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Michael Stipe, the iconic R.E.M. frontman, recently made a rare public appearance at 65 for an NYC film premiere. His ...
If you want to talk about life-changing, ‘Losing My Religion’ is the closest it gets," bassist Mike Mills says of the band's 1991 classic.
Exploring the relationship between REM singer Michael Stipe and Thom Yorke after the Radiohead frontman called his inspiration a "hero" and a "genius" ...
At the time, the state of Queensland was ruled by Joh Bjelke-Petersen. Forster once wrote that the “Hillbilly Dictator” was ...
Uncut interviewed Natalie Merchant for this month's cover story on R.E.M. Merchant first struck up a friendship with Michael Stipe ... And what about the rest of REM; why do you think those ...
Lead singer of REM Michael Stipe said: “Whether it’s music or a free press – censorship anywhere is a threat to the truth everywhere. “On World Press Freedom Day, I’m sending a shoutout ...
US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for all federal funding to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR) to be blocked. On Thursday evening, ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Michael Stipe, the former lead singer of R.E.M., is speaking at the Koger Center for the Arts in Columbia on Wednesday. Stipe is speaking as the 2025 Honoree for the McNair ...
If there's ever going to be a Michael Stipe biopic, Michael Shannon has aced ... has taken on an interesting new role: touring rock singer. Partnering with Superchunk guitarist Jason Narducy ...
The band performed its 1984 classic “Pretty Persuasion,” with Shannon singing alongside R.E.M.‘s lead singer Michael Stipe. Guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry ...
That might seem like a curious thing to say, considering the band in question — in which Narducy plays guitar and Shannon is the singer ... still extant. But Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter ...