Reuters - Aug 25, 2009
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 »Reuters - Jun 4, 2009
Four discs' worth of unreleased demos, alternate takes, rarities and live cuts are on tap for fans of cult rock act Big Star later this year. On September 15, Rhino will release Keep an Eye on the...
More »E! Online - Sep 10, 2008
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 »Reuters - Aug 25, 2008
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 »E! Online - Aug 25, 2008
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 »AP - Jun 20, 2008
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 »Reuters - Apr 28, 2008
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 »Reuters - Mar 21, 2008
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 »Yahoo! Music - Mar 20, 2008
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 »Reuters - Mar 14, 2008
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 »Reuters - Mar 13, 2008
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 »AP - Jan 15, 2008
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 »Reuters - Oct 31, 2007
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 »AP - Mar 31, 2007
R.E.M. plans to give fans a taste of tracks from their upcoming album during a series of gigs in Dublin this summer. In a statement posted Friday on the R.E.M. Web site, the band said it would hold...
More »E! Online - Mar 15, 2007
R.E.M. had a shiny, happy reunion for this headlining gig. Van Halen, not so much. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame swung open its doors Monday night to the latest batch of acts ticketed for music immortality...
More »E! Online - Sep 18, 2006
R.E.M. may have lost their religion, but at least for one night they regained their drummer. The alt-rock quartet reunited Saturday for a one-off mini-concert in honor of the group s induction into...
More »E! Online - Sep 6, 2006
Won t you come home, Bill Berry? The former R.E.M. drummer, who officially retired from the alt-rock outfit in 1997, has confirmed plans to reunite with his former band mates when R.E.M. is inducted...
More »Reuters - Feb 22, 2006
R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, Bright Eyes, Rufus Wainwright, Fischerspooner, Public Enemy s Chuck D, Devendra Banhart and Peaches have signed on for Bring Em Home Now, a March 20 concert at New York...
More »USRN - Aug 29, 2003
(8/29/03, 6 p.m. ET) -- R.E.M. beings its six-week North American tour on Friday (August 29) at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver--where the trio has been working on its next studio album. The new tour...
More »USRN - Jun 23, 2003
(6/23/03, 6 p.m. ET) -- R.E.M. has posted video footage of the band rehearsing for their current world tour on their official website, remhq.com. The video was recently shot at the band s studios in Vancouver...
More »USRN - Apr 4, 2003
(4/4/03, 12 p.m. ET) -- R.E.M. has, not surprisingly, come out against the war in Iraq with the new song, titled The Final Straw. The track, which can be downloaded from the band s website (remhq.com),...
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Carnival Of Sorts [Box Cars] [Live At The Olympia]
R.E.M.Drive [Live At The Olympia]
R.E.M.Living Well Is The Best Revenge [Live At The Olympia]
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R.E.M.Man-Sized Wreath
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