The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Alternative Trendsetters.  Rock N Roll Legends.  American Icons. January 1980 - September 2011 Here are the 111 Best Songs By R.E.M.: Country Feedback (Out of Time) These Days (Life's Rich Pageant)  Losing My Religion (Out of Time) Harborc... more info

CNN Showbiz — In 1980, in the pre-Internet, pre-download days when R.E.M. formed in Athens, Georgia, there was no alternative. There was no Americana. There was no grunge. more info

KEXP Seattle — It’s been real, R.E.M. If you’ve been wondering if anything ever came of Atoms For Peace, the Thom Yorke/Flea collaboration that debuted at Coachella in 2010, Yorke recently divulged that the group is about to finish recording an album, the relea... more info

Pop Candy — Yesterday's breakup of R.E.M. leaves many of us not feeling fine, as it marks the end of an era. more info

Guardian Music — Following the band's split, let us know your highlights from their 30 year career - and vote for your favourite REM albumAdam Boult more info

LargeHeartedBoy — R.E.M. has officially broken up. Harper Voyager Books interviews Neal Stephenson about his new novel, REAMDE. Q: One of the interesting backstories in the book is how T’Rain was developed and the unique talents behind it—especially the writers wh... more info

NME — NME.COM users are saddened by the trio ending their 31-year career more info

Guardian Music — REM boasted a mix of commercial reach and off-the-wall creativity – few artists pull off such a delicate balancing actLongevity can be cruel. If REM had parted ways after Bill Berry left in 1997 – or even, as nearly happened, before the completio... more info

BBC 6 Music — Band say "the time just feels right" more info

Gigwise — They react to news of band's split... more info