{"product_id":"the-name-of-this-band-is-r-e-m-a-biography","title":"The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW \u003c\/i\u003eEDITORS' CHOICE - An electrifying cultural biography of the greatest and last American rock band of the millennium, whose music ignited a generation--and reasserted the power of rock and roll \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[Carlin's] unique gift for capturing the sweep and tenor of a cultural moment...is here on brilliant display.\" --Michael Chabon \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the spring of 1980, an unexpected group of musical eccentrics came together to play their very first performance at a college party in Athens, Georgia. Within a few short years, they had taken over the world - with smash records like \u003ci\u003eOut of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAutomatic for the People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMonster\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGreen\u003c\/i\u003e. Raw, outrageous, and expressive, R.E.M.'s distinctive musical flair was unmatched, and a string of mega-successes solidified them as generational spokesmen. In the tumultuous transition between the wide-open 80s and the anxiety of the early 90s, R.E.M. challenged the corporate and social order, chasing a vision and cultivating a magnetic, transgressive sound. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this rich, intimate biography, critically acclaimed author Peter Ames Carlin looks beyond the sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll to open a window into the fascinating lives of four college friends - Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry - who stuck together at any cost, until the end. Deeply descriptive and remarkably poetic, steeped in 80s and 90s nostalgia, \u003ci\u003eThe Name of This Band is R.E.M.\u003c\/i\u003e paints a cultural history of the commercial peak and near-total collapse of a great music era, and the story of the generation that came of age at the apotheosis of rock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12524898\"\u003ePeter Ames Carlin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593312537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593312538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO004000\"\u003eMusic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO005000\"\u003eEntertainment \u0026amp; Performing Arts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MUS\"\u003eMusic\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MUS035000\"\u003eGenres \u0026amp; Styles | Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter Ames Carlin is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eSonic Boom: The Impossible Rise of Warner Bros. Records\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 2021, and \u003ci\u003eBruce\u003c\/i\u003e, the biography of Bruce Springsteen published in 2012. Carlin has also been a freelance journalist, a senior writer at \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e in New York City, and a television columnist and feature writer at \u003ci\u003eThe Oregonian\u003c\/i\u003e in Portland. A regular speaker on music, writing, and popular culture, Carlin lives in Seattle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51629018251573,"sku":"9780593312537","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/9656\/7605\/files\/vintage-paperback-default-title-the-name-of-this-band-is-r-e-m-a-biography-54070437118261.jpg?v=1767378326","url":"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-name-of-this-band-is-r-e-m-a-biography","provider":"Indiana Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}