In the early ’90s, Meg Ryan wasn’t just preventing Tom Hanks from being Sleepless in Seattle. The movie star also was helping R.E.M. avoid getting a
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The song was ready. Everything was there: Bass, drums, extra percussion and a smattering of guitars. The country-rock track, recorded over numerous sessions, was ready
Tom Petty once proclaimed that if “you never slow down, you never grow old.” He did very little of that in the final years of his
By 1982, no one was pining for a reunion between Genesis and former frontman Peter Gabriel – excluding the most hardcore prog fans. This was especially
R.E.M. Try to Remember ‘Nightswimming’
An album that began with a message to the kids about control (“Drive”) ends with a song suggesting that we’re all powerless in the face
Def Leppard’s tour cycle to promote their fourth album, Hysteria, started on Aug. 27, 1987, in Dublin. But an argument could be made that the
R.E.M. wanted to rock. The delicate, intricate sounds on 1991’s Out of Time all but guaranteed that their next album would be bolder, rougher and louder. Not
Members of R.E.M. were skeptical about the commercial potential of their eighth album, Automatic for the People. It was a testament to their immense popularity and
In terms of British cultural exports, there may not be a more significant day than Oct. 5, 1962. That’s when the Beatles’ debut single, “Love Me