Thirty years ago, Michael Stipe’s band wrapped up the concert series for ‘Monster’ … almost by a miracle. This is the story of an experience that crowned them as the great rock band of the 1990s, despite countless tragedies and close calls
A half-century after his death, an album of previously unreleased material reveals another side of the legendary artist
Kurt Cobain imitated them, R.E.M. supported them, the Red Hot Chili Peppers would never have existed without them. The most indefinable group of the English scene of the 1970s says goodbye: ‘We were never commercial. We never participated in that big spectacle’
Eligible voting members have until Dec. 27 to turn in ballots with their choices of three nominees from the songwriter category and three from the performing-songwriter category
A series of misfortunes cut short the career of Alex Chilton and Chris Bell’s band, an inspiration for alternative rock. Now, the sole surviving member will tour with a group of admirers, including R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, to play the Memphis band’s repertoire
