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R.E.M. reunite at Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony also honoring Timbaland and Steely Dan

A reunion of R

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024

“It might be as close as we came to being a four-piece rock band and I say that with no regret”: Michael Stipe on his favourite R.E.M. album

The R.E.M. frontman has two records he holds closest from the 17 that the Athens, Georgia alt-rockers released

Louder · Apr 20, 2024

$R.E.M.'s Reckoning: raw, mysterious and strangely melodic, refracting their influences through a murky Southern prism$

R.E.M.'s Reckoning: raw, mysterious and strangely melodic, refracting their influences through a murky Southern prism

How the melodic sophistication of R.E.M.'s second album Reckoning served as a pre-echo of their 90s success

Louder · Apr 8, 2024

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“I'm kind of a formalist as far as songwriting and guitar parts go, and I'm a way better rhythm guitar player than I am a soloist:” 5 of Peter Buck's greatest R.E.M. guitar moments

To celebrate the reissue of the Athens, Georgia rock icons' debut single, we take a trip down memory lane in search of Peter Buck's best guitar moments

MusicRadar · Mar 22, 2024

R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe exposes his artistic process in a new photo book

As well as being a musician, Stipe is a prolific visual artist, and in his new book, he gives us a closer look at his process

Digital Camera World · Mar 12, 2024

“Michael Stipe told me to see an acupuncturist”: Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis on the best advice he’s received from his alt-rock forebears

The Foals man also received words of wisdo from members of Radiohead and Blur

Louder · Feb 24, 2024

“Me and Stipey stood there thinking, ‘This is history in the making’: the time Billy Bragg and Michael Stipe were roommates in Czechoslovakia

Bragg and the R.E.M. frontman visited the country for a series of special shows in 1990

Louder · Feb 11, 2024

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Saint Laurent's SS24 campaign features Diana Ross, Lauren Hutton, and Michael Stipe as muses, promoting inclusivity and age diversity in fashion

Discover Saint Laurent's SS24 campaign featuring iconic personalities Diana Ross, Lauren Hutton, and Michael Stipe, reflecting the growing trend of inclusi...

“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 · Jan 28, 2024

"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 · Nov 15, 2023

"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 · Nov 2, 2023

Someone Check On The ‘90s Kids Bc Kurt Cobain’s Daughter & Tony Hawk’s Son Just Got Married

Even the celebrant was a ‘90s icon.

Pedestrian.tv · Oct 25, 2023

Entertainment industry A-listers sign a letter to Biden urging a cease-fire in Gaza

Jon Stewart, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett and Michael Stipe are among the more than 60 music and film industry stars to put their names to the letter.

WEKU · Oct 21, 2023

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 · Jul 26, 2023

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Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023

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.

Louder · Jun 14, 2023

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

Guitar World · Apr 22, 2023

“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.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2023

‘It made me wish I had made more records’: Natalie Merchant on returning to music after losing her voice

Emergency surgery on her spine led to months of enforced silence for the former 10,000 Maniacs singer-songwriter. But rather than take it easy, she’s been raising her teenage daughter, campaigning against fracking and has a new album out

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Manchester Evening News · Dec 5, 2022

Manchester's small gigs we don't think you can miss this month

Here's our pick of the best grassroots gigs taking place in Manchester this December

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2022

Mykki Blanco: Stay Close to Music review – lost in their own album

Burning issues and inspired moments are obscured by a succession of guest vocalists on the rapper’s pop-leaning latest

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Renowned NYC musician dies by assisted suicide in Switzerland after having ‘completed life’

Anton Fier, 66, was a prominent figure in the New York music scene in the 1980s and 1990s, and had fallen on difficult times, friends said

Salon · Aug 27, 2022

REM's underground "Chronic Town" at 40

Co-producer Mitch Easter speaks with Salon about the beloved and influential EP

What Hi-Fi? · Aug 23, 2021

14 of the best spatial audio tracks in Dolby Atmos on Apple Music

Try out what Apple Music's immersive tech can do by sampling these Dolby Atmos-powered spatial audio tracks.

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