Every generation has their “our childhood heroes are how old now?” moment — jaws surely dropped when Rita Hayworth turned 65, which is the precise age she became soon after Stipe’s band, R.E.M., ...

The trek attracted guests like Kurt Vile and R.E.M.’s Mike Mills. During their show in Athens, Georgia, last February, the four members of R.E.M. reunited on stage, with Mills, Michael Stipe ...

In 2003 I was flown to Athens in Georgia, REM's hometown, to write a piece about a new band – I guess downloading hadn't... Believe it or not it'a a whole ten years since Mark Bowen and Dick ...

Athens, Georgia, possesses a unique charm that captivates ... The 1980s were particularly noteworthy, with bands like REM (church steeple from their first ever show pictured below), Widespread ...

He may be most famous for his acting, but his side project has been warmly received by critics - and the band he covers.