To mark the band’s 40th anniversary, UK website, God Is In The TV Zine, is celebrating R.E.M. all week this week (July 26-31) running retrospectives, features, three podcasts covering the different eras of the band’s career to be followed in August with an R.E.M. covers’ compilation on Bandcamp in tribute to the band and in aid of Help Musicians.
According to writer Bill Cummings, “This band will always have a special place in mine and many other hearts, each of their songs taking me back to a place in time. R.E.M. were undoubtedly one of the most important rock bands there has ever been.”
Here’s a link to one of the three articles published on July 26: Perfect Circle: R.E.M. Murmur.