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How R.E.M. Released Their Last Top 40 Hit in the Middle of a Near-Breakup
27 Feb 2026 13:57 GMT
… guitars, locomotive rhythms, and Michael Stipe’s engaging free-associative lyrics … For The People in 1992, R.E.M. went softer and more … After the fact, members of R.E.M. explained that they very … the next two years, R.E.M. released three singles that made …
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R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe makes cameo on ‘The Simpsons’
17 Feb 2026 18:12 GMT
R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe made a cameo on Sunday … Everybody Kirks Sometimes.”
The animated Stipe, in a black suit and … back into The Simpsons universe,” Stipe wrote on Instagram, “and particularly … with the rest of his R.E.M. bandmates during the 13th season …
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R.E.M.’s Stipe shares candid story about confronting Trump
20 Feb 2026 17:22 GMT
… Colbert in September 2020, Michael Stipe recounted a moment from … . Conversations carried.
According to Stipe, a “big, loud” … man, Stipe revealed to Colbert, was Donald J. Trump.
R.E.M. … against Trump
By 2020, the anecdote carried added weight. R.E.M …
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On This Day in 1991, R.E.M. Released a Massive Hit That Came From Learning to Play an Instrument (And a Little Fleetwood Mac)
19 Feb 2026 23:34 GMT
… Fame induction. Fortunately for R.E.M., guitarist Peter Buck is among the lucky … “Losing My Religion”, which R.E.M. released as a single … might have felt unfamiliar to Peter Buck, but the chords he … between Buck’s mandolin and Mike Mills’ bass, the band brought …
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35 Years Ago: R.E.M. Hurtles to Stardom With 'Losing My Religion'
19 Feb 2026 19:06 GMT
… happened very organically. Guitarist Peter Buck had been intrigued by … MORE: Michael Stipe Finally Clarifies the Lyrics From an R.E.M. Classic
… Sung by R.E.M.'s Mike Mills
Singh arrived in R.E.M.… of R.E.M. (Paul Natkin, Getty Images)
Why R.E.M.…
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Jason Narducy on R.E.M.’s Legacy and the Surprise Success of His Impromptu Cover Band
17 Feb 2026 22:36 GMT
… on drums, who recorded with R.E.M. themselves in the early … band members, including Narducy.
“Peter Buck is a great guitar player … intended as a celebration of R.E.M.’s musicianship and the … takes no ownership of these R.E.M. songs,” Narducy insists. “We …
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Watch an Animated Michael Stipe Sing a Parody of an R.E.M. Classic on the Latest Episode of ‘The Simpsons’
16 Feb 2026 22:08 GMT
… Backing Vocals by Michael Stipe in Honor of the R.E.M. Frontman’s 66th … Everybody Hurts | R.E.M.
Album:Automatic For The People [1992]
Peter Buck wrote in … In Time – The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 that “the … Kirks” scene was posted on R.E.M.’s and The Simpsons’ …
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Michael Stipe Returns To Springfield To Sing About Crackers
16 Feb 2026 15:09 GMT
… return of former R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe.
On that second … episode, Stipe sings a re-recorded parody of R.E.M … Michael Stipe's second time on The Simpsons. Previously, R.E.M … garage, and he tricked R.E.M. into playing there …
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From G’N’R to R.E.M.: When bands despise their own hit songs
09 Feb 2026 17:44 GMT
… own hit:
John Mellencamp - “R.O.C.K. in the … think it is.
R.E.M. - “Shiny Happy People”: Michael Stipe has basically disowned … it live for years, and Stipe once described it as a … even joked that if one R.E.M. song ever got sent into …
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Are you ready for SXSW Film & TV Festival 2026?
03 Mar 2026 01:32 GMT
… Screenwriters: Guy Busick, R. Christopher Murphy
After surviving … , Sunhwrna Schooner, Jason E. Moody, Snxakila Clyde Tallio … Louie Perez, Ed Ruscha, Michael Stipe (World Premiere)
Daughters of … Producer/Screenwriter: Richard E. Williams, Country of Origin …