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Displaying all articles tagged:
R.e.m
respect the classics
Jan. 17, 2024
Big Day for the Steely Dan Community
They’re getting inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, something that should’ve happened eons ago.
By
Devon Ivie
superlatives
Sept. 13, 2023
The Most Heartfelt and Goofy of R.E.M., According to Mike Mills
“People thought we were these morose navel-gazers. But we were laughing our asses off at just about everything in the world.”
By
Devon Ivie
rocked and rolled
Mar. 11, 2021
Kate Pierson Likes to Think ‘Shiny Happy People’ Was an ‘Homage to the B-52’s’
“It’s not mindless at all. It’s a song about spreading love, which we could really use right now.”
By
Devon Ivie
the campaign trail
Oct. 27, 2020
The History of Musicians Saying ‘Hell No’ to Donald Trump Using Their Songs
The drama lingers as Election Day approaches.
By
Devon Ivie
anarchy in the us
July 28, 2020
Mick Jagger and Michael Stipe Sign Letter Demanding ‘Consent’ for Campaign Songs
They say it’s to prevent “unnecessary public controversy.”
By
Devon Ivie
shiny unhappy people
Mar. 18, 2020
Michael Stipe No Longer Feels Fine About All This
Please send his coronavirus video to your stubborn dad.
By
Devon Ivie
umg fire
Feb. 14, 2020
Universal Confirms Nirvana, Elton John Recordings Were Damaged in Warehouse Fire
Master reels of Sonic Youth, Jimmy Eat World, Sheryl Crow, Les Paul, and more were also destroyed.
By
Amanda Gordon
a long talk
Nov. 14, 2019
R.E.M. Never Meant to Get So Big
Michael Stipe and Mike Mills reflect on
Monster
at 25, the real Kurt Cobain, and Billie Eilish’s impact.
By
Craig Jenkins
the jukebox
Oct. 5, 2019
Michael Stipe Released His Debut Solo Song, and He Feels Fine
A nice October surprise.
By
Devon Ivie
supercut
Nov. 5, 2018
How to Listen to R.E.M.’s Final Years
This supercut will get you through the band’s spottier years.
By
Brady Gerber
vulture lists
Aug. 20, 2018
Every VMAs Video of the Year Award, Ranked From Worst to Best
From that one super dated Dire Straits video to multiple Beyoncé videos, to that Neil Young video that got him banned from MTV for a while.
By
Larry Fitzmaurice
respect the classics
Aug. 25, 2016
R.E.M. to Reissue
Out of Time
Standard vinyl! CD! Blu-ray!
By
Devon Ivie
roll clip!
June 18, 2016
Rachel Bloom, Michael Shannon Perform on
LSB
This battle might actually be too close to call.
By
Halle Kiefer
and
Devon Ivie
breakups
Mar. 14, 2016
Peter Buck Explains the Casual Way R.E.M. Broke Up
“Technically, the band broke up. But we didn’t really.”
By
Dee Lockett
covers
Mar. 3, 2016
Brand New’s Jesse Lacey Covered R.E.M.
For Kevin Devine’s next split-series installment.
By
Dee Lockett
Sept. 10, 2015
R.E.M. Call Donald Trump an ‘Orange Clown’
R.E.M. won’t let him use “It’s the End of the World” on the campaign trail.
By
Devon Ivie
clickables
Jan. 18, 2013
Hear a Major-Key Version of ‘Losing My Religion’
Disorienting!
By
Margaret Lyons
r.e.m.
Nov. 28, 2012
James Franco’s New R.E.M. Video Is Just His Old Oscars
Grease
Video
Now with a cat!
By
Eliot Glazer
videology
Nov. 16, 2012
James Franco, Lindsay Lohan, and Terry Richardson Made an R.E.M. Video
Watch “Blue.”
By
Amanda Dobbins
Landmarks
Oct. 3, 2012
Everybody Hurts: Restaurant That Inspired R.E.M. Album Needs Help
The restaurant that inspired ‘Automatic for the People’ actually needs people to eat there.
By
Kara Baskin
cable news news
Sept. 7, 2012
R.E.M. Demands Snakelike Fox News Stop Playing ‘Losing My Religion’
“Our music does not belong there.”
By
Joe Coscarelli
holiday gift guide
Nov. 30, 2011
The 2011 Vulture Holiday Gift Guide
Does the entertainment obsessive in your life like zombies, music, Bill Murray? We’ve got something for all tastes.
By
Wook Kim
it’s the end of the world as we know it
Nov. 29, 2011
Michael Stipe Is Finally Free of the Shackles of R.E.M.
“I was experiencing something profound for the first time: freedom.”
By
Margaret Lyons
clickables
Oct. 27, 2011
See Kirsten Dunst in R.E.M.’s Final Music Video, ‘We All Go Back to Where We Belong’
A sad end to a sad band.
By
Eliot Glazer
clickables
Oct. 21, 2011
Watch a Robot Play Queen, R.E.M., Europe, and More
He’s got nineteen fingers!
