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‘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

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"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

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"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

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"We're all sitting here friends again." Watch R.E.M. reunite for first performance with their full, original line-up since the mid '90s

R.E.M. surprise audience at the Songwriters Hall Of Fame with one-off performance

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Original REM line-up perform together for first time in almost 30 years

Frontman Michael Stipe said the band had remained ‘dear friends’

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R.E.M. reunite at Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony also honoring Timbaland and Steely Dan

A reunion of R

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“It might be as close as we came to being a four-piece rock band and I say that with no regret”: Michael Stipe on his favourite R.E.M. album

The R.E.M. frontman has two records he holds closest from the 17 that the Athens, Georgia alt-rockers released

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$R.E.M.'s Reckoning: raw, mysterious and strangely melodic, refracting their influences through a murky Southern prism$

R.E.M.'s Reckoning: raw, mysterious and strangely melodic, refracting their influences through a murky Southern prism

How the melodic sophistication of R.E.M.'s second album Reckoning served as a pre-echo of their 90s success

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“I'm kind of a formalist as far as songwriting and guitar parts go, and I'm a way better rhythm guitar player than I am a soloist:” 5 of Peter Buck's greatest R.E.M. guitar moments

To celebrate the reissue of the Athens, Georgia rock icons' debut single, we take a trip down memory lane in search of Peter Buck's best guitar moments

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R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe exposes his artistic process in a new photo book

As well as being a musician, Stipe is a prolific visual artist, and in his new book, he gives us a closer look at his process

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“Michael Stipe told me to see an acupuncturist”: Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis on the best advice he’s received from his alt-rock forebears

The Foals man also received words of wisdo from members of Radiohead and Blur

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“Me and Stipey stood there thinking, ‘This is history in the making’: the time Billy Bragg and Michael Stipe were roommates in Czechoslovakia

Bragg and the R.E.M. frontman visited the country for a series of special shows in 1990

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Saint Laurent's SS24 campaign features Diana Ross, Lauren Hutton, and Michael Stipe as muses, promoting inclusivity and age diversity in fashion

Discover Saint Laurent's SS24 campaign featuring iconic personalities Diana Ross, Lauren Hutton, and Michael Stipe, reflecting the growing trend of inclusi...

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“We put a good spin on it publicly but the truth is Bill almost died”: Michael Stipe on how R.E.M. narrowly averted tragedy on the Monster tour

Drummer Bill Berry suffered a ruptured aneurysm onstage in Switzerland

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"Where menace meets magic": 6 legendary albums recorded at the iconic Hansa Tonstudio in Berlin

Bowie, Iggy, Bono, Stipe, Depeche and Sylvian all recorded their master works there. Thankfully not all together.

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"We’re all really happy with the way things are": why watching U2 reminded Mike Mills why R.E.M. will never reunite

R.E.M. might be releasing a 25th-anniversary edition of Up next month, but don't expect to see the band back together, ever

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Someone Check On The ‘90s Kids Bc Kurt Cobain’s Daughter & Tony Hawk’s Son Just Got Married

Even the celebrant was a ‘90s icon.

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Entertainment industry A-listers sign a letter to Biden urging a cease-fire in Gaza

Jon Stewart, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett and Michael Stipe are among the more than 60 music and film industry stars to put their names to the letter.

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R.E.M. have picked their 40 favourite R.E.M. songs, and Everybody Hurts and Losing My Religion haven't made the cut

R.E.M. have compiled a playlist of their favourite R.E.M. songs, and some massive tunes are noticeable by their absence

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R.E.M. partners with Hulu’s ‘The Bear’ for special ‘Strange Currencies’ video

ATLANTA — Earlier this month, former R.E.M. lead singer Michael Stipe reiterated to alternative rock station 99X’s Steve Barnes that the band has no plans to reunite for any reason.

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R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe changed his original lyrics to Everybody Hurts after regrets over a misunderstood lyric in Losing My Religion

Here's why R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe changed a key lyric in his bands's worldwide mega-hit Everybody Hurts

Guitar World

“Sometimes I think, 'What would John McVie do?' That’s how I wrote the bassline to Losing My Religion”: The secrets of R.E.M.’s Mike Mills

From the Bass Player Archive: An interview with R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills from 1991, the year that Out Of Time took them from cult status to million sellers.

The Guardian - UK

‘It made me wish I had made more records’: Natalie Merchant on returning to music after losing her voice

Emergency surgery on her spine led to months of enforced silence for the former 10,000 Maniacs singer-songwriter. But rather than take it easy, she’s been raising her teenage daughter, campaigning against fracking and has a new album out

Manchester Evening News

Manchester's small gigs we don't think you can miss this month

Here's our pick of the best grassroots gigs taking place in Manchester this December

The Guardian - UK

Mykki Blanco: Stay Close to Music review – lost in their own album

Burning issues and inspired moments are obscured by a succession of guest vocalists on the rapper’s pop-leaning latest

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