Michael Stipe

Alternative Rock Rock 

Lifes Rich Pageant Turns 40

July 28, 2026July 29, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1986, 40th Anniversary, Bill Berry, I.R.S. Records, Lifes Rich Pageant, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, R.E.M.

A quick salute to an R.E.M. classic

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Punk Rock 

Patti Smith Honored on Night of Music, Poetry and Power

March 29, 2025March 29, 2025 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments Alison Mosshart, Bruce Springsteen, Carnegie Hall, Charlie Sexton, Courtney Barnett, Flea, Johnny Depp, Lenny Kaye, Michael Stipe, Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan

Carnegie Hall comes alive in tribute to a New York City legend

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Alternative Rock Rock 

A Belated Birthday Wish to Michael Stipe

January 9, 2025January 14, 2025 Tim Sommer 0 Comments 65th birthday, Michael Stipe, Patti Smith, R.E.M., Singin' in the Rain, Tim Sommer

Celebrating the stalwart R.E.M. frontman’s 65th from the Kingdom of Outsiders

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Alternative Rock Rock 

WATCH: R.E.M. Reunite at Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 

June 14, 2024June 14, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bill Berry, Jason Isbell, Losing My Religion, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Reunion, Songwriters Hall of Fame

Original lineup comes together for the first time in over 15 years to perform “Losing My Religion”

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Indie Rock Rock 

Second Guessing: R.E.M.’s Reckoning at 40

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024 Jason Gross 0 Comments 1984, 40th Anniversary, 7 Chinese Bros, Bill Berry, Harborcoat, I.R.S. Records, Lynda Stipe, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Oh-OK, Peter Buck, Pretty Persuasion, R.E.M., Reckoning, Second Guessing, So. Central Rain, The B-52's, The Byrds

What makes the band’s sophomore set better than Murmur

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Alternative Rock Pop Rock 

R.E.M. Revisit Up With New Deluxe Edition

November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 25th Anniversary, At My Most Beautiful, Bill Berry, Craft Recordings, Daysleeper, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Pat McCarthy, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Scott Litt, Up, Warner Bros. Records

25th Anniversary edition of the band’s underrated 11th LP contains bonus live album from 1999 Party of Five taping

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Alternative Rock Rock 

You Are The Everything: R.E.M.’s Green at 35

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1988, 35th Anniversary, Bill Berry, Green, Keith LeBlanc, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, Pop Song 89, R.E.M., Scott Litt, Stand!, World Leader Pretend, You Are The Everything

Looking back on the Athens, GA band’s transitional classic

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Alternative Rock Folk Indie Rock Post-Punk Rock 

Talk About the Passion: R.E.M.’s Murmur at 40

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1983, 40th Anniversary, Athens, Bill Berry, Georgia, IRS Records, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Mitch Easter, Murmur, Peter Buck, R.E.M.

Celebrating the mumbling brilliance of the Athens band’s debut LP

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Alternative Rock Folk Rock 

Sweetness Follows: R.E.M.’s Automatic For The People at 30

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1992, 30th Anniversary, Andy Kaufman, Automatic For The People, Bill Berry, Drive, Everybody Hurts, Kate Pierson, KRS One, Man on the Moon, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Montgomery Clift, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Scott Litt

Looking back on a timeless time capsule of an album

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock Rock 

Wolves Out The Door: Chronic Town at 40

August 22, 2022August 27, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1982, 40th Anniversary, Bill Berry, Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars), Chronic Town, Gardening at Night, IRS Records, Lower Wolves, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Mitch Easter, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Stumble

Looking back on the EP that helped introduce the world to R.E.M.

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Music Journalism Rock Rock Docs 

Mick Rock, 1948–2021

November 19, 2021April 3, 2022 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Blondie, Bob Marley, Brian May, Cat Stevens, David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Ian Hunter, Iggy and the Stooges, Jack White, Joan Jett, John Cale, Johnny Marr, Lady Gaga, Lou Reed, Madonna, Matthew Kassel, Michael Stipe, Mick Rock, Mötley Crüe, New York Observer, Ozzy, Peter Gabriel, Pharrell Williams, Phil Collins, Ray Davies, Roxy Music, Squeeze, Talking Heads, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, Thin Lizzy, Tina Turner, Transformer

Rock’s greatest photographer chronicled rock’s greatest era

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Alternative Rock Pop Rock 

Near Wild Heaven: Out Of Time Turns 30

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 1991, 30th Anniversary, Bill Berry, Losing My Religion, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Near Wild Heaven, Out Of Time, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Scott Litt, Shiny Happy People

Was the biggest R.E.M. album also their best?

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Festivals Music Journalism 

WATCH: Earth Day 1990 Concert Highlights

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 Ron Hart 2 Comments 000 Maniacs, 10, 10000 Maniacs, Earth Day, John Denver, Michael Stipe, Michelle Shocked, Natalie Merchant, R.E.M., The Indigo Girls, Ziggy Marley

Watch R.E.M., The B-52’s, John Denver and others perform in Manhattan and Washington DC 30 years ago today

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Music Journalism 

WATCH: Michael Stipe Returns To The PSA Life For Coronavirus Warning

March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Coronavirus, COVID-19, Michael Stipe, R.E.M.

The former R.E.M. singer parlays the revival of an old hit single to raise awareness on the dire importance of social distancing

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Pop Rock 

Peter Buck and Luke Haines Unite For Beat Poetry and Survival

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 1 Comment Beat Poetry for Survivalists, Corin Tucker, Filthy Friends, Luke Haines, Michael Stipe, Omnivore Recordings, Peter Buck, R.E.M., The Auteurs

In this exclusive chat, the R.E.M. guitar hero talks extensively about his fantastic collaboration with the onetime Auteurs frontman and much more

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