By
Jennifer Vineyard
clickables
Oct. 18, 2011
Listen to R.E.M.’s Last Single, ‘We All Go Back to Where We Belong’
It’s the end of R.E.M. as we know it.
By
Jennifer Vineyard
clickables
Oct. 6, 2011
Here’s the GIF Cover for R.E.M.’s Greatest Hits Album
’Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth’ is due November 15.
By
Amanda Dobbins
radio vulture
Sept. 23, 2011
Farewell, R.E.M.: Ranking the Band’s Albums
A band so great, and then so solid, that it’s hard to say which records are their best and worst.
By
Nitsuh Abebe
it’s the end of the world as we know it
Sept. 21, 2011
R.E.M. Breaks Up
After 30 years.
By
Willa Paskin
r.e.m.
June 23, 2011
Hosting
The Voice
Has Given Carson Daly Some Strange, Potentially Lucrative Dreams
“Glenn Danzig was there, and Lionel Richie, and Natalie Merchant.”
By
Kyle Buchanan
upfronts 2011
May 9, 2011
Where Does Fourth-Place NBC Stand Heading into Upfronts?
Here are the problems that need to be solved next year, and what the struggling Peacock might do to solve them.
By
Josef Adalian
clickables
Mar. 10, 2011
See Four More Videos From R.E.M.’s
Collapse Now
Film Project
Seven more to come.
By
Amanda Dobbins
clickables
Mar. 3, 2011
Hang With Some Sheep in R.E.M.’s ‘It Happened Today’ Video
Is there a special name for that torch?
By
Amanda Dobbins
clickables
Mar. 2, 2011
Stream R.E.M.’s New Album,
Collapse Into Now
Their fifteenth album!
By
Amanda Dobbins
exclusive
Feb. 9, 2011
24
Show-Runner May Be Teaming Up With Kyle Killen for NBC Pilot
Howard Gordon may work with Killen on the ‘Inception’-ish ‘REM.’
By
Josef Adalian
clickables
Oct. 1, 2010
Hear
Glee
’s Cory Monteith Butcher R.E.M.’s ‘Losing My Religion’
Well, at least he’s very handsome.
By
Edith Zimmerman
music
Sept. 29, 2010
Hear the Song Voted Most Likely to Make Men Cry
Boo hoo hoo hoo!
By
Edith Zimmerman
politics
Oct. 22, 2009
R.E.M.: Torture?
A bunch of famous musicians have filed a FOIA request seeking info on whether their songs were used as tools of torture at Guantánamo Bay.
By
Lane Brown
last night’s gig
Mar. 12, 2009
R.E.M. Tribute Concert at Carnegie: A Reckoning
Song-by-song ratings of performances by everyone from the Moldy Peaches’ Kimya Dawson to Darius Rucker, a.k.a. Hootie.
By
Michael Idov
the elderly
Dec. 2, 2008
Which Old People Will Be Nominated for Grammys Tomorrow?
Do any young artists stand a chance this year? Sadly, no.
By
Lane Brown
right-click
June 20, 2008
My Morning Jacket Gets ‘Loaded’
Plus: Eddie Vedder joins R.E.M. and Bo Diddley gets goth.
chat room
June 16, 2008
R.E.M.’s Mike Mills on ‘Accelerate,’ Obama, and His New Life As a Heterosexual
R.E.M.’s bass player talks to Vulture about politics and finally coming out of the closet.
right-click
Apr. 3, 2008
50 Cent’s Hygiene Is Deplorable
Plus: Radiohead gets remixed and Lupe Fiasco unplugs!
last night’s gig
Apr. 2, 2008
Joseph Arthur Gets a Lot of Help From His Friends at Epic Show
What started as a quiet, open-mike-type performance turned into a full-on jam session!
vulture lists
Apr. 1, 2008
10 Terrible Musical Slumps
But there’s a happy ending! Here’s our list of ten artists who, unlike R.E.M., overcame their slumps.
quote machine
Mar. 31, 2008
Jason Segel Doing Most of His Acting With His Mustache
Plus quotes from John Krasinski on ‘Leatherheads,’ Peter Buck on twelve out of R.E.M.’s fourteen albums, and Stephen Malkmus on ugly chicks in Williamsburg.
right-click
Mar. 17, 2008
World Still Ending, R.E.M. Still Feeling Pretty Much Okay
Plus: Jay-Z!
leak of the week
Mar. 17, 2008
Leaked: R.E.M. Gives Up, Makes Its Best Album in a Decade
We like it — but could it have been better?
the early-evening news
Mar. 14, 2008
Avant-Garde Film Cat Mourned Through Avant-Garde Cat Films
Plus: The first musical, and the first rap song, about the Luv Guv!
the industry
Feb. 26, 2008
Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon Are ‘Bourne’ Again?
Plus industry news on Jason Statham, Steve Winwood, and Phil Collins’s daughter.
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