Forbes26d
10,000 Maniacs’ Dennis Drew On Band’s Early Years With Natalie Merchant
We discussed many things, including the group's early years with Merchant as lead ... her shell], especially when we toured with REM. Michael [Stipe] was very good for Natalie, helped her embrace ...
Billboard23d
Michael Stipe Calls for Meta Boycott to Protest Far Right Spread
Stipe has detailed his plan to take part in the 'Lights Out Meta' campaign from Jan. 19 – 26. By Tyler Jenke R.E.M.‘s Michael Stipe has urged his social media followers to join him in a ...
NME24d
R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe calls for Facebook and Instagram blackout in protest against advance of American far right
R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe has encouraged people ... and added that Meta have “come a long way”. Stipe has been politically outspoken since early on in his career, and recently performed at ...
Yahoo24d
Michael Stipe on the “psychic energy” it required to play stadium-sized shows with R.E.M. every night
Going onstage each night on a tour that took in arenas and then stadiums across the globe was an experience that Stipe described as “nerve-wracking” but he said at every show, by the third ...
Yahoo23d
Michael Stipe Calls for Meta Boycott to Protest Far Right Spread
R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe has urged his social media followers to join him in a temporary boycott of Meta and its associated products to protest their part in “helping advance the far right in ...
Yahoo News UK23d
Michael Stipe calls for Meta social media boycott
R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe is leading a boycott of Meta platforms, alleging they are promoting far right views. The tech company's founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced changes to its ...
How photos lost in American disasters find their way home, with a little help from people who care
In the wake of deadly disasters, communities across the United States have banded together to search for lost photographs ...
Euronews23d
Lights Out Meta: R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe calls for Meta boycott to protest rise of US far-right
R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has encouraged people to boycott Facebook, Instagram and all platforms owned by Meta over their role in “helping advance the far right in America.” The singer ...
The Scotsman23d
The Cure’s Robert Smith and R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe leave social media over concerns of misinformation
Meanwhile R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe is taking a “break” from Instagram due to changes to the company’s fact-checking programme. The backlash towards social media continues after the weekend ...
The Washington Post28d
How the biggest rock band in the world disappeared
Michael Stipe turned 65 right after New Year’s. Every generation has their “our childhood heroes are how old now?” moment — jaws surely dropped when Rita Hayworth turned 65, which is the ...
Stereogum23d
As Donald Trump Takes Office, Robert Smith Quits X And Michael Stipe, Carole King Boycott Meta
Among them are Michael Stipe of R.E.M. (who already quit X last fall), Jane Wiedlin of the Go-Go’s, and Carole King. King directed followers to her Bluesky account. It will be interesting to see ...