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We've been on this shift too long - Peter Ames Carlin pens new R.E.M. biography

By Joe Donahue
Published December 20, 2024 at 11:30 AM EST
Book cover for "The Name of this Band is R.E.M."
Doubleday

Music writer Peter Ames Carlin explores the lives of four college friends—Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Bill Berry—whose bond was unbreakable, even as their fame grew and they became one of the biggest rock bands in the world. Peter's new book is "The Name of This Band is R.E.M."

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