Mike Mills

Led by former Five Eight frontman Mike Manitone, The Bad Ends is Bill Berry’s first band in 20 years. Their debut album is out in January.

Big Star drummer Jody Stephens will be joined by Chris Stamey (dB’s), Mike Mills (REM), Jon Auer (Posies) and Pat Sansone to play ‘#1 Record‘ in full on six East Coast dates this fall…

Margo Price, R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, and Schaefer Llana all appear on DBT’s upcoming 14th album ‘Welcome to Club XIII.’

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new albums by Superchunk, King Hannah, Johnny Marr, Bambara, ADULT., and Holodrum.

Superchunk‘s new album ‘Wild Loneliness‘ is out February 25 and features appearances by Sharon Van Etten, Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake & Raymond McGinley, Wye Oak’s Andy Stack, Camera Obscura’s Tracyanne Campbell, and more

Superchunk‘s 12th album features appearances by Sharon Van Etten, Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake and Raymond McGinley, R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, Wye Oak’s Andy Stack, Camera Obscura’s Tracyanne Campbell, Owen Pallett, and more.

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.“

Made on the road during the turbulent, year-long Monster tour, REM’s 10th album has only gotten better with age. We take a look back at the cult favorite, 25 years on.

Michael Stipe and Mike Mills of R.E.M. and Vanessa Briscoe Hay of Pylon are helping encourage residents of Athens, Georgia to get vaccinated.

“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.