r.e.m.

He's a perfect foil – and, when the song is just right, a smart choice to take over the mic.

Another preview from the upcoming 'R.E.M. at the BBC' box set.

Sessions recorded between 1984 and 2008 collected on eight CDs and one DVD.

R.E.M. have given us a preview of the collection of demos from the 'Out of Time' 25th anniversary edition.

R.E.M. released "Fall on Me," the lead single from 'Lifes Rich Pageant,' on July 14, 1986.

A crowd of classic rock, pop, and alternative artists gathered at Carnegie Hall on Thursday night for the first of two David Bowie tribute shows.

The former frontman of R.E.M. inducted Nirvana into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

It’s no secret that R.E.M. have made a huge impact on the career of Radiohead. Their early ’90s sound reflected a lot on what Michael Stipe and Co. were doing at the time, and Radiohead singer Thom Yorke said Stipe personally called him to let him know R.E.M. were calling it a day last September. Over the weekend, Radiohead played tribute to the band with a live cover of the R.E.M. hit ‘The One I

Over the last 15 years or so, R.E.M. fans have grown accustomed to three-to-four-year waits between new albums -- but it looks like the band is speeding things up for its next release. With its most recent album, 'Collapse Into Now,' a mere four months old, R.E.M. is already in an Athens, Georgia studio working on the follow-up -- and fans can follow their progress via a series of snapshots that s

According to some crazies (radio host Harold Camping) the world is coming to an end today, May 21.  Why wait around in silence? We got this idea from a new music news source, Ultimate Classic Rock. Let our Top 10 Doomsday songs keep you company.  If the world doesn't end at least you now have a great collection of videos!  (Keep R--O-C-K-I-N after the jump)

Gibson.com has just compiled a list of the best albums of the ‘90s and topping it is none other than Nirvana’s Nevermind. The site’s editors, writers and readers all voted and the 1991 record topped the list, followed by Radiohead’s OK Computer, U2’s Achtung Baby, Definitely Maybe by Oasis and R.E.M.’s Automatic for the People. Rounding out the top ten are Pearl Jam’s Ten, Metallica’s Metallica