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R.E.M.'s New Adventures In Hi-Fi turns 30 today. Here's why it's Michael Stipe's favourite R.E.M. album
By Niall Doherty Published
Released on September 9, 1996, R.E.M.'s New Adventures In Hi-Fi might be the band's last great album

In the run-up to 1988's US presidential election, R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck had some outrageously dark thoughts
By Paul Brannigan Published
“Americans are pigs! You can quote me on that"

R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck insists that the band will never properly reform
By Paul Brannigan Published
"Everyone has their memories and they’re sacrosanct"

Michael Stipe is putting the finishing touches to his debut solo record
By Paul Brannigan Published
Michael Stipe is putting the finishing touches to his debut solo record

There's now a massive archive of thousands of indie rock gig recordings online, and it's awesome
By Paul Brannigan Published
Want to listen to Nirvana, Nick Cave, Sonic Youth or The Cure gigs from the '80s and '90s? Allow us to introduce you to your favourite new online archive

Listen to the first song released by rock supergroup featuring R.E.M's Michael Stipe
By Paul Brannigan Published
Michael Stipe shares first new song in three years, with superstar cast

How Michael Stipe wanting to out "yeah" Nirvana helped inspire R.E.M.'s classic Man On The Moon
By Niall Doherty Published
Stipe had writer’s block on this Automatic For The People standout until a stroll round Seattle opened the floodgates for one of his band’s biggest anthems

“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
By Niall Doherty Published
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
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