Peter Buck

Alternative Rock Rock 

R.E.M. fetes 25 years of ‘Reveal’

October 4, 2026October 4, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2001, Craft Recordings, Joey Waronker, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Reveal, Warner Bros. Records

Expanded edition out Nov. 20 via Craft Recordings

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Where It Got Them: R.E.M.’s ‘New Adventures in Hi-Fi’ Turns 30

September 10, 2026September 10, 2026 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1996, 30th Anniversary, Bill Berry, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, New Adventures in Hi-Fi, Patti Smith, Peter Buck, R.E.M.

Looking back at the band’s last great album

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Lifes Rich Pageant Turns 40

July 28, 2026July 29, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1986, 40th Anniversary, Bill Berry, I.R.S. Records, Lifes Rich Pageant, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, R.E.M.

A quick salute to an R.E.M. classic

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Jason Narducy: ‘Pageant’ Material

March 2, 2026 Blake Maddux 0 Comments Bob Mould, Dag Juhlin, Jason Narducy, John Stirratt, Jon Wurster, Lifes Rich Pageant, Michael Shannon, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Superchunk

Talking R.E.M. with the guitarist of their greatest tribute act

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Alternative Rock Rock 

WATCH: R.E.M. Reunite at Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 

June 14, 2024June 14, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bill Berry, Jason Isbell, Losing My Religion, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Reunion, Songwriters Hall of Fame

Original lineup comes together for the first time in over 15 years to perform “Losing My Religion”

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Indie Rock Rock 

Second Guessing: R.E.M.’s Reckoning at 40

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024 Jason Gross 0 Comments 1984, 40th Anniversary, 7 Chinese Bros, Bill Berry, Harborcoat, I.R.S. Records, Lynda Stipe, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Oh-OK, Peter Buck, Pretty Persuasion, R.E.M., Reckoning, Second Guessing, So. Central Rain, The B-52's, The Byrds

What makes the band’s sophomore set better than Murmur

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Alternative Rock Pop Rock 

R.E.M. Revisit Up With New Deluxe Edition

November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 25th Anniversary, At My Most Beautiful, Bill Berry, Craft Recordings, Daysleeper, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Pat McCarthy, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Scott Litt, Up, Warner Bros. Records

25th Anniversary edition of the band’s underrated 11th LP contains bonus live album from 1999 Party of Five taping

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Alternative Rock Rock 

You Are The Everything: R.E.M.’s Green at 35

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1988, 35th Anniversary, Bill Berry, Green, Keith LeBlanc, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, Pop Song 89, R.E.M., Scott Litt, Stand!, World Leader Pretend, You Are The Everything

Looking back on the Athens, GA band’s transitional classic

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 49: October 2023

October 30, 2023October 30, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Famous Quotes, Harry Wayne Casey, Jim Sullivan, Joe Wood, KC, KC and the Sunshine Band, Kristin Hersh, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Tanya Donelly, The Feelies, The Good Earth, Throwing Muses

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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Alternative Rock Rock 

The Baseball Project Captures Glory in Cambridge, MA

August 21, 2023August 22, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Filthy Friends, Linda Pitmon, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Scott McCaughey, Steve Wynn, The Baseball Project, The Dream Syndicate, Young Fresh Fellows, Zuzu’s Petals

Two-hour-plus show marks another home run for the American supergroup

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Alternative Rock Rock 

The Baseball Project Hits a Grand Salami with New Album

July 21, 2023July 22, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Grand Salami Time!, Linda Pitmon, Mike Mills, Mitch Easter, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Scott McCaughey, Steve Wynn, The Baseball Project, The Dream Syndicate

Steve Wynn talks sports, supergroups and home runs 

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Alternative Rock Rock 

WATCH: The Baseball Project Remembers “Disco Demolition”

July 12, 2023July 13, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Chicago, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Disco Demolition, Disco Sucks, Linda Pitmon, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, Steve Wynn, The Baseball Project

The supergroup recounts controversial night for the Chicago White Sox on new single

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Alternative Rock Folk Indie Rock Post-Punk Rock 

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 Pop Rock 

WATCH: Eyelids Share Video for “Lyin’ In Your Tomb”

February 9, 2023February 11, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments A Colossal Waste Of Light, Boston Spaceships, Camper Van Beethoven, Chris Slusarenko, Dolorean, Eyelids, Jealous Butcher Records, John Moen, Jonathan Drews, No. 2, Paulie Pulvirenti, Peter Buck, R.E.M., The Decemberists, Victor Krummenacher

The Portland supergroup’s Peter Buck-produced LP, A Colossal Waste Of Light, due out March 10th

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Alternative Rock Folk Rock 

Sweetness Follows: R.E.M.’s Automatic For The People at 30

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1992, 30th Anniversary, Andy Kaufman, Automatic For The People, Bill Berry, Drive, Everybody Hurts, Kate Pierson, KRS One, Man on the Moon, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Montgomery Clift, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Scott Litt

Looking back on a timeless time capsule of an album

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