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R.E.M.'s New Album 'Sounds Really Classic,' Says Guitarist Peter Buck

R.E.M.'s Peter Buck believes new album 'Collapse Into Now' is packed with "great songs" from start to finish and sees the band recapturing their "classic" sound. ... Read More »

Worst Turkeys in Music: 10 Songs That Deserve the Hatchet

A turkey isn't just a bird Americans eat on Thanksgiving. In the art world, a turkey is ... Read More »

The Decemberists Announce 'The King Is Dead' Album, Offer Free Song

After plenty of time in the studio, the Decemberists have finally revealed plans for their follow-up to 2009’s ‘The Hazards of Love.’ ... Read More »

R.E.M.'s 'Everybody Hurts' Tops List of 'Songs That Make Men Cry'

R.E.M. are tops for tears, according a new UK survey that named the band's 'Everybody Hurts' as "the song that makes men cry the most." ... Read More »

R.E.M. Finishing Up New Album in Nashville

R.E.M. have been putting the final touches on its 15th studio album in a Nashville studio, with eyes on a 2011 release. ... Read More »

R.E.M. Releases Demo From 'Fables of the Reconstruction' Reissue

Before R.E.M. became one of the biggest bands in the world, they were one of the best indie rock ... Read More »

Decemberists Working With R.E.M.'s Peter Buck

On 2009's concept opera 'Hazards of Love,' Colin Meloy's Decemberists recruited Lavender Diamond's ... Read More »

Austin's Alejandro Escovedo on Living in the 'Live Music Capital of the World'

"Austin is the oasis of Texas," explains Alejandro Escovedo, one of the city's great musical ... Read More »

I Hate My Hit! 10 Songs Disowned by the People Who Made Them Famous

Nobody made you go around wearing UFO pants and sucking a pacifier after you got smart enough to ... Read More »

Potent Quotables: Stipe Gets Serious

"[I hate] pranks. You're not that funny and you're not 15." --Michael Stipe R.E.M.'s frontman ... Read More »

Potent Quotables: R.E.M. the Rejects?

"Hard as we may try to make something supercool, it's just not going to happen." --Michael Stipe ... Read More »

R.E.M., 'Until the Day Is Done' -- Video Premiere

Social and political commentary abound in R.E.M.'s latest video from 'Accelerate.' Shot during a ... Read More »

R.E.M., 'Man-Sized Wreath' -- Video Premiere

R.E.M. have always had a thing or two to say about the world at large. The alt-rock legends' most ... Read More »

Bad Songs by Good Bands: No. 18

'Stand' --R.E.M. (1988) The beloved Athens, Ga. band really stopped giving it the old college try ... Read More »

Potent Quotables: R.E.M. Fess Up to Slump

"We went from being the greatest band on earth to being old, miserable has-beens." --Peter Buck In ... Read More »

Rock Pix: SXSW Edition

Our decidedly New York Spinner staff has descended on Austin, Texas, and we aren't looking back. ... Read More »