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Look for a special feature on Michael and his new photographic book, Michael Stipe, in the Guardian Weekend this Saturday.

Mike will be in the lineup for the 2021 Warburton Virtual All-star Jam which will be streaming live on Wednesday April 21 at 9pm EDT/6pm PDT. Proceeds benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Watch Mike deliver a message about the event here. More details on the show and where to tune in here.    

Michael has a new book out (titled: “Michael Stipe”), and he’ll be discussing it on the ICA Milano YouTube Channel next week.

States have rolled back mask mandates, and, even as more Americans get vaccinated, public health experts are worried about a second surge in cases. Listen to Physicians for Human Rights, and like Michael, mask up to stop the spread of Covid-19. #BecauseScience

In the past couple of years, Michael Stipe has fallen back in love with music. “I had to really step away from it for a while, after R.E.M. disbanded,” he says, in the latest edition of our “Rolling Stone Interview: Special Edition” video series. “As kind of a lead singer/control freak, I needed to be all in … Continued

“Ex Stasi Spy” is the new single from Luke Haines (Auteurs & Beat Poetry For Survivalists) taken from his new album “Luke Haines In… Setting the Dogs On The Post Punk Postman.” The single features Peter and Scott McCaughey. Watch below and find out more details at Cherry Red Records. You can stream it here … Continued

Here’s a short clip from Mike’s recent chat with host Chris Fowler on the podcast, “Fowler, Who You Got?” Check out the full episode, titled “TV Music Moments,” on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts: https://apple.co/3rsen0S  

It’s time for our annual Spring Sale! Visit the merchandise store to receive 25% off on apparel and accessories including t-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, totes, water bottles, serving trays, and pins.*

Mike’s interview on The Holtz Effect airs on St. Patrick’s Day morning between 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM on WZBC 90.3 FM (Boston College Radio, Chestnut Hill, MA). Visit the links below around 8:00 AM and tune in as Mike discusses two recent anniversaries: Out Of Time’s 30th and Collapse Into Now’s 10th with Thomas … Continued

On the 25th anniversary of Weird Al’s Bad Hair Day, Consequence of Sound brings three artists together whose songs were parodied on that very LP: Mike Mills of R.E.M., whose “Bang and Blame” is part of “The Alternative Polka”; Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum, whose “Misery” became “Syndicated Inc.” and “Black and Gold” inspired “The … Continued

As #OutOfTime turns 30, we look back with Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music as they celebrate this Essential Album – Listen at 10am PT this Friday (3.12): apple.co/applemusichits

“For a teenager steeped in Welsh choir music, Michael Stipe’s kaleidoscope of artistic influences – and mega-success – were too irresistible not to follow.” In this poignant essay for The Guardian, Jude Rogers of the UK looks at the impact the band had on her formative years growing up in the south of Wales. She … Continued

“Thank you Tarsem for making such a beautiful video that rocketed “Losing My Religion” right into the stratosphere–to you and your entire beautiful team, we send our love and respect!” – Michael www.tarsem.org Watch the video for “Losing My Religion”: https://found.ee/rem-lmr-r

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the release of “Losing My Religion” (2.19.1991), the band’s Grammy Award winning single from Out Of Time. “Losing My Religion” became R.E.M.’s highest charting single in the US topping out at #4 in the Billboard Hot 100. The iconic video directed by Tarsem Singh garnered six awards at the 1991 … Continued

From Far Out Magazine: “This song is unique on the list owing to the fact that it was inspired by the title and a vague notion of the plot alone. ‘Imitation of Life’ is a reference to the 1959 movie of the same name, but as Peter Buck explains in the liner notes for the … Continued