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  Michael Stipe and Courtney Love Bid Bon Voyage on 'Rio Grande' Duet

  February 12, 2013 – Johnny Depp's pirate-themed compilation Son of Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys has already washed a couple of tracks ashore. SPIN previously previewed Keith Richards and Tom Waits' salty dog "Shenandoah" duet and Iggy Pop's foul-mouthed "Asshole Rules the Navy," and now, Michael Stipe and Courtney Love set sail on "Rio Grande." The former R.E.M. …
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  Hurricane Sandy Relief Auction Provides Good Excuse to Finally Own Kanye's Sneaker

  January 8, 2013 – Kanye West and Skrillex will put items from their personal wardrobes on the block for Re/Create, a series of auctions to raise money for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. Starting January 17, fans have a chance to take home the leather-sleeved jacket Skrillex wore to last year's Grammys, which has since been signed by the Leaving DJ himself. …
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  Michael Stipe Sings 'Good King Wenceslas' With Mandy Patinkin on 'Colbert'

  December 13, 2012 – Oh, sure, you might think you saw Michael Stipe sing a duet of "Losing My Religion" with the guy from Coldplay at last night's Sandypalooza benefit. But anyone who cares one whit about "truthiness" knows the former R.E.M. frontman (and recent animated-GIFs judge) has been sitting on Stephen Colbert's shelf for more than a year. …
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  Michael Stipe Has Two Krazy Kat Tattoos and More Unlikely Confessions

  July 26, 2012 – As any dedicated R.E.M. fan with a web presence probably knows by now, Michael Stipe has used his long-standing expertise in the visual arts to become somewhat of a Tumblr god. …
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  Antony and the Johnsons' 'Swanlights' Show, By the Numbers

  January 27, 2012 – Last night at Radio City Music Hall, Antony and the Johnsons performed Swanlights, a one-night-only performance art exhibition commissioned by the Museum of Modern Art.The nightfeatured interpretive dance, a laser light show, and a stage design that ought to have its own wing of the actual MoMA, not to mention frontman Antony Hegarty performing (in a breathtaking — as usual — white gown) selections from all four Antony and t …
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  Wild Flag 'Romance' Letterman While Stipe Sits on Colbert's Shelf

  December 14, 2011 – The last time Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss appeared on the Late Show With David Letterman was 2006, when they performed devastating The Woods cut "Jumpers" with their iconic former band Sleater-Kinney. …
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  Michael Stipe Hangs With Muppets, Lykke Li Broods on Late-Night TV

  November 17, 2011 – Late-night TV viewers had a couple of fantastic options for music-related viewing on Wednesday night. On NBC, former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe stopped by Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to promote the alt-rock pioneers' new best-of compilation, Part Lies, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982-2011. …
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  Out of Time: Four Decades of R.E.M.

  October 19, 2011 –  …
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  Stream R.E.M.'s New Album 'Collapse Into Now'

  March 2, 2011 – After roaring back to life on their 14th album Accelerate in 2008, R.E.M. continue their groove on their latest disc Collapse Into Now. The album doesn't drop until next Tuesday, but you can stream the LP in its entirety over at NPR. Collapse Into Now finds R.E.M. gloriously waking themselves from their mid-life slumber. …
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  Hear It: R.E.M. Release First Single from New Album

  January 19, 2011 – After teasing the anthemic track "Discoverer" and their gorgeous collaboration with Eddie Vedder from their forthcoming 15th album, Collapse Into Now, R.E.M. …
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