March 24, 2011 - Michael Stipe will perform Alex Chilton's iconic song "Kanga Roo" March 26, when a group of alt-rock artists gather to recreate Big Star's third album, "Third/Sister Lovers," live on stage.
February 23, 2006 - R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe and Bright Eyes will headline the March 20 "Bring 'Em Home Now" Concert for Peace at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom.
February 2, 2006 - R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has recorded a cover of Joseph Arthur's "In the Sun" for a digital EP to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims in New Orleans.
November 1, 1999 - An organization of active and retired police officers in Delaware County, Penn., plans to protest Sting's Nov. 14 concert at the Tower Theatre outside of Philadelphia because of the pop musician's support for convicted Philadelphia police-murderer Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Michael Stipe will perform Alex Chilton's iconic song "Kanga Roo" March 26, when a group of alt-rock artists gather to recreate Big Star's third album, "Third/Sister Lovers," live on stage.
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