REM's near-flawless debut album has had a quick wash and brush-up, and loses a star as a result. Murmur's appeal has always been based, in part, on its very murkiness. On its arrival it sounded like a ...

R.E.M. released their iconic debut album, Murmur, 40 years ago today. To celebrate, all four band members — Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe — have shared memories from the album. ...

As we announced a while back, REM are to celebrate its 25th anniversary by reissuing a deluxe version of their debut album Murmur. The two disc set comes with a live album, recorded at Larry's ...

Actor Michael Shannon and musician Jason Narducy will perform REM’s 1983 album “Murmur” at Metro July 30, the music club announced Tuesday. Tickets go on sale to the public Friday. Shannon, a two-time ...

And then there's the band's name. It's at once both evocative and nonsensical: R.E.M. stands for Rapid Eye Movement, which is a state of sleeping that produces the most vivid dreams. The album title ...

The remastered reissue of REM's debut album Murmur was recently awarded an almost unprecedented Perfect 10 by influential music website Pitchfork; similarly ecstatic reviews appeared in the UK music ...

In the first part of this year Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy took their R.E.M. album tribute show on the road, playing Murmur in full plus other songs with a band that included Jon Wurster (drums), ...

REM are to release a special edition of their first album Murmur to mark its 25 year anniversary. The two-CD deluxe edition of the 1983 record features a newly-remastered version of the original album ...

Forty years ago, the band released Radio Free Europe, setting them on the way to musical immortality. But early stardom was a burden, once forcing Michael Stipe to sing with his back to the crowd in ...

Longevity can be cruel. If REM had parted ways after Bill Berry left in 1997 – or even, as nearly happened, before the completion of 1994's Monster – then they would probably be enjoying a triumphant ...

It’s still a few days before the next issue of Uncut comes out, but I think I can let slip that REM’s “Accelerate”, while being included in our writers’ Top 50 Albums Of 2008 chart, didn’t actually ...