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Michael Stipe Assures He's Still Working on That Solo Album, Very Slowly
In new interview, former R.E.M. singer reveals unsteady progress on new LP, as well as run-ins with Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff and the National
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R.E.M.'s Mike Mills Looks Back on 'Up': 'There Were Some Very Dark Times'
The bassist admits they nearly broke up when drummer Bill Berry left, and explains why you're never going to see R.E.M. reunite
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The Songs That Make Thom Yorke Cry
Radiohead singer talks vocal technique, his favorite singers, and more — including the time he got so high he forgot his own song — in an excerpt from Jason Thomas Gordon's upcoming book The Singers Talk
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Patti Smith, Blondie's Chris Stein, Michael Stipe Pay Tribute to Tom Verlaine: ‘I Have Lost a Hero’
Television singer and guitarist died following a “brief illness” at age 73
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Mykki Blanco 'Found My Voice' on Pensive 'Family Ties' Featuring Michael Stipe
"It's the first song in my entire career where I am singing, I don't rap," they say of first new song of 2022
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A New Compilation Traces the Velvet Underground's Influence Across Generations
On 'I'll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico,' Michael Stipe, Iggy Pop, Sharon Van Etten, and Courtney Barnett reflect who the Velvets were as they reinterpret every song on the Banana Album
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Kurt Vile and the Violators Contribute Hypnotic Cover of the Velvet Underground's 'Run Run Run' to New Tribute Album
I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico also features covers from Iggy Pop and Matt Sweeney, St. Vincent and Thomas Bartlett, and Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen, Michael Stipe, and more
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Patti Smith, Michael Stipe Set for 'World Environment Day' Livestream
Jack Johnson, Ben Harper also set to perform during virtual event in June
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R.E.M. Celebrate 40th Anniversary of 'Radio Free Europe' With New Reissue
Producer Mitch Easter remembers the debut single that changed the world in 1981, now available in its original form for the first time in decades
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Michael Stipe Helps Name Ant Species After Andy Warhol Superstar
Strumigenys ayersthey is named after Jeremy Ayers, who performed in Warhol's films as Silva Thin and fostered the local music and arts scene in Athens, Georgia
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