Last night, Michael Stipe sang R.E.M.’s “E-Bow The Letter” and Big Red Machine’s “No Time For Love Like Now” with the National’s Matt Berninger and Aaron and Bryce Dessner. It was part of a fest celebrating the Dessners’ 50th birthday in the Basque region. Stipe hadn’t performed “E-Bow” in 17 years.

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If you like music books that still have room for cameos from the likes of Spike Lee, Bob Monkhouse, the poet laureate, The Repair Shop, Bryan Robson, Bobby Robson, the Durham Classic Motorcycle Club and Roland Rat, then this is for you.

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Dolly Peel, fishwife and smuggler, South Shields, 1850. When her husband and son were press-ganged, she snuck on board ship and hid. Discovered, she was allowed to work as a nurse and stay with her family.

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Great timing to read this today... We started re-watching Frasier from the beginning at the start of the year finally reaching the end on Sunday. Its was wonderful and a reminder that Niles pursuit of Daphne remains one of the greatest sitcom plot lines ever x www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO RUSSELL! 🥳

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