A comprehensive archive of R.E.M. articles from newspapers, magazines and online.

By Sarah Wolf
10.24.95
Iowa State Daily
Ask any fledgling band who their influences are, and one group always tops the list. Talk to college students, even from years past, and ask what band’s tunes have a permanent place in the CD player, and one throng of guys consistently make the grade. This powerhouse of rock, of course, [...]

10.06.95
Chicago Tribune
Maybe Michael Stipe should think about keeping a pie chart handy to explain his sexuality because the R.E.M. rocker can’t get through an interview without the question arising.
“I presume that a lot of people just thought I was 100 percent homosexual,” the singer says in the November issue of Out magazine. “That’s not really [...]