R.E.M.

R.E.M.'s working rehearsals in Ireland for the band's most recent studio album, 2008's Accelerate, are the subject of the group's new live album, R.E.M. Live at the Olympia, which comes... More »

It's not the end of the world as we know it, but it could be the end of an era. R.E.M. announced today that someone made off with founding member Peter Buck's signature Rickenbacker guitar immediately... More »

Peter Buck of R.E.M., SNL star Amy Poehler and novelist Jonathan Lethem are among the curators of a limited-edition series of CDs that will mark the 20th anniversary of North Carolina independent label... More »

Think of it as mix tapes made by famous people. The North Carolina-based indie record label Merge is launching a limited-edition series of CDs curated by famous folks like Saturday Night Live's Amy... More »

Michael Stipe thinks the music video is a dead medium — but the R.E.M. singer still wants the band s songs to be accompanied by some kind of visuals. So instead of hiring a top video director to... More »

New Orleans' Voodoo Music Experience festival will marks its 10th anniversary in October by hosting three of the biggest bands of the 1990s: R.E.M., Nine Inch Nails and Stone Temple Pilots. The three... More »

Think fast. R.E.M. has banished the quiet, dream-like mood of their last two records and is about to unleash the hard, sharp-eyed Accelerate, their first album in four years. As Michael Stipe, Peter... More »

R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe recently said that he believes it is important for public figures to be open about their sexuality. The 48-year-old singer has long been candid about being gay, having been... More »

R.E.M. ditched the hits and dusted off some old gems while previewing its new album during a politically charged concert at the South By Southwest music festival underway in the Texas capital. The 22... More »

When it kicked off March 7, the South by Southwest Film Festival wasn't necessarily in line for a watershed moment. The easygoing, jeans-and-beer atmosphere, which will come to an end Saturday, made... More »

R.E.M. lead singer Michael Stipe was among more than a dozen potential jurors dismissed at the beginning of the trial for a man accused of sneaking into a middle school and trying to sexually assault... More »

Alternative rock stalwarts R.E.M. have just released their first live CD/DVD to generate some buzz ahead of a new studio collection next year that will carry a political tone coming just before the U.... More »