Artist: Michael Stipe

R.E.M.'s major label debut, Green , was released on Election Day in 1988. It was a canny move from a political band, making their mark on the public consciousness on the very day the Reagan administration turned into the first Bush administration. The record also happened to be the band's entry into the big leagues, going from a small-town Southern band with a knack for jangle guitar and art-punk posturing into a world conquering behemoth that would become one of the most popular bands of the 902s. While the album itself is [...]

La legendaria Patti Smith. Por: @diegoyellobo Tres momentos de Patti Smith El primero: Patti está sentada en el sillón de algún cuarto de hotel, o tal vez sea un backstage, la cámara está filmando y ella le pregunta a Steven Sebring , el director, si alguna vez vio Don’t Look Back . La respuesta es negativa y Patti se sorprende en un tono cómico, repite la pregunta, como si no pudiera creer que la persona [...]

"There's a sucker born every minute" -- David Hannum Yawn...the last few releases in R.E.M.'s 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition series have been extremely lackluster and the band's new EP, "Live in Greensboro", which is a companion piece to the forthcoming Green reissue (out May 14th), doesn't fail to disappoint. "Live in Greensboro" is being marketed as "featur[ing] a handful of performances from the Greensboro show that, due to space constraints, are not found on the [ Green ] Deluxe Edition". While the implication is that this EP [...]

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Filed under: News , Exclusive , Music Appreciation Sandra-Lee Phipps, REM HQ It was this week some 30 years ago that Athens, GA band R.E.M. released their first proper studio album Murmurs , kickstarting a career that would yield dozens of worldwide hits, 15 studio albums and James Mercer 's eternal ire because he knows The Shins will never be as good as them. Murmurs is [...]

If you can legitimately love, love , an album, then I most certainly love R.E.M.’s Murmur . I’ve traveled everywhere with it, and have listened to the band’s debut hundreds of times over the years. It props me up when I’m down and keeps me level when I’m up. I know every Bill Berry drum fill, every guitar sound emitting from Peter Buck’s Rickenbacker, and every intricate bass line and harmony courtesy of Mike Mills. As for R.E.M.’s front man, Michael Stipe, his lyrics on this and other early R.E.M. albums remind me of extended family members. I [...]

Photos by G.  Art by Joseph Arthur . Joseph Arthur New York!  Make sure you head over to Able Fine Art in Manhattan to see the latest exhibit from singer/songwriter/poet and extremely prolific fine artist Joseph Arthur entitled "Emblematic Truth."  Both Joseph Arthur's music and art careers are extremely inspiring and his list of accomplishments in both disciplines are very impressive.  I highly encourage you to check out Joseph's online virtual gallery, The Museum of Modern Arthur (MOMAR) if you have not already [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive , The Hit List Michael Stipe Successful touring musicians often live fishbowl lives -- the center of attention, gawked at, photographed. Now more than ever in this age of camera phones and instant uploads they rarely escape the public's gaze. Some of them turn the tables, picking up their own cameras and looking back-at their audiences, [...]

Those familiar with the first Rogue’s Gallery issued back in 2006 might approach news of a follow-up collection, Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys , with a mixture of delight and apprehension. This curious enterprise, the brainchild of Pirates of the Caribbean team - specifically, Johnny Depp, director Gore Verbinski, and producer Hal Willner - brings the light of day to largely traditional songs of the sea that otherwise might have remained in Davy Jones’ locker. The performers lend a whole new meaning to that familiar title, Various Artists, as the [...]

El ex  R.E.M.   Michael Stipe , y la ex Hole ,  Courtney Love , colaboraron juntos en una canción sobre piratas.   Se llama  Rio Grande y, como era de esperarse, forma parte del disco de colaboraciones que  Johnny Depp va a lanzar oficialmente el 19 de febrero vía   Anti . El disco es una compilación de canciones populares [...]

Ya habíamos comentado el lanzamiento de “Son Of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys” , un álbum con canciones de piratas curado por Johnny Depp , donde participan grandes personalidades como Tom Waits , Keith Richards , Patti Smith , Michael Stipe , Nick Cave y muchos más. “Son Of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys” saldrá a la venta el próximo 19 de febrero a través de Anti- , con un total de 36 canciones [...]

No crean que el Señor Johnny Deep va a poner un puesto de películas piratas en el metro o algo parecido. Se trata de un disco de colaboraciones donde el tema principal son los piratas, si los de barcos y banderas de calacas, se llamará 'Son of Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys'.

Si nos hubieran dicho hace cinco años que el frontman de REM , Michael Stipe , colaboraría con la capitana de Hole y controversial Courtney Love , probablemente lo habríamos descartado como un rumor infundado. Pero este 2013 arranca con interesantes novedades para Stipe: su primera grabación como solista después de la separación de su banda es una canción llamada “Rio Grande” , en la que canta junto a Love sobre piratas y otras [...]

Here's a question for your next late-night game of Trivia Pursuit: What was Michael Stipe' s first recording following the demise of R.E.M.? The answer is a pirate shanty - yes , pirate shanty - with Courtney Love (!) titled, "Rio Grande". The track is of one several star-studded collaborations appearing on the new compilation Son of Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys , which was curated by Johnny Depp, director Gore Verbinski, and producer Hal Willner. Other contributing musicians include Tom Waits and Keith Richards (who [...]

Beth Orton , Sean Lennon , Courtney Love , Tom Waits , Michael Stipe , Keith Richards , Iggy Pop , Macy Gray y Nick Cave -entre muchos otros- son algunos de los músicos reunidos en la compilación Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys , un álbum curado por Johnny Depp , Gore Verbinski -director de Piratas del Caribe - y el productor Hal Willner . La compilación saldrá a la venta el próximo [...]

Patti Smith , Johnny Depp, Courtney Love, Michael Stipe e Iggy Pop , entre muchos otros, se juntaron para darle forma a un nuevo disco,  Son of Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys,  que llegará a las tiendas el 19 de febrero vía Anti. Previo a su lanzamiento oficial, ya se puede escuchar una colaboración de Tom Waits junto a Keith Richards , que se tituló  Shenandoah . Conocela, a continuación. El [...]

Patti Smith , Iggy Pop , Courtney Love , Michael Stipe son algunos de los artistas que participan en el compilado de música para piratas producido por Johnny Depp . Para este disco, Tom Waits y Keith Richards se unieron para grabar una versión del tema Shenandoah , una tradicional canción norteamericana que ya está disponible en streaming. [...]

Welcome to the end of 2012. And possibly the world as a whole if you're so inclined to believe. Once again, we've taken the stray thoughts that fell through the cracks in our Annual Report and compiled them into one (hopefully) comedic list. As my esteemed colleague Jeremy Larson wrote last year , "Year-end summaries, lists, recaps, and reports are just study guides for an exam that’s  never happening, you guys ." True, but by listing things and poking a little fun, we're doing our part to remind you that the music industry can be [...]

Here's a charming rendition of classic Christmas carol "Good King Wenceslas," performed by a trio of unlikely collaborators. But that's ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ stephen-colbert-michael-stipe- mandy-patinkin-sing-/72463/

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Larry Busacca, Getty Images for Clear Channel Getting people to part with their hard-earned money isn't an easy thing. When it comes to putting on a benefit concert, you'll have to pull out some heavy artillery. The 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief did just that, with some unforgettable moments. Sure, at times it felt overstuffed, which is pretty unavoidable for five and a half hours. Paul McCartney [...]