For 30 years, R.E.M. participated in some of the most iconic, strange, beautiful, amusing and endlessly watchable music videos in the history of the medium.
While fans of guitar pop may be split on R.E.M.'s later work, there's no denying the energy and charisma these fellows had when they first blipped on the music radar in the early '80s.
Country music is one of the building blocks of rock ’n’ roll, even when it comes to alt. rock. We’re exploring the best country songs by alternative artists.