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R.E.M. is an alternative rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, United States in 1980. The band originally consisted of Michael Stipe (vocals), Peter Buck (guitar, mandolin), Mike Mills (bass, keyboards, vocals) and Bill Berry (drums). Berry retired from the band in October 1997 after having suffered a brain aneurysm on the '95 Monster tour. He is now a farmer. Although "R.E.M." can stand for "Rapid Eye Movement", which is a certain stage during a person's nightly sleep, it does not have special significance with respect to the band... |
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News in english
about REM
(July / 2009)
Swinging back to the future Date: 09 Jul 2009
The Journal News -
The fabulous 16-piece orchestra, the Big Band Swing Machine brings the old dance craze back for your dancing and listening pleasure. In a free concert at 7:30 p.m. at Hamlet Green Park, one generation can remember, while a new generation discovers swing, the greatest form of popular music in the last 50 years that is not derived from the guitar, electric bass or computerized synthesizer. Swing ...
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Important Insight Into Apoptosis Or Programmed Cell Death Date: 30 Jul 2009
Science Daily -
Researchers have gained a better understanding of the process that cells go through when they die. This process known as "apoptosis" or programmed cell death, is a normal process in the human body which removes perhaps a million cells a second.
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Network Attached Storage units let PCs share data Date: 30 Jul 2009
USA Today -
They look like hard drives, but they act unlike any hard drives you've ever seen. In the industry, they're referred to as Network Attached Storage (NAS) units. They're hard drives that plug into your network router to push music, video and photos to the computers in your home or office. They also can back up your data, stream music from your iTunes program and make the data available remotely.
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