Some of the sold-out crowd at Metro Friday night may have been there to see Michael Shannon, the actor ... they were joined on stage by singer Michael Stipe, drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter ...

Michael Shannon has aced the unofficial audition. Since last year, the Oscar-, Emmy- and Tony-nominated actor has taken on an interesting new role: touring rock singer, partnering with guitarist ...

Stipe has said that the band "will never reunite." Shannon told the Southerner that he and lead singer Michael Stipe had lunch together before Shannon’s performance in the band’s hometown of ...