Big Star

Restorations cover R.E.M. and Nothing cover Big Star for the latest issue of ‘What’s the Furthest Place From Here?’.

In addition to the songs of Big Star and Chris Bell, the tribute show also had Mike Mills singing REM’s “Don’t Go Back to Rockville.“

“The Songs of Big Star” concert features Big Star drummer Jody Stephens and members of R.E.M., Yo La Tengo, The Posies, The dB’s and more.

Members of R.E.M., Yo La Tengo, The Posies, The dB’s and more will be part of an “The Songs of Big Star,” a “one of a kind acoustic, orchestrated” tribute concert at Brooklyn’s…

If you’re familiar with Guided By Voices 30+ albums you probably won’t be surprised by a lot of artists who made his list.

Andy Bell’s debut solo album, The View from Halfway Down, is out this Friday. From Bowie to Spacemen 3, he talks us through the influences on the LP.

Bedouine, Waxahatchee, and Hurray for the Riff Raff’s take on Big Star’s oft-covered classic dates back to their tour together in 2018.

plus Pink Floyd, Joanna Newsom, Morrissey, Neil Young, Big Star, Van Morrison, and more.

Kip Berman of The Natvral and Pains of Being Pure at Heart has been posting a new cover nearly every day of the coronavirus crisis, including songs by Leonard Cohen, Big Star, The Kinks, Suede, The Killers, Primal Scream, Lana Del Rey, Neil Young, Lorde, Tom Petty, Galaxie 500, Tori Amos, Veronica Falls and more.

Julien Baker also paid tribute to John Prine during her set, which benefited Support Act.