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“Me and Stipey stood there thinking, ‘This is history in the making’: the time Billy Bragg and Michael Stipe were roommates in Czechoslovakia
Bragg and the R.E.M. frontman visited the country for a series of special shows in 1990
The 11 most WTF collaborations in rock history
Bruce Dickinson and Mr Bean? Ozzy and Miss Piggy? Metallica and Ja Rule? Prepare to cringe at these heroically wrong-headed collaborations
“We put a good spin on it publicly but the truth is Bill almost died”: Michael Stipe on how R.E.M. narrowly averted tragedy on the Monster tour
Drummer Bill Berry suffered a ruptured aneurysm onstage in Switzerland
10 moments of genius from MTV Unplugged
As Nirvana’s iconic set turns 30, we pick out the ten best songs from the famous sessions
From Bruce Springsteen to Beyonce: 10 Eddie Vedder duets you need to watch
Springsteen, the Stones, Neil Young, R.E.M., Coldplay, QOTSA, The Doors, Beyoncé... the Pearl Jam frontman has sung with them all.
“She was the mentor who made R.E.M. a band in the first place”: Michael Stipe on the time R.E.M. roped in his hero Patti Smith as a guest singer
R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe also revealed Everybody Hurts was intended to be a duet with Patti Smith
Watch R.E.M's Michael Stipe and Radiohead's Thom Yorke swap bands for one night only in this rare archive footage
Check out rare footage of the Radiohead's frontman and R.E.M.'s frontman swapping bands
“It’s a song about River Phoenix, wanting to share an experience with him that I couldn't because he had died”: R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe on the song he wrote for his late friend River Phoenix
R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe wrote the lyrics to Departure whilst the band were on their massive Monster tour
