Get ready to feel really, really old. Thirty-five years ago today, R.E.M. released "Losing My Religion," a song that defined the early '90s, at least in the alt rock genre. The song was the first ...

Anyone looking for the match-light moment when R.E.M. exploded onto the national scene need to search no further. “Losing My Religion” arrived on Feb. 19, 1991, and nothing was ever the same again. A ...

“The latest research on worldwide trends shows that religious beliefs are deteriorating,” reports onenewsnow.com, adding that at the same time “those adhering to a secular belief system devoid of God ...

In The Alternative Number Ones, I'm reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

In 1992, the American alternative rock band R.E.M. won two Grammy Awards for its song “Losing My Religion.” The band explained that they wrote the song about unrequited love. But perhaps it captured ...

It's been 15 years since R.E.M. performed live, and 13 since the band broke up. "The thing that makes a band a band is the chemistry that occurs between the three or four people when they're standing ...

Here’s something that could stop a man from losing his religion: R.E.M. reunited for the first time in over 15 years. The highly influential alternative-rock band performed an acoustic “Losing My ...