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LONDON, April 11 (UPI) -- Thousands of BBC listeners have chosen former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante as the best rock guitarist in 30 years.
DUBLIN, Ireland, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. rock band REM has announced plans to release a two-CD set featuring live rehearsals recorded at Dublin's Olympia club in 2007, the BBC said.
DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Seminal U.S. independent label Merge Records says it's readying a 20th anniversary CD box set curated by REM's Peter Buck and actress Amy Poehler.
LONDON, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Rock Hall of Fame inductees R.E.M. made a surprise appearance at a Robyn Hitchcock concert at the Oxford Zodiac Theater in Oxford, England.
ATHENS, Ga., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Hokey staples like "The Chicken Dance" were tossed aside when the original R.E.M. lineup took over the Athens, Ga., wedding reception of a friend.
ISLE OF WIGHT, England, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- American band REM will headline the three-day Isle of Wight Festival that begins June 10, the BBC reported Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., has received a rare 23.1-carat ruby from Peter Buck, a nuclear scientist who co-founded the Subway sandwich chain.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The members of R.E.M. are concerned that their participation in the Vote For Change tour may alienate some people from their new album.
LOS ANGELES, March 5 (UPI) -- U.S. band R.E.M. is finishing up an album of new material to be released in the fall to be followed by a world tour, its label announced Friday.
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