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Craig Lee, “Suburbs, R.E.M. at the Lingerie,” Los Angeles Times, September 2, 1982.
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Robert Christgau, “Consumer Guide: R.E.M. Chronic Town,” The Village Voice, 1982.
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“R.E.M. Chronic Town,” New Musical Express, November 12, 1982.
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Robert Hull, “Chronic Town,” Creem, January 1983.
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Review of R.E.M. album Chronic Town, Musician, December 1982.
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Andrew Slater, “R.E.M.: Not Just Another Athens, Georgia, Band,” Rolling Stone, October 28, 1982.
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17. Murmuring
Jason Ringenberg, author interview, September 8, 2021.
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Jay Boberg, author interview, September 19, 2022.
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Boberg, interview.
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Boberg, interview.
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Steve Pond, “R.E.M: Murmur,” Rolling Stone, May 26, 1983.
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Robert Christgau, “Consumer Guide: R.E.M. Murmur,” The Village Voice, 1983.
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Richard Grabel, “R.E.M. Chronic Town,” New Musical Express, September 3, 1983.
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18. R.E.M. Submits
Peter Jesperson, author interview, January 6, 2021.
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David Fricke, “R.E.M. Hits It Big with Murmur,” Musician, July 12, 1984.
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Fletcher, Perfect Circle, 76–77.
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“Bob Coburn’s Rock Report,” Eyewitness News, Los Angeles, CA, air date unknown, available on YouTube.
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Peter Buck, interview (with Mike Mills) by John Gradick, date unknown, aired on Video Music Channel, TV 69, Atlanta, available on YouTube, posted by R.E.M. Video Archive, September 22, 2018.
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Peter Buck, interview (with Michael Stipe) by Georgia Pine, “Real George’s Backroom,” October 12, 1983, available on YouTube.
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Jesperson, author interview.
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Don Snowden, “The Reckoning of R.E.M.,” Los Angeles Times, July 18, 1984.
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Black, Reveal, 85.
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19. A Collective Fist
Jim Herbert, author interview, December 30, 2020.
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Melanie Herrold, author interview, May 5, 2022.
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Curtis Crowe, author interview, October 23, 2021.
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20. Here We Are
Anthony DeCurtis, author interview, September 14, 2021.
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21. My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord
Black, Reveal, 25.
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Franklin H. Mills obituary, The Atlanta Constitution, September 28, 2001.
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Mills obituary, Atlanta Constitution.
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Mitchell Mills, author interview, March 19, 2021, and Robert McDuffie, author interview, October 6, 2022.
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McDuffie.
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22. Shadowfax
Mike Mills, video outtakes from interview (with Mills, Peter Buck, and Michael Stipe) by Debi Atkinson, Journal-TV, April 5, 1984.
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Mills, interview by Atkinson.
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Mills, interview by Atkinson.
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Black, Reveal, 25.
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Alan Ingley, author interview, March 17, 2022.
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Ingley, author interview.
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Ingley, author interview.
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Black, Reveal, 26.
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23. So You Want to Be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star
Chris Connelly, “R.E.M.: Reckoning,” Rolling Stone, May 24, 1984.
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Joe Sasfy, “Reckoning with R.E.M.,” The Washington Post, May 10, 1984.
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Anthony DeCurtis, review of R.E.M. album Reckoning, Musician, May 1984.
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Mat Snow, “American Paradise Regained, R.E.M.’s ‘Reckoning,’ ” New Musical Express, April 21, 1984.
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Don Snowden, “The Reckoning of R.E.M.,” Los Angeles Times, July 18, 1984.
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Snowden, “Reckoning.”
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R.E.M. profile by Scott Osborne, Entertainment Tonight, July 6, 1984.
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Mike Mills, interview, aired July 3, 1984, on The NewMusic, Citytv, Toronto.
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Gevin Lindsay, author interview, November 1, 2022.
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24. Gravity Pulling Me Around
Joe Boyd, author interview, April 16, 2021.
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Chris Slay, author interview, March 31, 2022.
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Jude Rogers, “Michael Stipe’s Last Stand,” The Quietus, November 12, 2011.
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Boyd, author interview.
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Jesse Thorn, “Michael Stipe on His New Music, Photography and More,” Bullseye with Jesse Thorn, aired on May 24, 2022, National Public Radio.
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25. A Magic Kingdom, Open-Armed
Lori Blumenthal, author interview, December 6, 2022.
BACK TO NOTE REFERENCE 1
R.E.M. by MTV.
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Fletcher, Perfect Circle, 114.
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Peter Buck, “The True Spirit of American Rock,” Record, October 1984.
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Two at Four, KATU-TV, Portland, Oregon, July 11, 1985.
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CBS-TV, Entertainment Tonight, August 30, 1985.
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MuchMusic, interview with Stipe and Buck by J. D. Roberts, 1985.
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Joe Boyd, author interview, April 16, 2021.
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26. What If We Give It Away?
