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  R.E.M., 'Lifes Rich Pageant: 25th Anniversary Edition' (I.R.S./Capitol)

  July 12, 2011 – For their fourth album, in 1986, R.E.M. hired John Mellencamp's producer Don Gehman and crafted their cleanest, biggest-sounding production and most straightforwardly bold political statement. …
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  New Albums from R.E.M., Washed Out & 7 More

  July 12, 2011 – Here's our take on the best and worst albums available online and in record stores Tuesday, July 12: Washed Out, Within and WithoutDance-pop apostles sweeten the message.Read Review The Cool Kids, When Fish Ride BicyclesRead Review R.E.M., Lifes Rich Pageant: 25th Anniversary EditionRead Review Eleanor Friedberger, Last SummerRead Review Army Navy, The Last PlaceRead Review Alkaline Trio, DamnesiaRead Review Zomby, DedicationRea …
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  R.E.M.'s Next LP, Rare Elliott Smith Song + More

  July 11, 2011 – R.E.M. are already back in the studio working on a follow-up to Collapse Into Now, which was released in March. Michael Stipe revealed the news in a post on Jane Pratt's new site XOJane. No details about when new music will be released, but the group are free agents after completing their contract with longtime label Warner Bros. Check out a previously unreleased Elliott Smith song titled "The Real Estate" over at Pitchfork. …
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  EXCLUSIVE ALBUM: R.E.M.'s 'Lifes Rich Pageant'

  July 6, 2011 – R.E.M. had already established themselves as kings of D.I.Y. college rock with the release of groundbreaking albums like 1983's Murmur, 1984's Reckoning, and 1985's Fables of the Reconstruction. But the Athens, GA-based rockers hit new heights in 1986 with Lifes Rich Pageant, the band's most successful and highest charting album to that point. To celebrate its 25th anniversary, R.E.M. and Capitol/I.R.S. …
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  R.E.M. Classic Reissue, M. Ward Solo LP + More

  May 4, 2011 – R.E.M. will reissue their classic album Lifes Rich Pageant on July 2 on CD and limited-edition 180-gram vinyl. The set will come packaged with a 19-track bonus disc of unreleased songs dubbed "The Athens Demos," which were recorded in 1986. [Slicing Up Eyeballs] M. Ward will put She & Him and Monsters of Folk on hold in order to work on solo material. …
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  Linkin Park Release Ballad for Japan Relief

  March 29, 2011 – R.E.M., Slash, Counting Crows, Angels & Airwaves, and 13 other artists have teamed up to raise money for Japan earthquake victims on the new compilation Download to Donate, which features live tracks and deep cuts. …
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  Watch R.E.M. Perform Blazing New Song

  March 8, 2011 – R.E.M. have announced that they won't be touring in support of their new album -- the just-released Collapse Into Now -- but here's your chance to catch the band playing one of the record's standout songs in an intimate live setting: a blazing rendition of standout cut "All the Best." The clip -- shot by Dominic DeJoseph and frequent R.E.M. …
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  R.E.M., 'Collapse Into Now' (Warner Bros.)

  March 8, 2011 – The definitely-call-it-a-comeback Accelerate was the sound of R.E.M. gloriously shaking themselves awake from a mid-life slumber. The equally enticing Collapse Into Now -- album number 15! -- taps the brakes and sets the cruise control, unafraid to check the rearview for trusty old tricks. It sounds every molecule like R.E.M., which thankfully means no alarms and no detours. …
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  WATCH: R.E.M. Tap Top Directors for Music Vids

  March 4, 2011 – With the release of their excellent new album Collapse Into Now next Tuesday, R.E.M. …
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  Stream R.E.M.'s New Album 'Collapse Into Now'

  March 2, 2011 – After roaring back to life on their 14th album Accelerate in 2008, R.E.M. continue their groove on their latest disc Collapse Into Now. The album doesn't drop until next Tuesday, but you can stream the LP in its entirety over at NPR. Collapse Into Now finds R.E.M. gloriously waking themselves from their mid-life slumber. …
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