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Barry Manilow and Michael Stipe Team Up for Romantic Comedy

By Justin Jacobs on 4:21 PM on September 14, 2009

Michael Stipe has paired with one of music's shiniest, happiest people to create a...romantic comedy? The project, Variety reports, will be co-developed by Stipe using Manilow's tunes as both the soundtrack and focus. The plot will center on a crew of Manilow fans converging on Las Vegas one fateful weekend for a Manilow concert....  read more

Found in: Music, News

Thom Yorke, Michael Stipe, The National, Frank Black, Many More Unite for Mark Mulcahy Tribute

By Ani Vrabel on 3:50 PM on July 2, 2009

They say it takes a village to raise a child. But in this case, it takes about 40 musicians to help raise two children. In September 2008, the wife of former Miracle Legion frontman Mark Mulcahy passed away suddenly. Various members of the musical community have come together to record Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy, the proceeds of which will help Mulcahy continue his career while raising his three-year-old twin daughters....  read more

Found in: Music, News

All The Right Friends: On R.E.M.'s Carnegie Hall Tribute and Benefit Concert

By Henry Freedland on 2:05 PM on March 12, 2009

There's an old and unavoidable joke, usually told by hectoring music teachers or waggish elders. You've probably heard it. The set-up goes, "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" The punchline? "Practice, practice, practice."...  read more

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With a Little Help From His Friends

By Chris Hassiotis on 4:00 PM on October 29, 2008

Many songwriters expose their heart and soul, but Vic Chesnutt hoists up his spleen, too, venting gnarly proclamations, wry observations, throwaway potty-mouth jokes and Southern Gothic vignettes...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Michael Stipe Releases Katrina Benefit EP

By Paste Staff on 12:00 AM on February 1, 2006

In association with the In The Sun Foundation, Michael Stipe is releasing a six-song EP featuring collaborative work with Chris Martin, Justin Timberlake, Joseph Arthur and others. Each track is a reworking of Arthur's song "In The Sun," featuring Michael Stipe at the helm. The EP will be available from the iTunes Music Store, and one of the tracks will premier on Grey's Anatomy Feb. 5. Proceeds from downloads will go the Mercy Corps. Visit In The Sun for more information....  read more

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