R.E.M.

By Mike Ragogna After a brief, smaller indie fling, the Anthens, Georgia-based band of gentle hooligans, R.E.M., got hitched to the very sexy I.R.S. in the early eighties, and out of this perfect creative marriage came the birth of one of the most influential albums ever released. With much of R.E.M.'s groundwork...

By Karen Dalton-Beninato The Georgia runoff will not just be about the chance to win one more seat in the Senate, it will be about winning the most crucial seat. <p>If you woke up this morning tired of not donating to a candidate facing a crucial election, here's one for you. Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss is po...

By Tony Sachs and Sal Nunziato 5. EVERYBODY HURTS - R.E.M. (1992) R.E.M. is one of our very favorite bands. But oh lordy, does this song piss us off. On what's otherwise one of the best albums of the '90s (Automatic For The People), Michael Stipe whines and screeches his way through a trite self-help lyric and a shopworn melody. Stip...