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

08.23.95
Chicago Tribune
R.E.M. is accusing Hershey Foods Corp. of using the rock band’s name without permission to promote Kit Kat candy bars.
In a lawsuit filed Monday in federal court, R.E.M. asked for an injunction to prevent Hershey from “blatantly exploiting the R.E.M. name for crass commercial purposes” through a “Kit Kat R.E.M. concert” sweepstakes.

By Charles Aaron
08.14.95
Spin Magazine
In the ruins of ancient Rome, tourists peer through the locked gates of the Colosseum as tomcats scurry and vendors hawk sidewalk sketches of Judy Garland and Shannen Doherty. An Italian boy whistles from a passing bus and points out the obscenity he’s scrawled on a dusty window. To the north, near [...]