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

“I want this to be as good as that, and that’s near impossible.” ...

This third tour of playing R.E.M.’s albums focuses on “Lifes Rich Pageant,” again with the full approval, and maybe the ...

Now, everybody: “LEON-ARD BERN-STEIN!” ...

R.E.M.'s most topical album yet just kept getting more intense. "Finest Worksong" opened Document by using the then-current economic situation in America as subtext. "Welcome to the Occupation" took ...

Michael Shannon has been a big R.E.M. fan for a long time. The actor has been taking that to the next level lately, as he and veteran musician Jason Narducy are in the midst of an R.E.M. tribute tour ...

R.E.M. fans were in for a surprise as singer Michael Stipe, bassist Mike Mills, guitarist Peter Buck and drummer Bill Berry all appeared onstage together Thursday night (Feb. 8) for the first time ...

On August 24, 1982, R.E.M. released their debut EP, “Chronic Town.” Even today, it’s difficult to categorize the five-song release: Bookended by the ringing, yearning “Wolves, Lower” and the ...

What was R.E.M.? It depends on who you are. Outside of U2, the Athens, Ga., quartet was the biggest rock band on the planet in the 1990s. But for those who followed its early career as America’s most ...