Javier’s English Corner

 A few days ago, Alba recommended this popular song by REM, and I thought you all might enjoy reading something about this outstanding American band and watching the video for Everybody Hurts .

(From Wikipedia) 

R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980 by Bill Berry (drums), Peter Buck (guitar), Mike Mills (bass guitar), and Michael Stipe (vocals). R.E.M. was one of the first popular alternative rock bands, and gained early attention due to Buck’s “jangly” guitar style and Stipe’s cryptic vocals. R.E.M. released its first single, “Radio Free Europe” in 1981 on independent record label Hib-Tone. The single was followed by the Chronic Town EP in 1982; the band’s first release on I.R.S. Records. In 1983, the band released its critically-acclaimed debut album Murmur, and built its reputation over the next few years through subsequent critically-acclaimed releases, constant touring, and the support of college radio. Following years of underground success, R.E.M. entered the mainstream in 1987 with the hit song “The One I Love.” They signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1988, and began to adopt broad political and environmental concerns while playing large arenas worldwide.

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Hi, everybody! My post today deals with one of my recommended websites, which is called China232. This is what its authors have to say as an introduction:

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(From BBC Learning English)

Throughout the years many famous and distinguished people have lived and worked in London, the capital city of the United Kingdom.

If you travel around London you may see special blue signs attached to houses which remember some of these people. These signs are known as Blue Plaques and there are over 700 in London. The Blue Plaques indicate that the person named on them used to live or work in that place.

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