Ultimate Classic Rock

R.E.M.’s Farewell: Answering Five ‘Collapse Into Now’ Questions

Few bands break up as gracefully as R.E.M. The alt-rock band called it quits in September 2011, writing on their website, “We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of ...
People

R.E.M. Says They Get Along Now Because They 'Quit at the Right Time' — but Reveal They Won't Reunite Again

In an interview with 'CBS Mornings', the band opened up about why it would take "a comet" for them to get back together CBS Mornings/YouTube R.E.M. doesn't want to overstay their welcome. In an ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

R.E.M.’s Bill Berry Was Ready to Confront Death With New Band

R.E.M. co-founder Bill Berry says he wouldn’t have wanted to make his new album earlier in his career. He’s heard playing drums on The Power and the Glory, the debut LP from the Bad Ends, for which he ...
American Songwriter

Remember When R.E.M. Teamed up With a Hip-Hop Legend in 1991?

R.E.M. took aim at the airwaves on "Radio Song" in 1991. And they received from help from a rap firebrand to do it.
Forbes

R.E.M. Producer Scott Litt on Revisiting ‘Monster’ 25 Years Later

Litt finally got that second chance in revisiting and improving the sound of Monster. For the album's 25th anniversary deluxe edition reissue, which was recently released, he did a new remix that ...
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R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe Reveals ‘Losing My Religion’ True Meaning, Says It Wasn’t About Him

You've likely heard R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion" hundreds or thousands of times in your lifetime and almost always naturally assumed it was an autobiographical tale penned by singer Michael Stipe.