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Every R.E.M. Album Ranked From Worst to Best

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The post Every R.E.M. Album Ranked From Worst to Best appeared first on Consequence. It’s been over 40 years since R.E.M. played ...
Spin

R.E.M.’s Four Original Members Perform For First Time Since 2007

R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe and Bill Berry at the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction (photo: Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images). R.E.M.’s original four members Michael Stipe, ...

Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy add fall dates to tour celebrating R.E.M.’s 'Lifes Rich Pageant'

Actor Michael Shannon and his musical partner Jason Narducy have added some fall U.S. dates to their tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of R.E.M.’s fourth studio album, Lifes Rich Pageant.The duo ...
Online Athens

'Superman' actor's R.E.M. cover band to perform classic album in Athens

Oscar nominee Michael Shannon and musician Jason Narducy will perform R.E.M.'s "Life's Rich Pageant" at the 40 Watt in ...
Style Weekly

Greeting Strangers

I grew up on the music of Athens, Georgia band R.E.M., so maybe I’m a little biased. They first blew up in the early ‘80s with the catchy song “Radio Free Europe” that was extremely popular around ...
American Songwriter

Watch R.E.M.’s New “I Believe” Lyric Video, Promoting the Band’s Campaign Encouraging Voter Participation

The “I Believe” video was created by R.E.M.’s longtime art director, Chris Billheimer, a fellow native of Athens, Georgia. The black-and-white clip uses a stop-motion technique to show the lyrics of ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe Vents His Spleen on ‘Ignoreland’

“The song is written in Neil Young’s tuning – not that he owns it,” Buck told Melody Maker in 1992. “But the Es are tuned down to D, like in ‘Cinnamon Girl.’ I admit it; he’s the one I learned that ...
Forbes

R.E.M. Perform Together For First Time In 15 Years At Songwriters Hall Of Fame

R.E.M. band members (L-R) Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe and Bill Berry attend the Songwriters Hall of Fame 2024 induction and awards gala at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York ...
WFAE

R.E.M.'s hometown of Athens, Ga., still welcomes fans 45 years after the band started there

R.E.M. is turning 45 years old this Saturday, which is a perfect time to take a trip to its hometown. Let's just say, you can get there from here. All it takes is the right frame of mind. You don't ...
Stereogum

The Alternative Number Ones: R.E.M.’s “Bang And Blame”

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...
Stereogum

The Alternative Number Ones: R.E.M.’s “Orange Crush”

In The Alternative Number Ones, I'm reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...