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Aha Moment: Automatic For The People

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Studio 360 listener Monica Murphy was a 19-year-old college student when her father suddenly died. One day she heard REM’s Automatic for the People, and understood a message about life she hadn’t heard before. Has a work of art changed your life? Tell us in a comment below.

R.E.M.’s ‘Radio Free Europe’ preserved for all time

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R.E.M. splits up after 31 years

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Bonus Track: R.E.M. Live at Tyrone’s O.C.

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R.E.M. celebrates thirty years of rock

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In 1980, R.E.M. played their first concert at a friend’s birthday party. Thirty years later, they’ve become an iconic American alternative rock band with over 15 albums, containing almost 300 songs. From The Takeaway.

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Garth Jennings

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Director Garth Jennings is known for memorable music videos such as Blur’s “Coffee & TV” and Beck’s “Hell Yes.” He speaks with Faith Salie about his new film, “Son of Rambow.”

Bonus Track: R.E.M. Live at Tyrone’s O.C.

We have a real rarity to offer: a cassette recording one of R.E.M.’s first appearances, in 1981, at the club Tyrone’s O.C. in Athens, Georgia. (Audio courtesy of Mike Henry, with permission from R.E.M.)

Radio Free Europe

“Radio Free Europe” was R.E.M.’s first single. It represents a breakthrough moment, when indie rock was splitting away from punk music to become its own sound. Engineer Mitch Easter, radio manager Mike Henry, and R.E.M.’s Mike Mills look back.

Bonus Track: <br>R.E.M. Live at Tyrone’s O.C.

We have a real rarity to offer: a cassette recording one of R.E.M.’s first appearances, in 1981, at the club Tyrone’s O.C. in Athens, Georgia. (Audio courtesy of Mike Henry, with permission from R.E.M.)

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