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Fact #159557

When:

12021985

Short story:

The band playing under the name Hornets Attack Victor Mature at the recently opened Uptown Lounge, Athens, Georgia, USA, is actually R.E.M.

Full article:

Mike Mills (bassist, R.E.M.) : The Uptown Lounge is right across from the police station. It used to be a porno theatre and they’ve been working on it steadily since then, trying to re-arrange it. I guess they’ve got all the stains off the floor.
(Source : not known)