White Claw soaking all manner of Gbv shirts commemorating scores of albums, from 2019’s Zeppelins Over China to 1994 track “Hot Freaks,” off of Bee Thousand. Bob was finally back, and,...
- 8/29/2021
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
Bob Mould has announced his Distortion and Blue Hearts! Tour, kicking off September 16th at Paradise in Boston.
The tour will be broken into two halves. Mould will spend the first three weeks performing with Jason Narducy on bass and drummer Jon Wurster. Mould will perform Solo Distortion electric shows on his own, beginning October 15th in Bloomington, Illinois.
“It’s been a year and a half away from the stage,” Mould said in a statement. “I’ve missed the noise, the sweat, and seeing your smiling faces. I’m fully vaccinated,...
The tour will be broken into two halves. Mould will spend the first three weeks performing with Jason Narducy on bass and drummer Jon Wurster. Mould will perform Solo Distortion electric shows on his own, beginning October 15th in Bloomington, Illinois.
“It’s been a year and a half away from the stage,” Mould said in a statement. “I’ve missed the noise, the sweat, and seeing your smiling faces. I’m fully vaccinated,...
- 5/18/2021
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Bob Mould has shared a new song, “Siberian Butterfly,” from his next album, Blue Hearts, out September 25th via Merge Records.
“Siberian Butterfly” is a blast of classic alt-rock, and, in a statement, Mould explained that the song began with him parsing the notion of “collectors” — “people with excessive means who gather the works of creative folk for their ego-driven portfolio” — before it transformed into something more personal.
“As I kept writing, the narrative shifted toward themes of change, growth and freedom,” he said. “These motifs are central to how we become our true selves.
“Siberian Butterfly” is a blast of classic alt-rock, and, in a statement, Mould explained that the song began with him parsing the notion of “collectors” — “people with excessive means who gather the works of creative folk for their ego-driven portfolio” — before it transformed into something more personal.
“As I kept writing, the narrative shifted toward themes of change, growth and freedom,” he said. “These motifs are central to how we become our true selves.
- 9/9/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Bob Mould will chronicle the three decades of his career that came after the breakup of Hüsker Dü in a new box set.
The collection, Distortion: 1989 – 2019, will contain 24 CDs: the 18 studio albums he has recorded as a solo artist and as the frontman of Sugar, four live albums, and two albums of rarities and collaborations. It will come out on October 2nd. The first installment of a vinyl version of the box set will come out the same day.
Mould is previewing the collection Thursday with an amped-up live recording...
The collection, Distortion: 1989 – 2019, will contain 24 CDs: the 18 studio albums he has recorded as a solo artist and as the frontman of Sugar, four live albums, and two albums of rarities and collaborations. It will come out on October 2nd. The first installment of a vinyl version of the box set will come out the same day.
Mould is previewing the collection Thursday with an amped-up live recording...
- 8/13/2020
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Bob Mould’s raging new song “American Crisis” starts with a full-on scream.
The track will appear on his upcoming 14th solo LP, Blue Hearts, and it vibrates with urgency as he sings, “I never thought I’d see this bullshit again.” The lyrics compare the current political and social environments to the Eighties, alluding to the way AIDS claimed innumerable lives, and he caps it with a cutting chorus, “Welcome back to American crisis/No telling what the price is.” It’s an aggressive first taste of the album,...
The track will appear on his upcoming 14th solo LP, Blue Hearts, and it vibrates with urgency as he sings, “I never thought I’d see this bullshit again.” The lyrics compare the current political and social environments to the Eighties, alluding to the way AIDS claimed innumerable lives, and he caps it with a cutting chorus, “Welcome back to American crisis/No telling what the price is.” It’s an aggressive first taste of the album,...
- 6/3/2020
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Earlier this month, Bob Mould told me an anecdote about how people view his live shows. “Somebody once tweeted something like, ‘Oh, my God. I’m at a Bob Mould show, and it seems like it’s been an hour and a half of the same song. It’s incredible,'” he said. “At first, I sort of took offense to it, and then I realized, no, that’s actually like, ‘Oh, cool.'”
Few artists have upheld (or at least revisited) a musical point of view quite like Mould.
Few artists have upheld (or at least revisited) a musical point of view quite like Mould.
- 2/22/2019
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Bob Mould, who admits he’s “typically not the nostalgic type” in a statement, has booked two concerts that will mark 40 years since he launched his music career as a member of Hüsker Dü. The gigs will take place in St. Paul at the Palace on March 30th and the Turf Club on the 31st. The latter show has already sold out.
In a remembrance, Mould recalled how he started his “professional” music career on March 30th, 1979 playing with a band called Buddy and the Returnables that featured the three...
In a remembrance, Mould recalled how he started his “professional” music career on March 30th, 1979 playing with a band called Buddy and the Returnables that featured the three...
- 2/13/2019
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
“I’ve always been a write-what-you-know kind of guy,” Bob Mould says on what he describes as a rainy San Francisco morning. “So this time, I was trying to consciously create a little bit of a different world to work in.”
He ended up changing his world in two ways. On one hand, he radically overhauled his life and relocated himself to Berlin for big parts of the past few years. He doesn’t speak German, but he’s immersed himself in the culture, going clubbing again and enjoying a change of pace.
He ended up changing his world in two ways. On one hand, he radically overhauled his life and relocated himself to Berlin for big parts of the past few years. He doesn’t speak German, but he’s immersed himself in the culture, going clubbing again and enjoying a change of pace.
- 2/7/2019
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
We’re big fans of Split Single around here, and not just because chief architect Jason Narducy is both our fellow Chicagoan and the bassist in some of our favorite bands (including Superchunk and Bob Mould’s band). A lot of Narducy’s videos as Split Single have been a little bit silly—you may recall seeing “the…
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- 11/2/2017
- by Josh Modell
- avclub.com
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