R.E.M.'s Music & Legacy
8 November 2024 - 50 minsThis week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot discuss the music, history and legacy of R.E.M. with biographer Peter Ames Carlin.
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Featured Songs:
R.E.M., "Losing My Religion," Out of Time, Warner Bros., 1991
The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
R.E.M., "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)," Document, I.R.S., 1987
R.E.M.,...
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