HAITI SINGLE OUT NOW!


The Helping Haiti charity single for “Everybody Hurts” is now out in stores in the UK and also available for digital download. All proceeds go to benefit Helping Haiti and The Disasters Emergency Committee.

Click HERE to download the single from one of the following digital outlets: iTunes, Nokia,

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HELPING HAITI CHARITY SINGLE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FEB. 7TH


The Helping Haiti charity single for “Everybody Hurts,” which premiered on British breakfast shows this morning, will be available for digital download on February 7th and in stores on February 8th (UK only). The song features vocal performances by twenty-one different artists including Jon Bon Jovi, Rod Stewart, Mariah

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BURN BRIGHT THROUGH THE NIGHT


While rummaging through his voluminous record and book collection the other day, Peter came across a rare copy of the book Life: How To Live, the basis for R.E.M.’s song “Life And How To Live It” from Fables Of The Reconstruction. Given Peter’s discovery of the book (above

WEEKEND ROUNDER


Various websites report that “Everybody Hurts,” the charity single put together by Simon Cowell for Haiti relief, is coming along nicely and will be released on February 7th. As we indicated in this story, proceeds from the single will go to two efforts: the Helping

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BASEBALL PROJECT PLAYS BENEFIT IN CHICAGO (PHOTOS)


This past Thursday, the Baseball Project–Peter Buck, Steve Wynn, Scott McCaughey, and Linda Pitmon–played a show at the House of Blues in Chicago to benefit Cubs Charities. The event is put together yearly by the Cubs TV broadcasters Len Kasper and Bob Brenly, coordinated as part of

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MICHAEL’S PHOTOS FEATURED IN PAPERMAG


Papermag.com has a series of Michael’s photos featured this month.

According to Michael, “These pictures are source material, part of a sculpture project of mine that will unfold over the next year. I was obsessively staring at corners when in Paris this past October. That’s when it really started.

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HAITI EARTHQUAKE RELIEF–WHAT YOU CAN DO


On January 12, 2010, at 4:53pm local time, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, approximately 10 miles from Port-au-Prince. Tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of people are feared dead, as the capital city has been devastated. You can help. Make a donation to one of these incredible and long-standing

R.E.M. PLUGS IN ON NET NEUTRALITY


National education, research and advocacy nonprofit organization Future of Music Coalition (FMC) has launched an online comments tool to help artists, labels and fans file comments with the Federal Communications Commission as it considers adopting formal rules on net neutrality–the principle that protects the open internet.

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