“I don’t really know how else to regard it, except that some energy force in the universe pulled the four of us together to write pop music for the particular moment that we were there doing it,” says ...

For a while, it seemed like R.E.M. would never emerge from their status as underground rock heroes into the mainstream. Once they made that jump, however, they routinely delivered songs that did very ...

Athens, Georgia, took a leap of faith that a folkish, baroque album with hip-hop, mandolins, and shiny, happy bubblegum pop ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. R.E.M. — Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe, and Bill Berry — at the 2024 Songwriters Hall Of Fame induction ceremony. - Credit ...

I grew up on the music of Athens, Georgia band R.E.M., so maybe I’m a little biased. They first blew up in the early ‘80s with the catchy song “Radio Free Europe” that was extremely popular around ...

Athens indie/alternative legends R.E.M reunited for a few moments Thursday night at the 40 Watt, shocking a crowd on hand to see Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy performing R.E.M.’s “Fables Of The ...

Actor Michael Shannon and musician Jason Narducy are playing R.E.M. deep cuts and re-creating whole albums, keeping the ...