REM to reissue 'Fables Of The Reconstruction' with bonus rarities disc
Special '25th Anniversary Edition' is due out in July
REM's 'Everybody Hurts' chosen by Simon Cowell for Haiti charity single
Band are 'deeply touched' to have 1993 hit chosen
REM start work on new album with Jacknife Lee - video
Michael Stipe posts two videos of the sessions online
REM and Pearl Jam supporting Barack Obama's Guantanamo Bay plan
Rage Against The Machine and Billy Bragg also backing 2010 shutdown
Bill Berry reunites with REM's Peter Buck and Mike Mills – video
They cover The Beatles and The McCoys at intimate Athens, Georgia gig
Historic Athens music venue gutted in fire
Georgia Theatre burns to the ground
REM begin work on new material
Peter Buck says band want to "excite" Michael Stipe
REM's second album to be reissued with previously unreleased live disc
'Reckoning' gets the deluxe treatment
REM to be honoured by 20 acts in New York
Patti Smith among artists who will celebrate their music
Sasquatch! Festival announces 2009 dates
Washington event will feature expanded dance and comedy tents