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The duo teamed up with a host of guest star musiciansThe post Watch Peter Buck and Mike Mills perform R.E.M. tracks to mark 40th anniversary of debut EP ‘Chronic Town’ appeared first on NME.

Flashback: August 1982! Chronic Town was their first EP! R.E.M., one of the most important American bands of the past half-century or so, are now a distant memory; they officially broke up in 2011. But the people remember. This past summer, the band’s classic debut EP celebrated its 40th anniversary. And last night, an all-star gatheri...

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“I wouldn’t change it, but I’m not going to go back to it"The post Peter Buck on the chances of an R.E.M. reunion appeared first on NME.