Michael Stipe News

Remember when Arcade Fire won that Album of the Year Grammy in 2011, and Twitter saw it as striking some heroic blow for alternative music? Finally an underground band could win at an awards show that had previously given nominations to the White Stripes, Radiohead, Beck, and R.E.M.! Hey, don't get us wrong, we were happy for our chiming Canadian ... (more)

ATHENS, Ga. - In a verdant park tucked away in this southern college town sits a partially demolished railroad trestle.

Musicians connected to R.E.M., the Drive-By Truckers and other Georgia bands have joined forces to perform live and in a video as part of an effort to stop a planned Walmart store from being built in Athens.

SINCE its inception in 2006, Lacoste's Holiday Collector Series has seen a succession of vastly different yet equally creative individuals bring their unique design aesthetics to the iconic L.12.12 polo shirt.

The other day on the blogs we asked for your favourite live DVDs . Now, based on your suggestions and our own faves, we've compiled a list of the top 20.

The women have been firmly on top in the world of music for the last few years with Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga and Adele all having periods of domination.

Former REM frontman Michael Stipe has described the managers of YouTube as ''disgraceful and cowardly'' after they removed a clip which has been made by the singer Perfume Genius .

When Steven Patrick Morrissey was 13, he was watching The Old Grey Whistle Test , a BBC rock television show, when the New York Dolls came on.

Over the next week, Evan Mulvihill will be reporting on the best gay-interest screenings, parties and panels at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

DC writes regularly about rock and roll, jazz and the blues, composing reviews of CD's, DVD's, live performances, books and films, as well as conducting interviews.