R.E.M.
R.E.M. artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Concerts
March 12, 2008 R.E.M. performs a blistering set of old and new material in a concert at Stubbs in Austin, Tex.
March 12, 2008 Hear the legendary rock band perform a full concert at SXSW, webcast live on NPR.org from Stubbs.
Studio Sessions
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September 27, 2010 Hear a performance from the new group led by Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody and R.E.M.'s Peter Buck.
Interviews & Profiles
!["It's always hard to tell exactly what [R.E.M.'s] Michael Stipe is singing about," says NPR listener and novelist Thomas Mullen.](http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/01/13/83445347_sq-a16b07d3033e1d4971902b5e8052edabbe24cf5f-s1.jpg "\"It's always hard to tell exactly what [R.E.M.'s] Michael Stipe is singing about,\" says NPR listener and novelist Thomas Mullen.")
January 13, 2012 "Sweetness Follows" helped novelist Thomas Mullen through his family's financial ruin.
November 16, 2011 It's the end of the band as we know it — but the members say that after 31 years, they feel fine.
October 25, 2009 Frontman Michael Stipe talks about the band's new concert recording, Live at the Olympia.
April 9, 2008 R.E.M.'s members join Fresh Air to discuss their new album, Accelerate.
March 24, 2008 On the band's latest album, Accelerate, R.E.M. takes inspiration from religious issues.
Discover Songs
January 11, 2011 All Songs Considered previews some of the winter's most anticipated new albums.
October 5, 2009 Now on All Songs Considered: Producer Tucker Martine spins some of his favorite songs.
December 1, 2008 New music from The Decemberists, a classic from R.E.M., the strangely compelling Heligoats, more.
April 11, 2007 Heard apart from the rest of R.E.M.'s output, Up! emerges as a graceful studio exploration.
September 21, 2004 Bob Boilen speaks with All Things Considered music reviewers Will Hermes, Tom Moon and Meredith ...
News
September 21, 2011 The band announces on its website that it's breaking up after more than 30 years together.
Reviews
March 8, 2011 The band's 15th record is its best in a decade and a half.
February 24, 2011 This special, one-time stream of the full album has ended.
January 11, 2011 All Songs Considered previews some of the winter's most anticipated new albums.
January 1, 2011 A preview of forthcoming albums by R.E.M., Iron and Wine, James Blake, Adele and Wye Oak.
December 1, 2008 New music from The Decemberists, a classic from R.E.M., the strangely compelling Heligoats, more.
April 1, 2008 Blender's Elizabeth Goodman discusses albums released this week by R.E.M. and The Black Keys.
More Stories
September 4, 2012 Few bands seem to matter to us as much as the ones we discover in our youth
January 3, 2011 R.E.M.'s 15th album, Collapse Into Now, comes out March 8. Preview "Oh My Heart" here.
November 6, 2011 The band says goodbye with a career-spanning retrospective, which features three new songs.
October 31, 2011 On Halloween, a serious question: Which music would you take with you to the grave?
August 17, 2011 From R.E.M. to Groucho Marx, fans share more songs that make them feel good.
August 2, 2011 This week's All Songs Considered includes premieres from Grouplove and We Were Promised Jetpacks.
March 1, 2011 Until its release on March 8, hear the best album R.E.M. has made in more than a decade.
