R.E.M. fans, Michael Stipe doesn’t have encouraging news when it comes to ever seeing the seminal rock band ever together again. In a new interview for New York public radio station WNYC, Stipe was ...
With Neil Young celebrating his 80th birthday today (Nov. 12, 2025), the music world is reflecting on his incredible impact and influence throughout the decades. For many Gen Xers, Young was dubbed ...
R.E.M's Bill Berry became emotional as he reflected on his decision to leave the band at the height of their success. Berry and fellow University of Georgia students Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike ...
View post: Andy Reid Breaks His Silence on Travis Kelce Retirement Decision Legendary R.E.M. front man Michael Stipe says we’ve all been getting the lyrics to one of the band’s most famous songs wrong ...
After Michael Stipe opens a gate to the abandoned Manhattan storefront that serves as his studio, you find a man easily traversing his past, present and future creative lives. He’s promoting a 25th ...
“You do something, it becomes a part of your DNA,” says Stipe. “We worked so hard and so long on those songs and the lyrics and figuring out the melodies and then figuring out how everything’s going ...
To many fans, “New Adventures in Hi-Fi” represents R.E.M. at its creative peak. The Athens, Georgia-based quartet – singer Michael Stipe, drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck and bassist Mike ...
Some of the best alt-rock bands from years past have broken up due to big egos and band drama. That wasn’t the case for the alternative rock band R.E.M., whose frontman, Michael Stipe, and the rest of ...
The film producer and singer-songwriter spoke with THR before the premiere of his "Collapse Into Now"-inspired film project at SXSW. By Jay A. Fernandez NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 23: Michael Stipe attends ...
Michael Stipe first heard the Velvet Underground when, as an Army brat living in Southern Illinois, he happened upon the band’s music in the sale bin. Speaking by phone last week, he recalled: “I went ...
As part of R.E.M., Stipe was one of the forefathers of what was once called "college rock," the alternative music played on college radio stations throughout the country. The success of "Radio Free ...