NME Reviews

REM

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:41:08 +0100

Fiery punk attitude. Breakneck guitar thrills. REM? Royal Albert Hall, London (March 24)

REM

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:29:33 +0000

Accelerate

REM: 'REM Live'

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:46:27 +0100

'Stipe and the boys stick largely to the classics'

REM : London Carling Hammersmith Apollo/Sheffield Hallam FM Arena

Mon, 07 Mar 2005 15:18:00 +0000

It's antibiotics and acoustic guiars all round...

REM : Around The Sun

Fri, 03 Dec 2004 15:20:00 +0000

The world’s biggest alt.rockers release their 13th album, but with decent tunes in short supply, will anyone care?

REM : In Time: The Best Of REM 1988-2003

Thu, 30 Oct 2003 16:29:00 +0000

What? No 'Shiny Happy People'?...

REM : London Brixton Academy

Wed, 02 Jul 2003 12:57:00 +0100

Two decades on, they are [i]still[/i] the kings...

REM : I'll Take The Rain

Tue, 13 Nov 2001 17:29:00 +0000

2nd single off Reveal lp...

REM : All The Way To Reno (You're Going To Be A Star)

Thu, 19 Jul 2001 15:51:00 +0100

It's all very nice and everything, but essentially completely free of inspiration.

REM : Reveal

Mon, 21 May 2001 12:41:00 +0100

Another accomplishment by massively accomplished band

REM : Toronto City Centre

Fri, 18 May 2001 17:59:00 +0100

Stipe and co converge on Toronto's centre for a free concert...

REM : Imitation Of Life

Fri, 27 Apr 2001 11:35:00 +0100

Hard musical currency that's still desired tender the world over.

REM, FOO FIGHTERS & BECK, ROCK IN RIO

Sun, 14 Jan 2001 19:19:00 +0000

REM debut two new songs, Foos have a blast and Beck bossa novas in Rio

REM : Suspicion

Sat, 03 Jul 1999 14:25:00 +0100

Seems that [B]Michael[/B]'s in love. Perhaps he cleaned his mirror.

London Ladbroke Grove Tabernacle

Tue, 09 Feb 1999 17:34:17 +0000

Yet another low-key secret show for REM in London; this time, an MTV special...

London W1 Broadcasting House

Sat, 03 Oct 1998 16:59:33 +0100

There are no enigmatic silences any more, no gnomic utterances that ironise the patronising relationship between frontman and fans...

Up

Mon, 21 Sep 1998 10:51:49 +0100

Once Michael Stipe could sing like a man with a mouthful of ectoplasm and a head full of spells and people would take it on faith that it meant the world....