Your conservative uncle needs to identify with the climate activist and then he needs to feel he can align with their actions and measures, writes Joyce Fegan.

Michael Stipe insists R.E.M. will never reunite.

Chris Martin has to "work really hard" not to "be a d**k".

Musicians were so intent upon helping victims of Superstorm Sandy that they did not seem to want their benefit concert in New York to end.

Michael Stipe tried to save Kurt Cobain's life by asking him to collaborate with R.E.M.

Michael Stipe writes all R.E.M.’s songs on his mobile phone.

REM frontman Michael Stipe says he’s "80%" gay.

REM frontman Michael Stipe desperately tried to pull Kurt Cobain back from the brink of suicide just days before his death.

REM frontman Michael Stipe has threatened to quit America if Senator John McCain is elected President.

R.E.M. star Michael Stipe can no longer listen to an entire Nirvana album because remembering the death of his friend Kurt Cobain is still too painful.

REM frontman Michael Stipe has prompted speculation the band is close to releasing a secret new album - by making a cryptic confession at a charity event.

Michael Stipe has hit out at pal Thom Yorke's cheerless reputation, insisting the Radiohead singer is not as depressed as the press like to portray him.

REM frontman Michael Stipe is to headline a concert urging the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.

Rock activist Michael Stipe makes no apologies for his political opinions - because those who disagree with him can choose not to listen to his views.

American rockers REM protested against pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's incarceration on Sunday by broadcasting a concert dedicated to her into military-ruled Burma via satellite.

Rockers REM paid an emotional tribute to late British DJ John Peel last Friday by playing a cover of his favourite track Teenage Kicks at their first concert in Belfast.

REM frontman Michael Stipe has apologised to Scottish fans for cancelling a tour date after bassist Mike Mills collapsed.

REM star Michael Stipe has blasted veteran artists who refuse to embrace the onset of middle age.

Michael Stipe has revealed that actress Shirley MacLaine called security when he confessed to her that he'd had a dream about her.

REM frontman Michael Stipe has revealed the secret behind his unusual dancing style - he stole it from Sinead O'Connor.

Michael Stipe says REM's new album will go into uncharted REM territory.