Celebrity Life
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
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
Patti Smith, Michael Stipe Set for ‘World Environment Day’ Livestream
Jack Johnson, Ben Harper also set to perform during virtual event in June
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
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
‘Rolling Stone Interview: Special Edition’ With Michael Stipe
He goes deep into R.E.M.’s 1991 classic 'Out of Time,' which just celebrated its 30th anniversary, and defends 'Monster'
How R.E.M. Invented the Nineties With ‘Out of Time’
A look back at the album that changed everything about the band's story, and presaged the whole decade to come