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IT’S A TRIPLE CROWN FOR R.E.M. AT THE BIG TAKEOVER!

It’s now happened once in every decade since the 1980s, and, since we’re clearly keeping score, one can only wonder how many bands can boast that! After cover appearances in issue #17 in 1984 and fourteen years later on #43 in 1998, R.E.M. has once again landed on the cover of the inimitable, must-read magazine, the Big Takeover. This time it’s Issue #62 which sports the collective visages of Buck, Mills, and Stipe, and there’s even a tremendous interview with Michael who discusses a wide-range of salient topics. It’s quite good.

We regret to inform you that the only place you can get a copy is at a newsstand in your area.. though, thanks to the BT, you can read a small portion of the cover story by clicking HERE and also HERE. So check this out and don’t be deterred by the lack of online availability; just hustle out to your favorite store and pick up a copy asap.

And, no doubt, we’ll look forward to the band keeping their streak alive by making their fourth appearance on the BT cover again at some point after 2010.