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R.E.M. Announces ‘Green’ 25th Anniversary Reissue

March 6th, 2013 Grant Trimboli

Alternative rockers R.E.M. announced today that on May 14 they will be releasing the deluxe edition of their multi-platinum sixth studio album Green through Rhino Records. This album has gone on to sell more than four million copies worldwide.

The special two-disc set includes a remastered version of the album, with a disc of live performances taken from the band’s concert in Greensboro, NC on November 10, 1989. Get ready because that is not all. It also comes with a foldout poster and liner notes by Allan Jones.

The band will also be releasing a limited edition, five-track EP as …

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MUSIC VIDEO: R.E.M. – “Blue”, Directed by James Franco and Starring Lindsey Lohan

November 16th, 2012 Anthony Galasso

Last year, R.E.M. released their final album Collapse Into Now. A year and a half later, the band has released their music video for the album’s closing track, “Blue”.

The video was directed by none other than Spider-Man and Pineapple Express star, James Franco. According to Pitchfork.com, James Franco signed to work with R.E.M. on two music videos as part of the Collapse Into Now Film Project. Franco was also slated to direct a music video for “That Someone Is You”, but it has since not appeared.

The video for “Blue”, however, feels like a drug-induced journey …

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MUSIC HISTORY CLASS: The Birth of R.E.M.

April 19th, 2012 Michael Meeze

On this day in 1980, alternative rock visionaries R.E.M., played their first official concert at the 11:11 Koffee Club in Athens, Georgia. A paltry 150 fans attended the show. Yet, their inner rock-rebelliousness showed even early: the police shut down the quartet’s set at 2am. The Koffee Club show would be the start of a thirty-one year career which would find R.E.M. reaching heights no one ever imagined.

Formed in January 1980 in the southern bell city of Athens, Georgia, R.E.M. would go on to release fifteen records and sell over 86 million albums worldwide. Their biggest hits include …

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R.E.M. Releasing (Another) Greatest Hits Album

September 22nd, 2011 Grant Trimboli

R.E.M have announced plans to release another greatest hits album this coming November 15 via Warner Bros. Records. The news was first reported yesterday by Rollingstone.com and now on Amazon.com lists the compilation, Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982-2011.

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R.E.M. Decide To “Call It A Day”

September 21st, 2011 Grant Trimboli

R.E.M. fans are surely going to be sad today. The band have posted up an official statement on their website stating that they are “Calling It A Day” and will be no more. The band has been highly influential to many artists throughout the 80′s and 90′s and will be missed by many.

Click past the jump to view what R.E.M. has to say regarding their break.

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R.E.M. set album release date, debut single

December 16th, 2010 James Shotwell

R.E.M. will release their new album, Collapse Into Now, March 8 via Warner Bros. Those interested can stream the album’s first single, “Discoverer,” here.

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R.E.M. confirm tracklisting of Collapse Into Now

November 26th, 2010 Grant Trimboli

R.E.M. have announced the tracklisting of their upcoming new album ‘Collapse Into Now‘ produced by Jacknife Lee. It is the group’s latest work since 2008’s ‘Accelerate’.

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