They had vaulted to the top of the nascent independent rock scene in the early 1980s with beguiling songs built on Michael ... Mike Mills' kinetic, melodic bass guitar parts, and Peter Buck's ...

It was at university that Michael Stipe met Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry, with whom he founded R.E.M. in 1980. The four friends chose the name after a few months of reflection ...

Steve Lamacq interviews Michael Stipe and Peter Buck of REMSteve Lamacq interviews Michael Stipe and Peter Buck of REM ...

As guitarist Peter ... Stipe had tried helping his friend but felt overwhelmed when his efforts failed. You can hear the anguish in Stipe’s voice in “Let Me In.” At times, Buck’s wall ...

Every generation has their “our childhood heroes are how old now?” moment — jaws surely dropped when Rita Hayworth turned 65, which is the precise age she became soon after Stipe’s band, R.E.M., ...