Michael Stipe pulled double duty yesterday in NYC, hitting MSG to duet "Losing My Religion" with Chris Martin at the 12.12.12. Concert after doing this bit of Christmas caroling on The Colbert…   Read Story »

So last night the unthinkable happened: Paulvana, Nirmacca, Nicartney -- whatever they're calling themselves (Abomination is taken) -- performed at the 12-12-12 Concert For Sandy Relief at Madison…   Read Story »

On last night's episode of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Michael Stipe came through. But for once, he wasn't there to sing. He was for an interview with Fallon, where he talked about R.E.M.'s breakup…   Read Story »

The musical guest on last night's Colbert Report was art-rock genius and production mastermind Brian Eno. During his interview with Colbert, he laughed a lot and did the Montgomery Burns finger-tent…   Read Story »

R.E.M.'s greatest-hits collection Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982- 2011 arrives next month, and it features the new single "We All Go Back To Where We Belong," which the band…   Read Story »

Consider this: in a completely, literally revelatory Tumblr post, REM's Michael Stipe gave us a tour of his dick, pretty much (it's actually a tour of his bedroom, or something, but he doesn't waste…   Read Story »

SXSW 2011 came and went -- we have the portraits to prove it -- but it doesn't mean those days in Austin aren't still spitting out worthwhile mementos... Like Fred Armisen before him, Ted Leo…   Read Story »

For those heading uptown Friday night to NYC's American Museum Of Natural History Friday, site of the FADER-presented Animal Collective DJ set/One Step Beyond party, the onstage visual was 33% true…   Read Story »

"A half-century ago we lost Camus and gained Stipe. The lord takes and the lord gives." - Patti Smith   Read Story »

If you love R.E.M. and weren't at Carnegie Hall last night, you should probably do a better job at loving R.E.M. The evening was billed as a tribute to the Athenian eye-smilers, which meant…   Read Story »