While at Download Festival, the duo told NME about touring with Queens Of The Stone Age, upcoming anniversary shows and their evolution as a bandThe post Royal Blood on revisiting their debut album 10 years on: “So much has changed, but when it comes to the music, nothing has” appeared first on NME.

It follows a number of artists dropping out of the festivals in protest at their sponsorship by the bank, which has ties to Israeli arms salesThe post Enter Shikari speak out as Barclays pull out of Download, Latitude and Isle of Wight festivals after boycott appeared first on NME.

R.E.M. just said today that they’d never reunite. In a segment on CBS This Morning ahead of their induction into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame, they insisted that a reunion would not be a good idea because “it’d never be as good.” I guess they meant a proper reunion involving touring and/or recording becaus...

R.E.M., who officially broke up in 2011, recently sat down with CBS Mornings‘ Anthony Mason to give their first group interview in nearly 30 years. Michael Stipe, Bill Berry, Peter Buck, and Mike Mills remain on good terms, but the tour haven’t performed together since their Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction in 2007. Talki...

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