FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 3 | History Defined

“Michael Stipe said it was his favourite dance album – he used to put it on and then write his lyrics for REM to it”: Rave icons Utah Saints on their legacy, sampling Kate Bush, and the challenges of making their debut album

“Sometimes it would take three of us to make little adjustments as the track was going down live – we all had to get our cues in the right place”: The UK duo look back on their debut as it’s reissued over 30 years on

MusicRadar · Nov 1, 2024

“Peter Buck came up to me and said, ‘You’re using different voicings than I do on the records, but it sounds good’”: How Jason Narducy went from playing bass in a cult punk band to covering R.E.M. with Hollywood veteran Michael Shannon

Narducy describes the “mind-blowing” moment of meeting Peter Buck and picking his brain about how he plays some key R.E.M. classics

Guitar World · Oct 25, 2024

“Bob Dylan asked me almost every day: ‘Hey, when are you going to sell me that ’64 Jazzmaster?’” Jason & the Scorchers’ Warner E. Hodges toured with Dylan, borrowed the Ramones’ gear – and played a Tele that survived a tractor

The cowpunk pioneer on the many guitar casualties of his slinging and spinning on stage, why switching from Fender to Gibson was “like learning another language”, touring with the Ramones and R.E.M. and making a Dylan song their own

Guitar World · Oct 24, 2024

Changes in the Retirement Planning Landscape

We have moved from a defined benefit plan to a defined contribution plan, which means the onus for saving and investing has transferred from employers to employees.

Kiplinger · Sep 6, 2024

“He was strumming this C chord and as he leaned over to get his beer on the amp, he moved his hand…” Peter Buck's stately guitar work defined R.E.M.'s Man on the Moon – and it all started when his bandmate fell off a chair

Michael Stipe's ode to the late comedian Andy Kaufman is driven by a riff of unusual origin, and some reluctant slide work

Guitar World · Aug 17, 2024

Rhode, Rare, R.E.M: The celebrity beauty brands that have thrived (and ones that didn't)

Not everyone can build a Fenty Beauty-style empire, or become the mastermind behind a Rhode lip gloss phone case. What about the ones who got left behind? asks Maddy Mussen

Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2024

‘They taught me how to dress’: Michael Stipe on Limbo District, the greatest band you’ve never heard of

The wild art-rockers influenced REM and the B-52s, but burned out without making it big. As old recordings resurface, ex-members and fans recall their unorthodox brilliance

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2024

“They managed to have artistic integrity at the level they were operating at and were decent people”: Radiohead drummer Philip Selway on what the band learned from R.E.M.

The two groups toured together in 1995 and it was a valuable lesson for the Oxford band

Louder · Jul 13, 2024

"Michael Stipe? Never heard of him.": the time an overzealous security guard almost scuppered R.E.M.'s Glastonbury headline set

The R.E.M. frontman had some trouble being let into the festival site when the alt-rock titans headlined back in 1999

Louder · Jun 30, 2024

"We pulled ourselves back to the front of the line and proved, ‘This is what we’re capable of'.": revisiting R.E.M.'s iconic Glastonbury set 25 years on

The Athens, Georgia trio's post-Bill Berry era began in earnest with a triumphant headline slot at Worthy Farm

Louder · Jun 29, 2024