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31 + 1 – THE YEAR WITHOUT R.E.M.

A year ago today I awoke to news that I knew was coming, but news that I could never be prepared for. I had a call from R.E.M,’s manager Bertis telling me that the band was about to announce that they were, in their words, “calling it a day.”

Read Ethan Kaplan’s reflection on R.E.M.’s decision to call it a day at ethankaplan.com