Few bands break up as gracefully as R.E.M. The alt-rock band called it quits in September 2011, writing on their website, “We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of ...

Here’s a book pitch: A sequel to Michael Azerrad’s venerable Our Band Could Be Your Life, in which the story of American indie rock’s roots in the ’80s continues by delving into the boom and bust of ...

R.E.M. released its 14th studio album, Accelerate on March 31, 2008 in Europe and then on April 1 in North America. As its title implies, this record possesses great urgency. Songs such as "Living ...

Ahead of being inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame, R.E.M. vowed that they would never reunite. “It’d never be as good,” Peter Buck said. They must have meant a full-blown reunion, with a new ...

Everyone who remembers 1991, no matter how old they were then or are now, undoubtedly has a visceral connection to R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion.” Maybe this is news to the Kids Of Today, and that’s ...

R.E.M. fans were in for a surprise as singer Michael Stipe, bassist Mike Mills, guitarist Peter Buck and drummer Bill Berry all appeared onstage together Thursday night (Feb. 8) for the first time ...

You can learn a lot about an R.E.M. album from its first 10 seconds. The thunderous drums and ringing guitar at the start of 1987's Document signaled a dramatic ...

Rock band R.E.M probably couldn’t predict their early ’90s hit song “Everybody Hurts” would be put to political use in 2019. When it was, they were not happy about it. The episode began on Friday ...