Revisiting R.E.M.’s 'Worst' Album After 19 Trips Around the Sun R.E.M.’s original four members Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry performed in public tonight (June 13) for the first ...
Will R.E.M. get together again? It's been a year since the four founding members of the Athens-based band reunited on stage for a song, "Pretty Persuasion", at the 40-Watt with Michael Shannon and ...
Paul Butchart gives tours of musical landmarks all over Athens, Ga. In his hands is R.E.M.'s 1983 Murmur album, with the original trestle bridge photograph on the back cover. The bridge behind ...
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 ...
R.E.M's Bill Berry became emotional as he reflected on his decision to leave the band at the height of their success. Berry and fellow University of Georgia students Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike ...
R.E.M. surprised fans recently with a rare live performance in Athens, Georgia on Thursday, February 27. The band kicked off a stunning set at the 40 Watt Club in their hometown, and they whipped out ...
Maybe this shouldn't feel so miraculous, but it sure seems like the four members of R.E.M. like getting back together, hanging out with each other, and even playing music in public if it feels right.
"What a ride it has been," frontman Michael Stipe said at the ceremony, which featured his band's first performance in 17 years Dave Quinn is the Deputy News Director at PEOPLE. He has been working at ...
On this date in 1983 a debut album dubbed one of the best of all time kickstarted a hall of fame career for one alternative ...
After a three-decade run that included such hits as “Losing My Religion,” “Man on the Moon” and “The One I Love,” popular rock band R.E.M. split in 2011. But its members never really retired.
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 ...