Athens friends: Preservation is more than a facade. More than saving a front porch. It's history, neighborhood integrity and protecting our community. Read our letter and let's honor the history of the UGA President's House. Athens deserves better. keepathenslocal.org/wp-content/u...

-A living wage -Guaranteed healthcare -The right to join a union -The right to vote -The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family -The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence These are the foundations of real freedom.

Happy birthday to The Monkees' Mike Nesmith & Davy Jones! 🥳🥳 (Dec.30, '42 & '45) Mike would be 83 & Davy would be 80. 🤍🤍 My life loves... love you always. ❤️✨️

Michael, NYC 1986 📸 Ebet Roberts @michaelstipe.bsky.social

"Driver 8, take a break. We can't reach our destination. We're still a ways away..." R.E.M. • Driver 8 • Newcastle'85

R.E.M. ☆ Carnival Of Sorts (Boxcars) ☆ Livewire '83 @remhq.bsky.social Ready to dance this year outta here!💃👋

Farewell Teddy...😔💔 Perry Bamonte of The Cure, 1960-2025.

Deck the halls! 🎄 🎅

Frank Capra was originally set to direct IT HAPPENED ON FIFTH AVENUE but Roy Del Ruth ended up making the picture. Even without the "Capra Touch," it was a box office hit and has since become a holiday classic.

Before introducing the beloved classic “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” to the world, Judy Garland urged composer Hugh Martin to write a more lighthearted second line than “It may be your last.” He landed on “Let your heart be light” instead, and the rest is holiday history.

Happy Holidays!✨️ (Michael Stipe 🎅 NME magazine, Dec '94) @remhq.bsky.social @michaelstipe.bsky.social

TCM will honor the life and career of the late Rob Reiner with a programming tribute including a special premiere presentation of THE PRINCESS BRIDE ('87) next month: https://bit.ly/3MN4T0x

The holidays remind us that it need not be a moment of exceptional catastrophe to offer others a little help. https://to.pbs.org/3Eusuvh

Gang of Four’s studio album Shrinkwrapped is available to buy now on vinyl for the very first time: www.musicglue.com/gang-of-four...

R.E.M. ✨️ Losing My Religion (mtv 10th anniversary special, '91) @remhq.bsky.social

Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life The Minnesota Speaker’s closest friends and family open up for the first time. Read @stephenrodrick.bsky.social's exclusive: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

So… folks…

🎂 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

Happy Birthday, Mike!🥳♥️ @remhq.bsky.social @millsish.bsky.social 🎥: Mike Mills & Robert McDuffie with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra • 'R.E.M. Explored' • Atlanta Symphony Hall • Sept, '22.

Happiest of birthdays to R.E.M.'s Mike Mills! 🥳✨️ (dec17, '58) @remhq.bsky.social @millsish.bsky.social

We say goodbye to actor, filmmaker and activist Rob Reiner. A dedicated storyteller with sincerity that imbued his prolific work and the causes he believed in, Reiner’s heartfelt portrayal of the human condition reminds us of the power of film and its abilities to stay with us.

😪Rob Reiner. (Mar6, '47 - Dec14, '25) Heartbroken.💔

"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...

20 years of Depeche Mode's A Pain That I'm Used To 😎✨️ (Dec 12, '05)

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/...

Happy Holidays from the Xmas Fairy! 🎄🧚‍♂️✨️ (Dec 11, '99, SNL: Michael Stipe as The Xmas Fairy in the Mango sketch 🙌) @michaelstipe.bsky.social @remhq.bsky.social

Dec 11, '99: R.E.M. on SNL 🎄✨️ ('Man On The Moon') @remhq.bsky.social @

Here's to the amazingly cool Mike Nesmith of The Monkees, who we lost on this day 4 years ago. (Dec 10, 2021.) 🤍✨️ Thinking of you and forever jamming to your songs, Mike. Love you and miss you always. ❤️

Happy birthday to Green Day's Tré Cool! 😊🥁🤘 (dec9, '72)

"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...

Remembering John Lennon today, and every day. 🤍✨️ (Dec 8, 1980) 45 years.😔 Love you and miss you always, John. 💖

Happy 27th anniversary to R.E.M.'s Lotus! 🪷 (single release: uk Dec 7 / us Dec 8, 1998) @remhq.bsky.social

🎸 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

Hey, I know time’s are tough, so it’s all there for free, but if you’re looking to spend a few dollars on #bandcampfriday, I can always use the support! tedleo.bandcamp.com

Happy birthday, Pete! 🥳♥️ #peterbuck #rem -dec7,'56 @remhq.bsky.social

Happiest of birthdays to THE MAN- Peter Buck! 🥳😎✨️ @remhq.bsky.social (Dec 7, '56)

Check out NPR’s interview with Michael Shannon who talks about his latest endeavors, cinematic and musical. www.npr.org/2025/11/26/n...

Spotify Wrapped is usually a fun way to reflect on what you’ve listened to over the year and share your tastes with friends. But it hits different when it’s paired with propaganda for Trump’s deportation machine. Use our social toolkit to share the truth about Spotify: app.sosha.ai/toolkit/spot...

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!

Sounds about right.

Eon Music has posted an interview with Drink The Sea 🌊 , currently on tour in Spain. www.eonmusic.co.uk/interviews/m...

"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...

Happy 29 years of R.E.M.'s Electrolite!✨️🌠 (single release: uk Dec 2/ us Dec 3, 1996) @remhq.bsky.social [🎥: T in the Park, '03]

World AIDS Day. Dec 1, 2025. ❤️

Remembering the beautiful George Harrison... every day and always. (Nov 29, 2001) ✨️🤍

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!

32 years of R.E.M.'s Find The River (uk single release Nov 29, '93) @remhq.bsky.social [🎥: Madrid '03]

21 years of R.E.M.'s Aftermath (uk single release Nov 29, '04) ✨️ @remhq.bsky.social

Green Day • 'Macy's Day Parade ' (2001) 🍁🍂

In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.