All the above from raw video of interview with Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe by Debi Atkinson, Athens, GA, May 5, 1984.
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Buck, interview by Atkinson.
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Buck, interview by Atkinson.
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Ross Hogarth, author interview, July 16, 2021.
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Hogarth, author interview.
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Don Gehman, author interview, February 9, 2023.
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Gehman, author interview.
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Gehman, author interview.
BACK TO NOTE REFERENCE 8
Jay Boberg, author interview, September 16, 2022.
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Gehman, author interview.
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27. Life’s Rich Demand
Sue Cummings, “R.E.M., Lifes Rich Pageant,” Spin, October 1986.
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Tom Carson, “Sandbox Supermen,” The Village Voice, September 2, 1986.
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Geoff Trump, author interview, May 20, 2022.
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28. Things We Never Thought Would Happen Have Happened
MTV News: The Year in Rock 1987, aired December 30, 1987, on MTV, available on YouTube.
BACK TO NOTE REFERENCE 1
Scott Litt, author interview, April 15, 2021.
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Litt, author interview.
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Bill Flanagan, “R.E.M.’s Double Visionaries,” Musician, January 1988.
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Litt, author interview.
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Don Gehman, author interview, February 9, 2023.
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Jay Boberg, author interview, February 2, 2023.
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Cary Baker, letter to Jim Henke, July 7, 1987, in author’s collection.
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29. Conquest
From promotional video made for Warner Bros. Records staff by R.E.M. for the November 8, 1988, release of Green, in author’s collection, and on YouTube.
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Jay Watson, “R.E.M. Is Serious About Having Fun,” Red & Black (Athens, GA), May 6, 1981.
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Bob Keyes, “Music Pete Buck’s Whole Life: Success of REM Won’t Change His Life,” Red & Black (Athens, GA), March 8, 1984.
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J. D. Considine, “R.E.M.: Subverting Small Town Boredom,” Musician, August 1983.
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Jon Young, “R.E.M.: Really Exciting Music,” Trouser Press, August 1983.
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Peter Buck, author interview, August 8, 2017.
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Bill Berry, Warner Bros. Records electronic press kit for Green, 1988, in author’s collection.
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Tom Popson, “Interviews: Onward and Upward and Please Yourself,” Chicago Tribune, October 17, 1986.
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MTV News, aired October 8, 1987, on MTV.
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Michael Stipe, dollhouse porch interview, aired on multiple dates, 1986, on MTV.
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MTV News: The Year in Rock 1987, aired December 30, 1987, on MTV, available on YouTube.
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Chris Dafoe, “R.E.M. Tries to Cope with Price of Success from Hockey Arenas to Publicity Bashes,” Globe and Mail (Toronto), September 1, 1987.
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Tony Eubanks, author interview, October 2, 2020.
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Julie Panebianco, author interview, March 1, 2021.
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Panebianco, author interview.
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Buck, author interview.
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Buck, author interview.
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Jay Boberg, author interview, February 2, 2023.
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Kit Swartz, author interview, November 8, 2021.
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Curtis Crowe, author interview, October 23, 2021.
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30. Hi, Hi, Hi, Hi
Scott Litt, author interview, April 15, 2021.
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Jay Healy, author interview, July 23, 2021.
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Black, Reveal, 148.
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Rockin’ in the UK, aired November 22, 1988, on Super Channel (UK), available on YouTube.
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31. Are You Ready to Rock ’n’ Roll?
Gary Graff, “R.E.M. Keeps Artistry Intact with Theatrics and Music,” Detroit Free Press, April 6, 1989.
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Barry Walters, “Simplistic ‘Green’ May Leave R.E.M. Fans Seeing Red,” San Francisco Examiner, December 11, 1988.
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J. D. Considine, “Success Won’t Spoil Self-Conscious R.E.M.,” Baltimore Sun, November 20, 1988.
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Steve Morse, “R.E.M.’s Latest Is a Long, Lovely Reverie,” Boston Globe, November 9, 1988.
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Robert Christgau, “Consumer Guide: R.E.M. Green,” The Village Voice, December 27, 1988.
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Peter Buck, interview with Marc Allan, recorded 1989, The Tapes Archive (podcast), available on YouTube.
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32. The Fever
Mari Miljour, author interview, July 15, 2022.
BACK TO NOTE REFERENCE 1
Don Berry, author interview, September 18, 2022.
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Catherine Dillon, “R.E.M., One on One,” Athens (GA) Night Life, R.E.M. Special Edition, March 7–13, 1984.
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Gevin Lindsay, author interview, November 1, 2022.
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Bo Sammons, “Maconite Reflects on Son’s Success with Rock Band,” Macon (GA) Telegraph, July 2, 1984.
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Miljour, author interview, July 15, 2022.
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Black, Reveal, 172.
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Fletcher, Perfect Circle, 192.
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33. A Breath, This Song
Mat Snow, “R.E.M.,” Q, October 1992.
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34. Near Wild Heaven
Julie Panebianco, author interview, March 1, 2021.
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