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Michael Stipe Strikes a Note of Sanity With Coronavirus PSA
Even though he starts off by singing verses from the 1987 hit “It’s the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine),” ex-R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe strikes a balanced, cautious-but-optimistic tone with a “4 Coronavirus Rules” public service announcement posted on his website and excerpted on Twitter (below) on Tuesday. First […]
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Fischerspooner's Casey Spooner talks collaborating with ex-lover Michael Stipe on post-R.E.M. music
"To be working on a record about homosexuality, with the man I had my first sexual experience with, in the house where all of those feelings began, was totally crazy," says Fischerspooner's Casey Spooner.
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Michael Stipe: 'I Stand With Radiohead' in Israel Concert Controversy
“Let’s hope a dialogue continues, helping to bring the occupation to an end and lead to a peaceful solution”
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Michael Stipe and David Letterman Are Legit Twins With Their Crazy-Man Beards
Michael Stipe takes a selfie next to David Letterman’s New York magazine cover. Everyone has a celebrity look-alike, including Michael Stipe. For some time, the singer best known for fronting R.E.M. has been sporting an out-of-control, bushy, wiry beard — similar to David Letterman‘s retirement look.
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Stephen Colbert and Michael Stipe Put Modern Twist on a Classic R.E.M. Song
On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert opened the show with an updated version of the R.E.M. hit “It’s the End of the World as We Know It,” reimagined to perfectly encapsulate the events of 2016. Stipe stood silent with a microphone in front of him as Colbert sang about about everything from the Zika virus to Harambe, from climate change to white supremacists in the government. Stipe nearly joined in after Colbert finished the second verse, which began with Black Lives Matter and ended with Trump i
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Watch Michael Stipe Pledge Support for Chelsea Manning in Heartfelt Video
Chelsea Manning, the transgender U.S. soldier who's currently serving a 35-year sentence for providing classified documents to WikiLeaks in 2010, has been making headlines recently, amid alleged mistreatment in prison. Last week, Manning announced she was engaging in a hunger strike to protest her treatment in prison, particularly the military's refusal to provide appropriate health care for her gender dysphoria. She…
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Michael Stipe’s ‘Duck Dynasty’ Beard Is Part of an Unfortunate Celebrity Style Trend
Michael Stipe (Photo: Getty Images)