There are people out there who think that Wolverhampton Wanderers went downhill after losing George Berry in 1982, when the...
Twenty five years ago, R.E.M. released their most underrated album. New Adventures In Hi-Fi came out in what was a slightly transitional...
‘Snap! Crack! Bushwhacked/Tie another one to your act, baby’… Thus begins ‘Drive’: the opening track – and first single from...
Nashville. 1987. R.E.M. are recording Document their final album for their independent home I.R.S., their first album with Scott Litt (Carly Simon, Ian Hunter, the...
In 1984, just a few days shy of the one-year anniversary of their debut album Murmur, R.E.M. (Bill Berry, Peter...
Twenty years on, Reveal is still as beautiful and sharp an album as it was back in 2001. Delightfully lush...
As sure as a late July afternoon will have torrential rain, Desperate Journalist will have released another masterpiece and are...
In 1989, after a decade of tours and releases and following the Green shows, R.E.M. decided to take a break from touring...
Throughout their 30-year recording career, R.E.M. took plenty of sonic detours and meandered down less-travelled back roads. However, 1985’s Fables...
Over the years R.E.M have released some all time classic singles, but also some of the most memorable videos, some...
Forty years on from their formation, and 10 years on from their break up, R.E.M. remain one of the most...
The first proper gig I ever went to was R.E.M. at Slane Castle in Ireland. It was July 1995 and...
By 1988, R.E.M. had been moving very fast, and working very hard, for a long time. After releasing an album...
Following a stunning, spooky and uplifting debut in 1983, R.E.M. began channelling their natural ability to write melodies into full...
To mark their 40th anniversary, we are celebrating R.E.M. all week, and will then release a tribute covers compilation of...