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Talk About the Passion: R.E.M.’s Murmur at 40

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1983, 40th Anniversary, Athens, Bill Berry, Georgia, IRS Records, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Mitch Easter, Murmur, Peter Buck, R.E.M.

Celebrating the mumbling brilliance of the Athens band’s debut LP

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock Rock

Wolves Out The Door: Chronic Town at 40

August 22, 2022August 27, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1982, 40th Anniversary, Bill Berry, Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars), Chronic Town, Gardening at Night, IRS Records, Lower Wolves, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Mitch Easter, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Stumble

Looking back on the EP that helped introduce the world to R.E.M.

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Sabbath Stones: Tyr Turns 30

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 1990, Black Sabbath, Cozy Powell, Geoff Nichols, IRS Records, Neil Murray, Sabbath Stones, Tony Martin, Tyr, Whitesnake

In 1990, the Tony Martin-led Black Sabbath beat a generation of Scandinavian bands to the punch by celebrating their gods

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Alternative Rock Pop Rock

Why You Trying To Second Guess It?: R.E.M.’s Reckoning at 35

October 9, 2019October 11, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1984, Athens, Begin the Begin: REM's Early Years, Bill Berry, binaural, Fables of Reconstruction, IRS Records, Joe Boyd, Let's Active, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Mitch Easter, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Reckoning, Robert Dean Lurie

Saluting the follow-up to the Athens band’s legendary debut, and a chat with Begin the Begin author, Robert Dean Lurie, about the band circa 1984

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Strength Beyond Strength

April 10, 2019April 12, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments IRS Records, Mike Peters, Record Store Day, The Alarm

On the eve of an exciting new archival live album for Record Store Day and a generous deluxe edition of the original LP, we look back at The Alarm’s 1985 classic Strength

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