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By Blair R. Fischer
Rolling Stone
Michael Stipe has used some old-fashioned star power to attract high-profile contributors to the soundtrack for “Velvet Goldmine,” the film about the glam rock scene he’s executive producing. The indie film will star Ewan MacGregor (”Trainspotting”) and Toni Colette (”Muriel’s Wedding”), but the real marquee players will be on the “Velvet” [...]

02.10.97
Mr. Showbiz
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Most clubs would kill to have Michael Stipe perform at their establishment, but not so for the Claim Jumper bar in Park City, Utah. Entertainment Weekly reports that one evening during the Sundance Film Festival, R.E.M.’s frontman sat down at the watering hole’s well-worn [...]