The origins of hip hop may be indelibly associated with New York's Five Boroughs – and the South Bronx, in particular. But in the 1980s, Long Island's De La Soul – and near contemporaries like Biz ...

In Le Ghast, Stipe handles bass and backing vocals, and runs all recording at his studio, Noisy Little Critter. He also serves as lead guitarist and vocalist for Northern Gloom, and he plays bass for ...