Athens supergroup the Bad Ends pack a lot of punch. In the collective are: Mike Mantione of Athens staples Five Eight (guitar/vocals), Dave Domizi (bass/vocals), Geoff Melkonian (keys/vocals), Christian Lopez (guitars, mandolin), former R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry. In fact, this will be Berry’s first band since his R.E.M. days. Today, th...

Frontman Ben Gibbard launched the hugely popular Live From Home during the first COVID lockdown in 2020The post Death Cab For Cutie cover R.E.M. and debut new song ‘Pepper’ during livestream appeared first on NME.

During the pandemic, Ben Gibbard held regular Live From Home livestreamed performances, something we talked with him about in our recent We’ve Got A File On You interview with the Death Cab For Cutie leader.

In terms of tribute albums, there are a lot dedicated to Leonard Cohen. There’s 2005’s Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man, which went along with Lian Lunson’s film of the same name. There’s also 1995’s Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen and 1991’s I’m Your Fan, whic...

The reunited Black Crowes welcomed a couple legendary local guitarists at their Seattle-area gig last night. As JamBase points out, Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil (who recently contributed to our Paul McCartney 80th birthday tribute) and R.E.M.’s Peter Buck (who put down roots in the Pacific Northwest in the ’90s) both ap...