UPI Almanac for Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009.

LOS ANGELES, March 18 (UPI) -- Michael Stipe, the front man for the U.S. alternative rock band R.E.M., has revealed in an interview with Spin magazine that he is gay.

UPI Almanac for Friday, Jan. 4, 2008.

DUBLIN, Ireland, April 2 (UPI) -- Tickets for the five nights of R.E.M.'s "Working Rehearsal" concert at the legendary Olympia Theater in Dublin in July are sold out.

NEW YORK, March 13 (UPI) -- The gracious salute by R.E.M to other Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees at a New York ceremony was typical of the good vibes all around.

LONDON, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- The members of the U.S. rock band R.E.M. are "honored" to be part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2007. "We're really wretched at looking backwards, so it's an honor that someone took the time to look backward and recognize what we've done in o

LONDON, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Rock Hall of Fame inductees R.E.M. made a surprise appearance at a Robyn Hitchcock concert at the Oxford Zodiac Theater in Oxford, England.

UPI almanac for Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Overture Pictures is working to produce and release up to 10 U.S. films a year and shooting for a roster that would include veterans of United Artists and MGM.