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The story of the Orange Crush, R.E.M.'s anti-war commentary disguised as a four-minute pop song
R.E.M. countered accusations of selling out to a major by using their commercial clout to promote their political activism
"War On Drugs, suck my ****": Six classic indie diss tracks you never knew about
The genre is way behind pop and hip hop when it comes to diss tracks but here's six cuts that prove indie is not immune to a bit of sonic argy-bargy when the need arises
"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
I’ve just discovered how many classic seventh records exist and it’s blown my mind... allow me to introduce the magnificent seven
Are you aware of how many incredible seventh records there are? Introducing the magnificent seven...
How distortion, chaos and a world gone mad shaped R.E.M.’s game-changing album Document album
On 1987’s Document album, ‘the thinking person’s rock band’ ditched the jangling guitars for distortion, power chords and arena rock singles
R.E.M.’s Mike Mills on having Lemmy and Phil Lynott in the crowd at the band’s first ever UK gig
The Athens, Georgia quartet made their British bow in Camden, with Lemmy and Phil Lynott there to witness it
Michael Stipe on the day that R.E.M. announced their split, and what he's learned about the band since
The R.E.M. frontman has had a lot of time to reflect on his band's work in the years since and here's what he thinks
Michael Stipe on the making of What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? and the crazy tale behind its title
The lead single from Monster is about to turn 30 - and its title has got a crazy back story
