‘The Name of This Band is R.E.M.’ Review: Indie Rock’s Georgia Pioneers
A low-key quartet from a southern college town, R.E.M. didn’t look like the type to blaze a whole new path for pop music.
How the biggest rock band in the world disappeared
Every generation has their “our childhood heroes are how old now?” moment — jaws surely dropped when Rita Hayworth turned 65, ...
The song REM refused to play live
Discover why REM. chose to leave one of their biggest hits off their live setlists. Michael Stipe and the indie gang were notoriously picky.
Watch Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy Cover R.E.M.’s ‘Driver 8’ on ‘Fallon’
Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy stopped by The Tonight Show to showcase a dynamic cover of R.E.M. ‘s 1985 song “Driver 8.” The performance previews the duo’s forthcoming tour that will showcase the ...
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Making sense of R.E.M., from mumblers to megastars
Within weeks of its now fabled first performance in 1980 at a friend’s birthday party in an old, deconsecrated church in Athens, Georgia, the quartet was drawing larger-than-average crowds at ...