Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy on Accidentally Starting the World’s Greatest R.E.M. Tribute Band
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The Georgia boys in R.E.M. are still missed, 15 years after they broke up . They rolled out of the South in the early Eighties, in a swirl of kudzu and guitar chime, defying all the corporate-rock clichés and taking over as one of the all-time great American bands. They built an untouchably fearsome songbook, from their 1981 indie debut single “Radio Free Europe” to their 2011 farewell. But their music lives on. Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy have been on the road this year with their all-
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