Michael Stipe

100 Albums We're Anticipating in 2023

Here are 100 albums we can’t wait to hear in 2023, including Paramore, Lana Del Rey, Caroline Polachek, M83, Ride, Slowdive, ANOHNI, Wednesday, Youth Lagoon, blink-182, awakebutstillinbed, Danny Brown, Death Grips, and more…

KCRW releasing '80s/'90s recordings of R.E.M., Tom Waits, Meat Puppets, more

KCRW unearthed 50 live recordings that haven’t been heard since their original air dates in the ’80s and ’90s.

Notable Releases of the Week (10/14)

This very, very stacked week’s Notable Releases include The 1975, Plains (Waxahatchee, Jess Williamson), Lil Baby, MAVI, Birds In Row, and much more…

Radiohead's star-packed Irving Plaza show was 25 years ago today (the guestlist! the setlist!)

There was Michael Stipe next to Bono, hanging over the railing, both of them playing air guitar and singing along to “Creep”…

Big Thief, Brian Eno, Michael Stipe, Death Cab & more contribute new songs to Earth Day benefit

Peter Gabriel, Coldplay, The Weather Station, Jarvis Cocker, Hot Chip, Dry Cleaning, and more are among the over 100 artists who have contributed never-before-released tracks to raise money for climate change charities

Tom Waits played NY last night w/ Michael Stipe, Bono & Elvis Costello (but not Nick Cave)

The stars were out in Brooklyn to pay tribute to the late Hal Willner on what would’ve been his 66th birthday, including Cat Power, David Johansen, Beth Orton, Steve Buscemi, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and so many more

Our favorite songs of the week (playlist)

This week’s playlist includes new music by Soccer Mommy, Lykke Li, Zola Jesus, Tyler, he Creator & Nigo, Destroyer, Aldous Harding, Denzel Curry ft. Robert Glasper, and more.

Mykki Blanco teams with Michael Stipe for new song & video, "Family Ties"

The track features Mykki singing, and it was made with producer/instrumentalist FaltyDL.

Our favorite songs of the week (playlist)

This week’s playlist includes new music by Aeon Station (Kevin Whelan of The Wrens), Let’s Eat Grandma, Parquet Courts, Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul, Wiki ft. Navy Blue, and more

R.E.M.’s ‘New Adventures in Hi-Fi’ at 25: the band’s bittersweet, experimental masterpiece

Made on the road during the turbulent, year-long Monster tour, REM’s 10th album has only gotten better with age. We take a look back at the cult favorite, 25 years on.
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