Its the end of the world as we know it.

[Happy Panther]

R.E.M. broke up Wednesday, with an exit nearly as modest as its entrance.

You couldn’t get much more humble than touring America in a beat-up van out of the decidedly un-hip environs of Athens, Ga., in 1980. And when the band went out this week, it wasn’t as part of a blow-out arena tour, but via a terse announcement on its Web site.

"A wise man once said -- 'the skill in attending a party is knowing when it's time to leave,’ ” singer Michael Stipe wrote at remhq.com. “We built something extraordinary together. We did this thing. And now we're going to walk away from it.”

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/turnitup/chi-rem-appreciation-band-leaves-behind-rich-legacy-20110921,0,3099476.column

I haven't listened to an REM song since the early 90's.

Lifes Rich Pageant was a hell of album though.

[davos]

this makes me a sad panda

[Guest]

I thought they had broken up years ago... :confused:

[frash.exe]

the music industry got a little better today

[Boltergeist]

hmm LEONARD BERNSTEIN!

[Lushy]

"White People Wednesday" all makes sense now......

[PeteRozelle]

..."and I feel fine"

I did like a few of their stuff.