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“People talk to me on the street about it and say, ‘That song was really there for me when I needed it’”: the stirring 90s anthem inspired by Nazareth and featuring strings arranged by a member of Led Zeppelin that made this band absolutely massive

How a stirring 90s anthem made these alt-rock trailblazers huge, was inspired by Nazareth and featured strings arranged by a member of Led Zeppelin

“This is the kind of band all of us wanted to be in as we got older”: New supergroup bringing together members of R.E.M., Screaming Trees, QOTSA and more announce first UK shows

“This is the kind of band all of us wanted to be in as we got older”: New supergroup bringing together members of R.E.M., Screaming Trees, QOTSA and more announce first UK shows

Alongside new material, the group will be playing some of their former bands' old classics too…

Revealed! (Some of) the lyrics to REM's It’s The End Of The World As We Know It

Revealed! (Some of) the lyrics to REM's It’s The End Of The World As We Know It

By none other than Michael Stipe

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"It just sort of happened": Meet the men who prompted R.E.M. to reunite

Actor Michael Shannon and musician Jason Narducy are currently on the road celebrating the 40th anniversary of R.E.M.'s 1985 album, Fables of the Reconstruction

“The band provided me with this ridiculous music and I had to, of course, kind of step up to it”: The enduring appeal of the REM radio smash that Michael Stipe hated

The song was inescapable in the early 1990s, yet the shifting dynamics and sunny lyrics of REM's upbeat smash continue to provoke questions about its true meaning

"We were sunbathing together outside of the dressing rooms": Thirty years ago, R.E.M. befriended a young British band and helped steer them on the path to greatness

The Athens, Georgia quartet had hand-picked a stellar support bill on the UK leg of the Monster tour, but there was one group to which they became mentors and friends

“It’s just a little bit embarrassing that it became as big a hit as it did”: The joyful REM classic that many believe contains a darker meaning

The song was inescapable in the early 1990s, yet the shifting dynamics and sunny lyrics of REM's upbeat smash continue to provoke questions about its subtext

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Michael Shannon on stage acting, General Zod, and performing as REM’s Michael Stipe: ‘I’ve had a career that’s all over the shop’

Michael Shannon on stage acting, General Zod, and performing as REM’s Michael Stipe: ‘I’ve had a career that’s all over the shop’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The admired actor talks to Patrick Smith about the painful truths of Eugene O’Neill, the treatment of Zack Snyder, and his issue with autograph hunters

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Live 8 – 20 years on: how the Pink Floyd reunion topped a miraculous line-up

Live 8 – 20 years on: how the Pink Floyd reunion topped a miraculous line-up

PLAYBACK: Macca played with Bono and George Michael, Elton John with Pete Doherty, but getting Roger Waters and David Gilmour together for the final time really took some doing. Mark Beaumont remembers a history-making day, with the help of Razorlight and UB40

The Independent UK

Living Colour opens 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame to honor new inductee George Clinton

Living Colour opens 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame to honor new inductee George Clinton

The funk rock group Living Colour opened an energetic 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night to honor new inductee George Clinton

The Independent UK

“Nothing in this band does what it's supposed to do”: how R.E.M. showed the world they were the real deal on 1985’s Fables Of The Reconstruction

“Nothing in this band does what it's supposed to do”: how R.E.M. showed the world they were the real deal on 1985’s Fables Of The Reconstruction

The story of Michael Stipe & co.’s strange and brilliant third album.

The ones we love: all 16 of REM’s albums – ranked!

The ones we love: all 16 of REM’s albums – ranked!

As their album Fables of the Reconstruction turns 40, we assess REM’s hugely varied discography, from mysterious masterpieces to commercial failures

The Guardian - UK

Pope quiz: inside the 16 May Guardian Weekly

Pope quiz: inside the 16 May Guardian Weekly

What can the world expect from Leo XIV? Plus: Has world war three already begun?

The Guardian - UK

That’s me in the spotlight: Michael Shannon on swapping Hollywood for an REM covers band

That’s me in the spotlight: Michael Shannon on swapping Hollywood for an REM covers band

The two-time Oscar nominee has teamed with indie rocker Jason Narducy to reconstruct REM albums in full. But can Shannon compete with Michael Stipe, who he calls rock’s most ‘efficient and direct’ frontman?

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“If you’re a Zep fan and really want to go see Zeppelin, you might as well go and see one of the better tribute bands”: The epic life and career of John Paul Jones, the heartbeat of Led Zeppelin and so much more

Crack session musician, in-demand producer, one quarter of the world’s biggest rock band – ex-Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones has done it all

Evening Standard

REM re-release debut single Radio Free Europe to aid threatened news service

REM were behind numerous alt-rock hits such as Everybody Hurts and Losing My Religion.

The Guardian - UK

Harnessing chaos and charm, Pere Ubu’s David Thomas rewrote rock’n’roll

The bandleader, who has died aged 71, created a vast body of work that influenced everyone from Ramones to REM, thanks to his absurdist energy

“Dave was the master of some of the most iconic basslines in music history”: Dave Allen, former Gang of Four bassist and post-punk heavyweight, dies aged 69

Allen’s work on Gang of Four’s first two albums would inspire generations and influence the likes of Nirvana, REM, and Flea, who has paid tribute to the late bass icon

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"Michael, come out and sing one with me please." Watch American icons Bruce Springsteen and Michael Stipe collaborate on a cover of Patti Smith's Because The Night and perform R.E.M. deep cut Bad Day together back in 2004

The all-star Vote For Change tour might not have made much impact upon the result of the 2004 US presidential election, but it did throw up some heavyweight collaborations

“Go down in a ball of flames, you deserve it!”: safe to say that Thom Yorke is not a huge Muse fan

The Radiohead man was being pretty chill when talking about acts who have been influenced by his band… and then he remembered the M word

"A stonewall classic and a fine ending": Screaming Trees mix psychedelia with melancholy on swansong album Dust

Arriving after a difficult gestation, Dust found Mark Lanegan tweaking the Screaming Trees blueprint

2025 Songwriters Hall Of Fame Inductees Announced

Learn about the diverse 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees from funk to rock to country music.

"Or are we too addicted we can’t log off even for one week?": R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe encourages fans to stay off social media in protest of the "gross" far-right

R.E.M frontman Michael Stipe is calling for a boycott of all Meta-owned social media platforms due to policies allegedly enabling a rise of far-right content across America

“I become a Colossus of Maroussi, I can do anything!”: Michael Stipe on the period when R.E.M. became a stadium band and he embraced his inner showman

It’s 30 years since the Athens, Georgia legends began a huge tour to support Monster and frontman Stipe had no choice but to up the flamboyance in his frontman game

"I wanted to inject a little touch of hope and light into it": Legendary soul singer Al Green has covered R.E.M.'s classic Everybody Hurts

Al Green's gospel version of Everybody Hurts is out now via Fat Possum

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