A comprehensive archive of R.E.M. articles from newspapers, magazines and online.

Archive for May, 1995

REM: Both Artists And Pop Stars

Wednesday, May 24th, 1995

By Tim Van Schmidt
05.24.95
Beat Comic
Thanks to YBeeXiv@aol.com for this article.
That wasn’t just a prop on Michael Stipe’s head when he took the stage at Fiddler’s Green on May 24 in a stocking cap - it was a cold night.
But even though the temperature was only in the forties, and the entire region was wrapped in [...]

R.E.M. Special Report: R.E.M. Meets The Press

Wednesday, May 17th, 1995

05.17.95
Addicted To Noise
Thanks to Yb for this article.
Michael Stipe is bringing the lyrics to R.E.M. songs on stage with him each night because he can’t remember the words. “I’ve got a really fucked up memory,” Stipe confessed from the stage of the Shoreline Amphitheater, at a post show press conference held at 11:30 p.m. on [...]

Great Moments, Weak Moments

Tuesday, May 16th, 1995

By Barry Walters
05.16.95
San Francisco Examiner
“We finally figured out what to call this tour,” said singer Michael Stipe three songs into R.E.M.’s Monday night concert at the Shoreline Amphitheatre, the first since drummer Bill Berry collapsed months ago in Europe. “Welcome to the first show of Aneurism ‘95.”
There were times when the veteran guitar band proved [...]

Healthy R.E.M. Resumes Tour Here

Monday, May 15th, 1995

By Barry Walters
05.15.95
San Francisco Examiner
Bill Berry’s just fine, thank you very much.
There’s a weary tone in Mike Mills’ voice that suggests the R.E.M. bassist has answered this a billion times. Still, the question must be asked.
“He’s fully recuperated,” he says of drummer Bill Berry, who collapsed from a brain aneurism during a show on the [...]