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“We put a good spin on it publicly but the truth is Bill almost died”: Michael Stipe on how R.E.M. narrowly averted tragedy on the Monster tour

Drummer Bill Berry suffered a ruptured aneurysm onstage in Switzerland

Louder

“Early on I discovered that the bass player decides the chord – not the guitar player”: R.E.M.’s Mike Mills on finding the perfect bass part and becoming a “one-bass guy”

From the Bass Player Archive: An interview with R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills

Guitar World

Public Enemy, R.E.M., Blondie, Heart and Tracy Chapman get nods for Songwriters Hall of Fame

Everything from rap to yacht rock, country and alt-rock are represented among the nominees for the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame, with nods for Public Enemy, Steely Dan, Bryan Adams, George Clinton, Tracy Chapman, R

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"Where menace meets magic": 6 legendary albums recorded at the iconic Hansa Tonstudio in Berlin

Bowie, Iggy, Bono, Stipe, Depeche and Sylvian all recorded their master works there. Thankfully not all together.

MusicRadar

R.E.M. celebrates 'a very radical departure' 25 years ago with their album 'Up'

Twenty-five years ago, an R

The Independent UK

"We’re all really happy with the way things are": why watching U2 reminded Mike Mills why R.E.M. will never reunite

R.E.M. might be releasing a 25th-anniversary edition of Up next month, but don't expect to see the band back together, ever

Louder

Let's raise a glass to Bill Kenwright, one of theatre's great risk-takers

The sad news of the impresario's passing reminds us of the importance of taking a creative gamble

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‘Monkey Christ’ opera makes a hero of woman who botched Spanish fresco

Show celebrating Cecilia Giménez, who achieved unwanted global fame, premieres in Las Vegas this weekend

The Guardian - UK

The Guide #102: What was your first single? Here’s what you told us

Last week we asked for the first record you bought – from Sarah Brightman to Elvis and Bart Simpson, it was a mix of the historic and the horrendous …

The Guardian - UK

30 musicians on the album that changed their life as a kid

Members of Kiss, Black Sabbath, Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard, Rage Against The Machine and more reveal the albums that set them on the path to rock stardom

Louder

R.E.M. have picked their 40 favourite R.E.M. songs, and Everybody Hurts and Losing My Religion haven't made the cut

R.E.M. have compiled a playlist of their favourite R.E.M. songs, and some massive tunes are noticeable by their absence

Louder

R.E.M.’s final 4 albums — all overlooked gems — being reissued on vinyl

R.E.M.’s later-era albums don’t often get the respect they deserve.

Tribune News Service

Inside The Bear's memorable needle drops

Josh Senior discusses the show's soundtrack, from using R.E.M. "like a score" to Richie's big Taylor Swift moment

Salon

The 10 best rock songs in The Bear, season two

Refused, Nine Inch Nails, AC/DC, Ramones... The most intense show on TV is back, and it's now even louder than before

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Music Review: A soundtrack for the season from rock band that includes former R.E.M. members

The new album “Grand Salami Time!”

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‘The Bear’ and R.E.M. Partner on ‘Strange Currencies’ Video

Band loves the show, producers love the band

Tribune News Service

R.E.M. partners with Hulu’s ‘The Bear’ for special ‘Strange Currencies’ video

ATLANTA — Earlier this month, former R.E.M. lead singer Michael Stipe reiterated to alternative rock station 99X’s Steve Barnes that the band has no plans to reunite for any reason.

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Six times huge bands have secretly performed under fake names

As the Churnups – aka Foo Fighters – rock Glastonbury, we look back on six times major bands have taken to the stage under a top-secret pseudonym

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The Guardian - UK

Glastonbury headline sets – ranked!

From Bowie’s stage invader to Stormzy’s ballet, the festival has seen some unforgettable lead acts. We round up the best ever

Guitar World

The Black Crowes' Rich Robinson names 11 guitarists who shaped his sound

The seasoned tonesmith reflects on spending "some of the best moments of my life" with Jimmy Page, the guitarist with a tone so unbelievable that "no-one on this Earth can touch him" and why Duane Allman is just as important as Jimi Hendrix

Louder

R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe changed his original lyrics to Everybody Hurts after regrets over a misunderstood lyric in Losing My Religion

Here's why R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe changed a key lyric in his bands's worldwide mega-hit Everybody Hurts

Metal Hammer

Watch Foo Fighters open new club venue with special guest and fiery Bad Brains cover

After Dave Grohl spoke at the opening ceremony, Foo Fighters played the first show at new Washington D.C venue The Atlantis

Metal Hammer

Revisiting the seven weeks in 1991 that changed music history forever

The 80s weren’t dead and the 90s hadn’t really begun. This is the story of how seven weeks of summer in 1991 belonged to rock (and not just grunge)

Guitar World

“Sometimes I think, 'What would John McVie do?' That’s how I wrote the bassline to Losing My Religion”: The secrets of R.E.M.’s Mike Mills

From the Bass Player Archive: An interview with R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills from 1991, the year that Out Of Time took them from cult status to million sellers.

Bristol Post

Bristol's University Challenge team lambasted for not recognising Elvis Costello's voice

The team smashed through the questions until it came to the popular music round

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