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Tue, June 04 2013 5:15am - Source: The Music Mix

After five albums for independent label IRS, REM were increasingly unable to resist the advances of the majors.

Album Review: R.E.M., “Green (25th Anniversary Edition)”

Mon, June 03 2013 2:31pm - Source: Pop Dose

In revisiting Green , I have to remove myself from the R.E.M.-worshiper that I was in the '80′s; I was younger and a bit more crassly idealistic.

Miss Kittin covers R.E.M. and learns some life lessons on her new self-produced solo LP

Fri, May 31 2013 9:04am - Source: Beatportal

By the mid '90s, Miss Kittin (née Caroline Hervé) had already become a permanent fixture in France's rave scene.

Southern Space Monkeys Sell the Sky

Mon, May 27 2013 12:23am - Source: Bottom of the Glass

R.E.M. weren't the first space monkeys of indie rock born in the South, but they most certainly were the first ones to land on the moon.

Did They Burn Out Or Fade Away?

Sun, May 26 2013 4:22am - Source: Bottom of the Glass

The Beatles broke up when they couldn't take it anymore.

R.E.M - Green 25th Anniversary Edition

Thu, May 23 2013 11:54am - Source: Uncut.co.uk

Pointedly released on Election Day 1988, REM 's sixth album – and the group's major label debut – completed the college-rock band's improbable rise to the top of the rock pyramid alongside U2, who were then coming off the monumental Joshua Tree.

REM's Mike Mills says 'no reunion'

Wed, May 22 2013 10:23am - Source: Music-News.com

REM's breakup seemed fairly final but their fans have always hoped that it would be only for a short amount of time.

SIFF 2013 Face the Music Preview: Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me

Tue, May 21 2013 2:59pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

Last year's Oscar winning documentary Searching for Sugarman shined a spotlight on an artist who, despite obvious talent and critical acclaim, somehow slipped through the cracks and never enjoyed the mainstream success he was destined for until later in life when a journalist tracked him down and revealed his bootlegged music was as beloved as Bob Dylan and The Beatles in South Africa.

REM's Mike Mills: 'We have zero plans to reform'

Thu, May 16 2013 4:38pm - Source: NME

REM bassist Mike Mills has insisted the band have "zero" plans to reform.

R.E.M. Bassist Mike Mills: 'There Are Zero Plans For a Reunion'

Wed, May 15 2013 5:18pm - Source: Rolling Stone

When R.E.M. announced their breakup in September 2011, many fans thought it was only a matter of time until they announced a reunion.

Album Review: R.E.M.- Green [Deluxe Edition]

Wed, May 15 2013 4:18am - Source: Consequence of Sound

There's a lot that can be read into the title of R.E.M.' s 1988 major label debut.

You Never Know: Reflections on R.E.M.’s “Green” As It Turns 25

Tue, May 14 2013 2:29pm - Source: Pop Dose

I was wheeling my hot dog cart back from near the UGA stadium where I had been haplessly attempting to vend hot dogs since 8am.

Big Star: For All Time

Tue, May 14 2013 1:29pm - Source: Pop Dose

For decades now, people have asked "Why weren't Big Star huge?"

Dreams They Complement My Life

Tue, May 14 2013 12:23pm - Source: Fluxblog

A lot of songs that implore the listener to "do something" with their lives can seem awfully smug and self-satisfied, but R.E.M.'s "Get Up" side-steps that trap by making it clear from the start that the singer is addressing himself as much as the audience.

Win a Deluxe Edition Prize Pack of R.E.M.’s 25th Anniversary Edition of “Green”!

Mon, May 13 2013 5:58pm - Source: Pop Dose

1988′s Green , which is turning 25 in style by returning to fans with an added disc of live performances and some spiffy new packaging (see complete details below).

R.E.M. Reflect on 'Green' on the Album's 25th Anniversary

Fri, May 10 2013 1:06pm - Source: Rolling Stone

R.E.M. were feeling a little restless when they began recording Green in early 1988.

The 10 Best Deerhunter Songs

Thu, May 09 2013 8:07pm - Source: Stereogum

"I want to be the Patti Smith of now, with something like 'Rock 'n' Roll Nigger' blaring out of kids' speakers. I fantasize about that, but I'm not going to be that. I'm just not that dangerous," Bradford Cox told me in an interview for The Big Takeover back in 2008.

50 GREAT ALBUMS IN MY 50th YEAR (Part 35)

Fri, May 03 2013 5:12am - Source: THE VINYL VILLAIN

In selecting Out of Time above all other R.E.M. albums, I'm acknowledging the title of this series.

The 10 Best Bright Eyes Songs

Thu, April 25 2013 4:22pm - Source: Stereogum

"To me, Conor Oberst resembles Patti Smith a great deal," R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe told me in an interview back in 2008.

