Michael Stipe from R.E.M. has teased a new song in support of the March For Our Lives rally happening in Washington, D.C. today. He shared a snippet on Instagram of the track “Future, If Future”with a caption of the lyrics: “this future is ours/ Stunk to high heaven lotus, nerve gas or flowers/ We’ve got the obvious, we’ve got the power/ Please don’t stare, we’re doing all we can/.” Listen to the song below.
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In April, Carnegie Hall and Radio City Music Hall hosted a pair of sold-out tribute shows in tribute of David Bowie. Artists such as Michael Stipe, the Flaming Lips, Cat Power, Blondie’s Debbie Harry, Laurie Anderson, and more covered songs that spanned throughout Bowie’s career. Okayplayer TV has shared a documentary, directed by Rafe Scoobey-Thal, that features interviews with many of the concert’s participants. Recorded backstage during rehearsals for the show, the artists revealed some of their favorite songs and talked about their favorite memories of Bowie. Cat Power, Stipe, the Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle, Esperanza Spalding, Anderson, Cyndi Lauper, Harry, the Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne, Bilal, Perry Farrell, Rickie Lee Jones, Robyn Hitchcock, and Heart’s Ann Wilson talked in the video. You can watch it below.
The documentary also featured footage of Bowie live shows and music videos, mixed with the interviews.
Last night was the final episode of The Colbert Report and virtually every celebrity you could think of was there to say goodbye to Stephen Colbert with a singalong of Vera Lynn’s “We’ll Meet Again.”
Michael Stipe from R.E.M.’s (who for 25 cents at a yard sale yesterday), Jeff Tweedy from Wilco, Randy Newman, Willie Nelson, and Cyndi Lauper all were in the singalong. Among the other celebrities are Jon Stewart, Bryan Cranston, President Barack Obama, President Bill Clinton, James Franco, Katie Couric, Jeff Daniels, Patrick Stewart, and Alek Trebek.
Actual Stephen Colbert will take the role of David Letterman as the host of Late Show in CBS.
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