R.E.M. was synonymous with college rock during the '80s. The murky sounds and often inscrutable lyrics from the greatest band to emerge from the musical hotbed of Athens, Georgia, were the soundtrack ...

“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 ...

R.E.M. managed the ascent from college radio to mainstream superstars as well as just about any other artist or band. Perhaps it’s because they did it so gradually, making adjustments to their sound ...

Let’s put our heads together and start a new tour up. Two-time Oscar nominee Michael Shannon and his musical partner Jason Narducy today revealed the dates for their long-planned tour celebrating the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy stopped by The Tonight Show to showcase a dynamic cover of R.E.M.‘s 1985 song “Driver 8.” The performance previews the duo’s forthcoming tour that will showcase the ...

R.E.M. already had five albums under their belt before major labels came calling. In their eight years together prior to signing with Warner Bros. and recording 1988’s Green, the Athens, Georgia, ...

The most surprising thing about Peter Ames Carlin’s biography “The Name of This Band is R.E.M.” is how undramatic the story seems. R.E.M., in Mr. Carlin’s telling, is the band that did it right, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael Stipe onstage with Mike Mills and Michael Shannon at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Ga., on Feb. 8, 2024 (photo: Cameron ...

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: ...