Initially, the band considered a variety of names, including Cans of P***, N**** Eyes, and Twisted Kites. However, they eventually settled on R.E.M." Stipe had picked the name at random from a ...

He’s performed Samuel Beckett on Broadway and memorized scripts for Oscar-nominated movies and Emmy-winning TV shows. So it ...

Oscar-nominated actor Michael Shannon jammed with Bob Mould Band, Superchunk and Wilco members in a tribute to R.E.M.

From college rock phenoms in the '80s, R.E.M became global superstars in the '90s — and they did it all on their own terms.

R.E.M. just keep reuniting. Thursday night, Feb. 27, the band that has repeatedly insisted they’ll never do a full-fledged reunion, took the stage at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia to ...

They joined the set of Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy, who performed their R.E.M. album tribute show (in honor of the band’s third LP “Fables of the Reconstruction”). Michael Stipe sang ...

The original quartet of one of the greatest alternative rock bands in history reunited for a surprise performance this week. R.E.M.‘s unexpected reunion came during actor Michael Shannon’s ...

Following an ultra-rare, impromptu full-band reunion of R.E.M. ‘s original four members last month in Athens, Ga., as part of ...

Or at least they were there for a combination of the two. Shannon, guitarist Jason Narducy and a backing band performed R.E.M.’s 1985 album “Fables of the Reconstruction” in its entirety in Chicago in ...

That might seem like a curious thing to say, considering the band in question — in which Narducy plays guitar and Shannon is the singer — only performs songs by R.E.M. So what’s the ...

You can check out at any time. More info Despite churning out hits since the 1980s, many fans remain clueless about the meaning behind R.E.M's iconic band name. The group was formed by drummer ...

Oscar-nominated actor Shannon and guitarist Jason Narducy jammed with Bob Mould Band, Superchunk and Wilco members at Turner Hall Ballroom Thursday.