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The four original members of R.E.M. — Mike Mills, Michael Stipe, Bill Berry and Peter Bucks — reunited and performed at the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony. L. Busacca/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall of Fame **hide caption
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The Replacements Courtesy of Twin/Tone Records **hide caption
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Peter Jesperson on World Cafe
PinkPantheress' debut studio album Heaven Knows tops our shortlist of the best new releases out this week. Aidan Zamiri/Courtesy of the artist **hide caption
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New Music Friday: The best releases out on Nov. 10
Top row, left to right: Lisa O'Neill, Yo La Tengo, Philip Selway; bottom row: Among Authors Courtesy of the artists **hide caption
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New Mix: Radiohead's Philip Selway, Yo La Tengo, more
R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe. David Belisle **hide caption
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Michael Stipe
R.E.M. Chris Bilheimer/Courtesy of the artist **hide caption
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Michael Stipe on World Cafe
R.E.M.'s Mike Mills (left) and Michael Stipe performing in 2004. Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images **hide caption
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Chuck Berry in the Chess Records recording studio. The New York Times reports that originals of Berry's Chess catalog were burned in the 2008 Universal fire. Gilles Petard/Redferns/Getty Images **hide caption
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From Chuck Berry To Tupac Shakur: Taking Stock Of The 2008 Universal Fire
Arthur Buck is a new collaboration between Joseph Arthur (left) and R.E.M.'s Peter Buck. Dean Karr/Courtesy of the artist **hide caption
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R.E.M. in 1992 (left to right): Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Bill Berry, Mike Mills Anton Corbijn/Courtesy of Concord Music Group **hide caption
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Michael Stipe And Mike Mills On 'Automatic For The People'
From The Archives: R.E.M. Talks 'Automatic For The People'
Clockwise from upper left: R.E.M. in 1991, Sharon Van Etten, Sylvan Esso, Kate Tempest Courtesy of the artists **hide caption
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New Sylvan Esso, Sharon Van Etten, R.E.M. Acoustic Demo, More
Michael Stipe performs "The Man Who Sold The World" on The Tonight Show Courtesy of the artist **hide caption
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SOAK, Bob Boilen's Current Obsession, Plays DJ
Otis Redding in 1967. Redding was also known as "The Mad Man From Macon." Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images **hide caption
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Capricorn In Retrograde: Macon's Endangered Musical History
Neil Young (clockwise from upper left), fun., James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem, early era R.E.M. Courtesy of the artists **hide caption
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The Most Important Band Of Your College Years
"It's always hard to tell exactly what [R.E.M.'s] Michael Stipe is singing about," says NPR listener and novelist Thomas Mullen. Sean Gardner/Getty Images **hide caption
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R.E.M.'s Dark And Brooding 'Sweetness'
R.E.M. in the early days. Left to right: Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Bill Berry, Peter Buck. Laura Levine **hide caption
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Laura Levine
R.E.M., R.I.P.
R.E.M.'s final release, Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982-2011 (out Nov. 15), is a career-spanning greatest-hits compilation. Ed Colver **hide caption
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If you know the end of the world is imminent, what music do you give one last listen?
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