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RECKONING turns 40 today, a perfect day for "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" 

"The new record is by far the best thing that we’ve ever done…the best record we’ve ever made, and it’s probably going to redefine pop history in America and worldwide.”

Safe to say Michael and Peter had a feeling about this one. 💛 Today marks 33 years of  #OutofTime , which was released in March 1991 and earned the band three GRAMMY Awards. Check out the full “Time Piece” EPK video, filmed in October 1990, below.

And don’t forget to share your favorite Out Of Time track in the comments, 

R.E.M.’s hit “Losing My Religion” was released  #onthisday  in 1991 as the lead single from OUT OF TIME. The track peaked at #4 on the Billboard charts and scored the band two GRAMMY Awards. Who’s pressing play on this one today? Check out the recently-upgraded HD music video. 

“The people who truly love R.E.M. know that they were the best band in the world but tend to have trouble articulating why… It wasn’t what they did but how they did it.” – Michael Idov

In this outstanding article for GQ, writer Michael Idov chronicles his pilgrimage to Athens to catch up with Michael Shannon (and their shared love of R.E.M.) on the eve of the Murmur tribute show at the 40 Watt  Club.

 https://www.gq.com/story/michael-shannon-rem 

Berlin 2010

photo: David Belisle 

R.E.M. to the Songwriters Hall of Fame! 

Bill, Peter, Mike, and Michael are beyond thrilled to have received news this morning that they are entering the Songwriters Hall of Fame along with Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen & Walter Becker, as well as non-performing songwriters Hillary Lindsey, Timothy Mosley p/ka Timbaland), Dean Pitchford. When it’s all said and done, it’s always been about the songs and the process of crafting them as a band— it’s why they started the band all those years ago.

Congratulations all members of the class of 2024! 

Congratulations to The Bear for a night of well-deserved success at the Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles Monday. The show took home a whole host of awards including best comedy series, best actor in a comedy (Jeremy Allen White), best supporting actress in a comedy (Ayo Edebiri), and best supporting actor in a comedy (Ebon Moss-Bachrach). And creator/producer Chris Storer also won for Best Directing and Best Writing for specific episodes. R.E.M. is of course thrilled their music was included in various scenes of the first two seasons, and hearing their songs used in such a tasteful way at such poignant moments (including the special Bear version of “Strange Currencies”). 

(L-R): Bill, Pete, Mick, Mike 
Athens GA
(Photo by Bert) 

This Way 🆙, a previously unreleased 60-minute EPK film, is featured in the new 25th anniversary Deluxe Edition of Up, coming Nov. 10.  Part 2/3

Pre-order here:  https://found.ee/rem-up25 

Up is 25! Do you remember which track was your first-listen favorite? This Way 🆙 Part 3/3