R.E.M.

Wet Leg, PUP, Maya Hawke and Many More Contribute to New Abortion Rights Compilation

PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2022

Author Dave Eggers and music executive Jordan Kurland's Good Music has put together an exclusive compilation album benefitting abortion non...

Michael Stipe to Release New Eco-Friendly Bioplastic Charity Vinyl

PUBLISHED Aug 31, 2022

Everybody hurts sometimes; including our planet. Former R.E.M. bandleader Michael Stipe has announced a special split single with Beatie W...

R.E.M. Announce 40th Anniversary Reissue of Debut EP 'Chronic Town'

PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2022

R.E.M. released their debut EP Chronic Town 40 years ago, in summer 1982, and the defunct band are celebrating the anniversary with a reiss...

Adam Schlesinger Tribute Concert Featuring Courtney Love, Patrick Carney, James Iha and More Now Available on YouTube

PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2022

Fountain of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger — who was also a founding member of equally great 90s band Ivy — died in 2020 from COVID complications...

Michael Stipe Says That R.E.M. "Will Never Reunite"

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2021

R.E.M. broke up a decade ago yesterday, on September 21, 2011. To mark the occasion, Michael Stipe has spoken up to reiterate that they wil...

R.E.M. Treat 'New Adventures in Hi-Fi' to 25th Anniversary Reissue

PUBLISHED Aug 24, 2021

R.E.M. will celebrate 25 years of New Adventures in Hi-Fi next month, and an expanded reissue of their tenth studio album has been announce...

'Song Exploder' Makes the Leap to Ultra-Slick Netflix Show with Mixed Results

Hosted by Hrishikesh Hirway

PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2020

Have you ever heard Weezer's episode of Song Exploder? It's one of the most fucked-up, confounding and ultimately inspiring descriptions of...

The 'Song Exploder' Podcast Is Becoming a Netflix Show

PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2020

For the past few years, Hrishikesh Hirway has made waves as the host of Song Exploder, a wildly popular podcast that allows musicians to de...