"I thought that I heard you laughing" takes on a whole new meaning when "Losing My Religion" is done in a major key. A Vimeo user who goes by Major...
Last week, Stephen Colbert gave America a special treat: Four episodes of "The Colbert Report" that ended with joyous Christmas carols sung by Colbert...
Photos below are by Teri Slotkin On Thursday November 29th, I co-presented a private work in progress screening of my debut feature film, "Romantic ...
Michael Stipe is one of the world's most famous musicians. As the lead vocalist for R.E.M., Stipe was an instrumental force in the band's three decade...
On the 6th floor of the Museum of Modern Art, Cindy Sherman is just where you want her, everywhere.
"This is my last day of work," Michael Stipe says cheerfully, strolling through the Rolling Stone offices after giving one of his final interviews as ...
I can think of few other artists who have changed their sound so radically, so many times. "Gardening At Night," from 1982, doesn't sound anything like "Everybody Hurts," from 1992.
After news of R.E.M.'s split in September, fans all over the world slung a stone-washed denim jacket over their shoulders and got into their cars to m...
Untie that headscarf and remove that toupee -- Oct. 14 is "Bald and Free Day"! Today, we tip our hats to the bald and beautiful, saluting those of...
The Sept. 21 breakup of R.E.M. shook '80s music fans to the core, with many calling the announcement "the end of the world as we know it" in reference...
It may be the end of the world for R.E.M., but they feel fine. (Sorry). The band, which called it quits last week after 31 years in the alternat...
R.E.M. announced their break-up today, after 31 years as a band. It's sad news indeed, but you know what? They've put out 15 studio albums, 64 singles...
It's the end of the world as we know it. More than thirty years after beginning their run, rock legends R.E.M. have broken up as a band. The gro...
One day in the summer of '86 I got on my bicycle, rode to the record store and bought an album. If you're under 30, the only word you probably caught there was "bicycle", but hang with me a sec.
In an ever increasingly interconnected world, our identity can suffer from a lack of strong direction. What you see in Tokyo is rebranded and skillful...
Celebrities in SoHo and TriBeCa will have to put up with a lot of garbage--and a big block of salt. From the New York Post: In a unanimous rulin...
These are busy days for Hanson. For months, they've been planning the release of a new single called "Give A Little." A couple weeks ago, the schedule and trajectory were affected around the world as news about the tragedies in Japan emerged.
As it was hard to ignore the elephant in the room that was the Japan Tsunami, 2011 became the year that these talks manifested into something more tangible than ever before.
To me, all R.E.M. albums feel like concept albums because they are so rich and well thought out. Here, R.E.M.'s Mike Mills discusses the band's creative process.
Michael Stipe has invited renaissance-actor James Franco and English filmmaker Sam Taylor-Wood to join him on a list of guest directors who will creat...
The following video, "Überlin," is R.E.M.'s latest offering, premiering exclusively on HuffPost.
New Yorkers chose interesting ensembles last night. From Michael Stipe's panda hat (and nametag?) to James Franco's sleeveless tuxedo shirt at Rob Pr...
Several themes have been dancing around inside my head lately. Tiptoeing like a ballerina is the power of art to transform us.
New York was abuzz yesterday, maybe from the Yankees win? Regardless, as far as Wednesday's go, it was a busy one. The Global Poverty Project's gl...
There are bands and musicians that redefine a genre of music for the ages. The Beatles in rock. Parker, Monk, Coltrane and Gillespie in Jazz. Tonight...
