
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder shares reverent cover of R.E.M.'s 'Drive'
The cover features on the soundtrack of Sean Penn's new film, 'Flag Day'

Michael Stipe on R.E.M.’s ‘Losing My Religion’: “I didn’t realise it would be a hit single”
"‘I almost lost my religion’ – that’s what people would say. I changed it forever"

Manic Street Preachers’ Nicky Wire "deeply regrets" controversial Michael Stipe comments
The bassist was previously slammed for his 1993 comments about Stipe

R.E.M. share original 1981 mix of 'Sitting Still', so we had a chat with their producer
"In some ways, that session feels like it was the earliest days of electricity," producer Mitch Easter says of the Hib-Tone version of the classic

Muse's revamped ‘Origin Of Symmetry' is that rare thing: a great remix album
Others have been less lucky

R.E.M. announce 40th anniversary reissue of debut single 'Radio Free Europe'
The single was one of the band’s earliest recordings and their first official release

R.E.M's Michael Stipe gives blessing for ant species to be named after late friend Charles Ayers
The new ant species has been named after Stipe's late friend Charles 'Jeremy' Ayers

R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe criticises Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey: "That platform allowed Trump a voice"
“It’s so upsetting to me"

The best songs from the 'Deutschland 89' trilogy – TV's most underrated soundtrack
Rave it up Berlin-style with these Euro-bangers from telly's best German-language thriller

Watch Rick Astley rock out to The Strokes and Slipknot classics
He's also shared a cover of R.E.M.'s 'The One I Love' on TikTok