From 'Murmur' to 'Automatic for the People', we run through the records of Athens, Georgia's finest 1980s indie outfit, REM a band like no other.
When REM released their seventh album, Out Of Time, in 1991, even some of the most glowing reviews took a moment to disparage “Shiny Happy People”, a deliriously upbeat pop song with silly ...
He knows there’s lots more for REM to do. He’s convinced they have yet to make a brilliant album backing their ... During the making of Out Of Time he bought a load of the excellent Beach ...
We all have those tunes that just get under our skin, but what happens when it’s one you came up with in the first place?
REM's ninth album, Monster, is the most challenging ... beauty and delicate humanity of their preceding two records: Out of Time and Automatic for the People. But the group were restless.
Formed in Athens, Georgia, REM went from cult indie band to one ... the group sell 18 million copies of their seventh album, Out Of Time, turning them into global superstars.
They spent a lot of time hanging out with college-radio d.j.s but shunned TV commercials and lyric sheets and mostly kept ...
The original line-up of the band REM performed together for ... that we’re all proud of – that is out there for the rest of ...
R.E.M. bandmates became ubiquitous MTV stars at a time when the music channel was a pop kingmaker. As ’90s albums such as “Out of Time” and “Automatic for the People” sold millions of ...
On “Songs of a Lost World,” these alt-rock icons have staged the most unlikely revivals just when they had nothing to lose.
While every album has something excellent to offer, it’s an often debated topic as to which Pavement album is the best, and ...
REM backstage at the Songwriters Hall of Fame ... helped the group sell 18 million copies of their seventh album, Out Of Time, turning them into global superstars. "I loved the song, but we ...