Revisiting R.E.M.’s 'Worst' Album After 19 Trips Around the Sun R.E.M.’s original four members Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry performed in public tonight (June 13) for the first ...

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 ...

Will R.E.M. get together again? It's been a year since the four founding members of the Athens-based band reunited on stage for a song, "Pretty Persuasion", at the 40-Watt with Michael Shannon and ...

Stipe and R.E.M. bandmates Peter Buck, Bill Berry and Mike Mills split amicably after more than 30 years as a rock band ...

Paul Butchart gives tours of musical landmarks all over Athens, Ga. In his hands is R.E.M.'s 1983 Murmur album, with the original trestle bridge photograph on the back cover. The bridge behind ...

The “I Believe” video was created by R.E.M.’s longtime art director, Chris Billheimer, a fellow native of Athens, Georgia. The black-and-white clip uses a stop-motion technique to show the lyrics of ...

In The Alternative Number Ones, I'm reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

Maybe this shouldn't feel so miraculous, but it sure seems like the four members of R.E.M. like getting back together, hanging out with each other, and even playing music in public if it feels right.

After a three-decade run that included such hits as “Losing My Religion,” “Man on the Moon” and “The One I Love,” popular rock band R.E.M. split in 2011. But its members never really retired.

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 ...

R.E.M. is turning 45 years old this Saturday, which is a perfect time to take a trip to its hometown. Let's just say, you can get there from here. All it takes is the right frame of mind. You don't ...