R.E.M.’s 1987 hit, “It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine),” saw a jump in sales thanks to the Mayans’ Dec. 21 apocalyptic prediction. Read More
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan says the band’s 1995 album, “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness,” was a “combination of nihilism, sentimentality and epic hope.” Read More