"We decided when we split up that that would just be really tacky and probably money-grabbing," the singer saidThe post Michael Stipe confirms R.E.M. will never reunite appeared first on NME.

Isbell's cover of 'Driver 8' features The Civil Wars alum John Paul WhiteThe post Jason Isbell announces promised ‘Georgia Blue’ covers album, shares R.E.M. cover appeared first on NME.

Brooklyn dance-punk institution !!! has been going for about 25 years now, and it’s not slowing down anytime soon. Last year, !!! released an EP called Certified Heavy Kats. Today, they’ve followed that with a new two-song single. This time, they’re not doing their own songs. Instead, they’ve taken a coupl...

The release, arriving as part of the band's 40th anniversary year, is being previewed by a new mix of 'Leave'The post R.E.M. announce 25th anniversary edition of ‘New Adventures In Hi-Fi’ appeared first on NME.

In September of 1996, R.E.M. followed their fuzzy, grungy, glammy album Monster with the relatively expansive and immersive LP New Adventures In Hi-Fi. The band worked on the album's tracks while on the road, following the example of their young friends in Radiohead, and they came up with a set of songs that worked as a transitional document for...