TVD Ticket Giveaway: Robyn Hitchcock and The Venus 3 at the 9:30 Club, 4/27

Wed, April 24 2013 4:14pm - Source: The Vinyl District

Robyn Hitchcock has been composing alt-pop for decades, traversing soundscapes of sublime and accessible compositions with enlightened lyricism among several different musical ventures.

Come On Fry Young: Sam Herlihy & Cold Mathematics

Fri, April 19 2013 12:53pm - Source: The Quietus

I was aware that suncream requirements were likely to be low.

Classic Albums: R.E.M. - Murmur

Fri, April 12 2013 8:14am - Source: ClashMusic.com

R.E.M. was undoubtedly one of the first American bands to take the underground to the mainstream.

Book Notes - Elizabeth Scarboro "My Foreign Cities"

Thu, April 11 2013 2:18pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book.

The 10 Best National Songs

Wed, April 10 2013 5:55pm - Source: Stereogum

For many people who listen to the National, and by guitarist Aaron Dessner's own admission , the band's career started in 2007.

All Filler, No Killer: Ten records from our favourite bands we’d rather forget

Sun, April 07 2013 10:40am - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

As the return of The Strokes recently reminded us , there's nothing sadder than a creative lowpoint for a once-loved band.

Book Notes - Shawn Vestal "Godforsaken Idaho"

Thu, April 04 2013 2:58pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book.

REM to release 25th anniversary deluxe edition of 'Green'

Tue, April 02 2013 11:51pm - Source: Music-News.com

R.E.M. achieved global success with the 1988 release of 'Green', the quartet's sixth studio album and first for Warner Bros. Records, which would be the band's label home for the rest of their recording career.

R.E.M To Release Special 25th Anniversary Edition Of 'Green' In May

Tue, April 02 2013 8:23pm - Source: Stereoboard

American rockers R.E.M have revealed that theyll be releasing a 25th anniversary edition of their seminal album Green.

Listen: Alec Baldwin Interviews Thom Yorke

Mon, April 01 2013 4:36pm - Source: Under The Radar Magazine

For those were completely unaware of this, actor Alec Baldwin hosts his own podcast program on WNYC called "Here's the Thing."

TVD Recommends: The Feelies at the 9:30 Club, 3/27

Tue, March 26 2013 6:27pm - Source: The Vinyl District

They'll be at the 9:30 Club this Wednesday, March 27, presented by Dogfish Head Brewery.

The Vinyl Diaries: R.E.M., “Automatic for the People”

Thu, March 21 2013 1:51pm - Source: Pop Dose

I bought Murmur when I was 13 or 14—on the recommendation of Rolling Stone and a dozen other music magazines I was reading—and for the longest time, it was the weirdest album in my collection, which consisted mostly of classic rock, arena rock, and pop radio fodder.

Almost Hits: R.E.M., “It’s the End of the World as We Know It [and I Feel Fine]” (1987)

Tue, March 19 2013 12:46pm - Source: Something Else!

"It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)" is one of the longer song titles in rock 'n roll and one of the more oddball releases from R.E.M. (probably only superseded by "Leave" from New Adventures In Hi-Fi ).

O Superman

Sun, March 03 2013 11:15pm - Source: Plain or Pan?

Life's Rich Pageant was the first REM album I heard and, when push comes to shove, it's still my favourite of theirs.

Watch Colin Meloy, Ben Gibbard, and Peter Buck perform R.E.M.’s “You Are the Everything”

Fri, February 15 2013 3:21pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

We've already seen Ben Gibbard and Peter Buck perform some R.E.M. together, but now watch what happens when The Decemberists' Colin Meloy is added to the fold.

Courtney Love and Michael Stipe join forces on Johnny Depp's 'pirate' album - listen

Wed, February 13 2013 6:50pm - Source: NME

Courtney Love and REM's Michael Stipe have collaborated on a track for Johnny Depp's forthcoming album of sea shanties – listen to it below.

Listen to Michael Stipe and Courtney Love’s pirate shanty

Mon, February 11 2013 6:12pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

What was Michael Stipe' s first recording following the demise of R.E.M.? The answer is a pirate shanty — yes , pirate shanty — with Courtney Love (!) titled, "Rio Grande".

The Troggs lead singer Reg Presley dies

Tue, February 05 2013 11:01am - Source: Music-News.com

Reg Presley, lead singer of 60s rock group The Troggs, has died at the age of 71.

Book Notes - Amber Dermont "The Starboard Sea"

Wed, January 30 2013 6:51pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book.

Watch Ben Gibbard Cover R.E.M.’s “Near Wild Heaven” With Peter Buck & Mike Mills

Tue, January 29 2013 9:37pm - Source: Stereogum

After the Postal Service reunion runs its course, Ben Gibbard does an Audioslave thing with the non-Stipe members of R.E.M.

The Popdose Interview: Michael Gurley of Dada

Thu, December 20 2012 5:28pm - Source: Pop Dose

While the '90s might have ushered in the popularity of MC Hammer and of course, his " Hammer pants, " it also brought about an explosion in popularity of the alternative rock radio format.

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