Michael Stipe

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Now somebody needs to get UB40 and Fugazi to both play this protest happening on Thursday too.

This Basilica Hudson fundraiser is hosted by will be ”hosted” by Aaron Dessner (The National), Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, Ryan McGinley, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Elvis Perkins, Chloë Sevigny, Michael Stipe, Brandon Stosuy, Jack Walls, Yelena Yemchuk, and “other special guests.”

”thom the greatest ever dropped by the show.”

The exhibition, which runs through August, includes a floor-to-ceiling outtake from Stipe’s photo shoot for R.E.M.’s ’Murmur’ album cover, and lots more.

She also covered Buffalo Springfield at the show, which was part of Tribeca Film Festival and included the premiere of Patti’s new concert film.

Paul McCartney spoke in remembrance of John Lennon in NYC, while Michael Stipe paired his support with a preview of a new solo song. Other marchers, performers and supporters included Kanye West, Vic Mensa, Andra Day, Cher, Eugene Mirman, Moby, Justin Timberlake, Jason Isbell, Wayne Coyne, and Janet Weiss.

Fischerspooner’s ‘s SIR, their first album in nearly a decade, is out February 16. Michael Stipe produced the album and if that seems like an surprising choice, he and Fischerspooner share a long history…

Following her unexpected death at the age of 46, tributes to The Cranberries’ singer have been coming in from fellow musicians, including Ted Leo, Amanda Palmer, Land of Talk, Michelle Branch, Nicole Atkins, Frank Turner, Holly Miranda, Wavves, Questlove, PAWS, Liz Phair, Duran Duran, and more.

“It’s where you stand when the people you care about and admire do awful things that matters. Keeping head down and hoping it goes away? No.”