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  Out of Time: Four Decades of R.E.M.

  October 19, 2011 –  …
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  Exclusive: Watch R.E.M.'s 'Country Feedback' With Neil Young at 1998 Bridge School Benefit

  October 18, 2011 – On October 24, Reprise Records will release The Bridge School Concerts, a retrospective CD/DVD package that culls together a slew of the annual nonprofit charity concert series' best moments in celebration of its 25th anniversary. SPIN is exclusively bringing you one such moment: a clip of the now-defunct R.E.M. …
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  Stephen Malkmus Honors R.E.M. With Impromptu 'Radio Free Europe'

  October 12, 2011 – Radiohead and Coldplay have paid tribute to the now-defunct R.E.M. at recent shows, and the retirement of the Athens, Georgia, icons has deeply affected Stephen Malkmus, as well. Indie-rock heroes have indie-rock heroes of their own, and R.E.M. …
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  R.E.M.'s 1981 Cassette Demo Surfaces Online

  October 4, 2011 – Less than two weeks after R.E.M. broke up comes an intriguing reminder of how it all began. The band's hard to find 1981 "Cassette Set" demo tape has started circulating online, offering a glimpse of producer Mitch Easter's original mixes of three early songs by the indie rock pioneers. …
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  Thom Yorke, R.E.M., Pearl Jam on Bridge School Set

  September 28, 2011 – Every October, singer-songwriter Neil Young and his wife, Pegi, organize a charity concert in the San Francisco Bay area to raise money for the Bridge School, which educates children with severe speech and physical impairments. In honor of this year's 25th anniversary, a three-DVD or two-CD collection of past performances from the event will arrive on October 24. …
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  Watch Coldplay Cover R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts"

  September 26, 2011 – Everybody hurts, it's true, but not everybody gets to attend one's own funeral. R.E.M. find themselves in that strange and enviable position, as the legendary alt-rock band's decision last week to throw in the towel has led to a wave of tributes. …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week

  September 24, 2011 – This week, R.E.M. announced the end of their 31-year career, Coldplay played their new single on Late Night with Letterman, and the music world celebrated the 20th birthday of Nirvana's Nevermind with tribute concerts, interviews, and CD reissues. …
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  R.E.M. to Release Career-Spanning Greatest Hits LP

  September 23, 2011 – After announcing a decision to call it quits earlier this week, R.E.M. have revealed details about their upcoming, career-spanning greatest hits compilation. Titled Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982-2011, the collection arrives November 15 via Warner Bros., according to The Hollywood Reporter. …
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  SPIN's 10 All-Time Favorite R.E.M. Moments

  September 22, 2011 – R.E.M. announced Wednesday that after 31 years, 15 full-length albums (including this year's Collapse Into Now), and myriad all-time "alternative rock" classics, they were breaking up for good, or at least until their surprise reunion at Coachella in, oh, let's say 2016. People were sad. …
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  R.E.M. Call It Quits

  September 21, 2011 – Indie rock pioneers R.E.M. have decided to call it quits after 31 years and 15 albums, they announced on their website today. "To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. …
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