It followed a series of tribute concerts in 2016The post Watch members of R.E.M., Yo La Tengo and more team up for Big Star tribute concert appeared first on NME.

A group of musicians gathered at St. Ann & The Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn last night to pay tribute to Big Star. The self-described “one-of-a-kind acoustic, orchestrated performance” featured R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan, the dB’s’ Chris Stamey, Skylar Gud...

Stringfellow, who has also played with R.E.M., "categorically" denies the allegations, which appear to have led to his bandmates' exit from the PosiesThe post Ken Stringfellow of the Posies and Big Star accused of sexual misconduct appeared first on NME.

A little less than a year ago, Jason Isbell made a promise. If Joe Biden won Georgia, Isbell would “make a charity covers album of my favorite Georgia songs.” Today, Isbell makes good on that promise. Isbell and his 400 Unit have just released the new LP Georgia Blue, which features 13 covers of songs that were famously perfo...

Jason Isbell is extremely busy these days, but he made a promise and he’s going to fulfill it. Last year, Isbell pledged that that he’d record an album of covers dedicated to the state of Georgia if Georgia helped elect Joe Biden president. Georgia held up its side of the bargain, clinching Biden’s victory and flipp...