Here's an oddly plausible scenario for you: After the Postal Service reunion runs its course, Ben Gibbard does an Audioslave thing with the non-Stipe members of R.E.M. This is a little too easy to…   Read Story »

Before the band broke up, R.E.M. somehow ended up working with James Franco on two never-released videos from their final studio album Collapse Into Now. A couple of weeks ago, we saw Franco's "Blue"…   Read Story »

It's hard to say why this is just surfacing now, but the movie star and conceptual joker James Franco directed a video for "Blue," a Patti Smith collaboration from R.E.M.'s 2011 album Collapse Into…   Read Story »

[Download Drive XV, the Stereogum-curated tribute to Automatic For The People, featuring the Wrens, Shout Out Louds, Blitzen Trapper, and others.] If you've got your copy of Automatic For The…   Read Story »

Way back in March, we reported that the former R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck was working on a new solo album, and in a post on the R.E.M. website, Buck announced that the thing would be out today. He…   Read Story »

It wasn't even two weeks ago that we named Document R.E.M.s very best album ever, and what do you know: Today, the band announces an expanded re-release of that very album. Yes, the 1987 LP is…   Read Story »

Last week, we ranked the work of Pearl Jam, from worst to best, as part of our new regular feature Counting Down. This week, we're taking on the catalog of R.E.M. Make your case for Monster in the…   Read Story »

As previously reported, former R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck has been working on a solo album, and now we've got our first taste of it. As it turns out, Buck's solo song "10 Million BC" couldn't…   Read Story »

Hands up: Who had Peter Buck as the first R.E.M. member to go solo after last year's breakup? It's true! As Michael Stipe hangs with Muppets and Mike Mills perfects his golf swing, guitarist Buck has…   Read Story »

In the tradition of Ben Gibbard talking about running, we have another example of a veteran alt-rocker talking about enjoying a vigorous physical activity that you might not expect. In this case, the…   Read Story »