Barry Manilow Recording Best 'Make-out Album of All Time'

In the mid-'70s, Barry Manilow wrote the songs that made the whole world swoon. With tunes like ... Read More »

Classical Pianist Christopher O'Riley Covers Radiohead, Nirvana and More

Classical musician Christopher O'Riley loves Radiohead so much that he has already recorded two ... Read More »

R.E.M. Members Perform With Former Drummer Bill Berry

Ex-R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry reunited with former bandmates Peter Buck and Mike Mills at the 40 Watt ... Read More »

R.E.M., 'Man-Sized Wreath' (Live From Dublin) -- Video Premiere

One of the most exhilarating parts of being in a band is performing new material in front of an ... Read More »

Michael Stipe and Tom Hanks Producing Barry Manilow-Themed Movie

First it was jukebox musicals like the Billy Joel-centric 'Movin' Out' and 'Jersey Boys,' featuring ... Read More »

I Hate My Hit! 10 Songs Disowned by the People Who Made Them Famous

Nobody made you go around wearing UFO pants and sucking a pacifier after you got smart enough to ... Read More »

Potent Quotables: Stipe Gets Serious

"[I hate] pranks. You're not that funny and you're not 15." --Michael Stipe R.E.M.'s frontman ... Read More »

R.E.M. Reveal 'Reckoning' Album Art and Liner Notes -- Exclusive

It's hard to believe it's been 25 years since R.E.M. cemented their status as the kings of college ... Read More »

Potent Quotables: R.E.M. the Rejects?

"Hard as we may try to make something supercool, it's just not going to happen." --Michael Stipe ... Read More »

R.E.M., 'Until the Day Is Done' -- Video Premiere

Social and political commentary abound in R.E.M.'s latest video from 'Accelerate.' Shot during a ... Read More »

The Flaming Lips Advocate Change + More

As rumors swirl that Hillary Clinton may, in fact, bow out of the battle for the Democratic ticket ... Read More »

Michael Stipe Makes Comedic Coming Out Statement

After years of folks speculating about his sexuality, a previously coy Michael Stipe is fully out of ... Read More »

Shockingly Cocky Quotes: No. 19

"We're kind of an international phenomenon." -- Michael Stipe Previous Next Download R.E.M. on ... Read More »

Stipe Released as Potential Juror + More

Michael Stipe was released as a potential juror at the beginning of a trial for a man accused of ... Read More »

R.E.M. 'Accelerate' on New Album

R.E.M. have titled their forthcoming album -- the follow-up to 2004's 'Around the Sun' -- ... Read More »

PhotoSynthesis: R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe

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