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(photo: Adam Berry / Getty Images) Days after he made a surprise appearance during an R.E.M. tribute show led by actor Michael Shannon and musician Jason Narducy in Brooklyn, N.Y., the band’s former frontman Michael Stipe has new solo music available. The artist teamed with Pearl Jam/Lady Gaga producer Andrew Watt for “I Played the Fool,” which serves as the theme song to the brand new Steve Carrell-starring HBO series Rooster. “I Played the Fool” was co-written by Stipe and […]

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"I've written this book to track Alice's 'evilution,' and how I've tamed him at last," the shock rock legend says. Continue reading…

"I've written this book to track Alice's 'evilution,' and how I've tamed him at last," the shock rock legend says. Continue reading…

He passed away on the same date as the legendary frontman he'd originally replaced. Continue reading…

He passed away on the same date as the legendary frontman he'd originally replaced. Continue reading…

Someone paid $10,000 for the record after the seller revealed its unique backstory. Continue reading…

Let us know if you prefer the old school Guns N' Roses era or the new school era of music they've been issuing over the past decade. Continue reading…

(photo: Laura Studarus) Kacey Musgraves is expected to unveil her new single, “Dry Spell,” on Wednesday (March 11) ahead of the announcement of her seventh studio album, which will be out this year through Lost Highway.Musgraves has put up billboards in several cities that read “dry spell? Call for a real good time.” In a teaser posted today, she sings, “ain’t nobody’s tool up in my shed / ain’t nobody’s boots under my bed / ain’t nobody’s truck in my […]

All but three bands have been announced for the Washington, D.C. stop of the 2026 Vans Warped Tour. Continue reading…

All future appearances have been canceled following the incident, which has kept Biafra hospitalized. Continue reading…

A playlist in honor of International Women's Day. Continue reading…

They haven't played this one in over 20 years. Continue reading…

"You realize how many people have so many beautiful memories attached to these songs, and what the music means to them," the guitarist tells UCR. Continue reading…

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"The energy [here] is incredible," Crahan said of his new location. Continue reading…

Michael Stipe onstage with Mike Mills and Michael Shannon at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Ga., on Feb. 8, 2024 (photo: Cameron Flaisch) For the second year in a row, R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe made a surprise appearance with Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy’s R.E.M. tribute project at New York’s Brooklyn Steel, singing “These Days” from the group’s fourth LP Lifes Rich Pageant and “The Great Beyond” from the 1999 soundtrack to the Jim Carrey-starring Andy Kaufman biopic Man […]

The psychedelic rock pioneer was one of '60s counterculture's loudest voices. Continue reading…