R.E.M.

Before Document , before Out of Time, before Automatic for the People —in other words, before R.E.M. began playing arenas—there was Life's Rich Pageant. Read More

I discovered R.E.M. through 1988's Green , cemented my love with 1991's Out of Time and became an all-out fanatic with Automatic for the People the following year. Read More

mtvU handed out the 2009 Woodie Awards on Wednesday night in New York City, honoring college music favorites from the past year. Read More

We may not be tots, but we're happy to hear that Stella McCartney signed on to do another GapKids collection. Read More

Maison Martin Margiela and R.E.M. lead singer Michael Stipe are in the midst of launching a collaborative piece of jewelry. Read More

In 2008, R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe debuted his talent as a sculpture artist, unveiling his cast bronze sculptures at his exhibition at Rogan Botique in Bowery. Read More

Last week, we were surprised to see "glimpses" of Michael Stipe and his Athens, GA outfit, R.E.M. , in the studio via assorted photographs. Read More

Michael Stipe takes us on a brief studio tour to watch he and R.E.M. work on their forthcoming album with Jacknife Lee. The clips are short, but they give a sense of the sound. Read More

Sometimes a happy accident creates a hit song, and for R.E.M. that's the case for their biggest hit, which comes in at #208 on the 1991 Firecracker 500 and #141 on the 1996 list. Read More

Word of the studio activity came cryptically this week when guitarist Peter Buck posted this photo of singer Michael Stipe standing in the company of producer Jacknife Lee, producer/engineer Tom McFall and sound engineer Sam Bell. If Buck's photo wasn't enough of a hint, R.E.M.'s website points to a recent Online Athens interview with Lee, in which the producer confirms he's been in the studio with the band working on a new disc. Read More