Mike Mills
Mems of REM, Yo La Tengo & more playing orchestral Big Star tribute concert in Brooklyn (BV presale)
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…
Split Single (Bob Mould Band, R.E.M., Superchunk) ready new LP, share first single
Split Single, the band led by Jason Narducy (Bob Mould, Verbow), that currently features Mike Mills (R.E.M.) and Jon Wurster (Superchunk, Mountain Goats), release their new album ‘Amplificado’ in June.
Spotify CEO to musicians: "you can’t record music once every 3 to 4 years and think that’s going to be enough"
“It’s in our company mission to enable more artists to live off their art,” Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said in a new interview.
Tom Morello, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gary Numan & more pay tribute to Gang of Four's Andy Gill
Plus: more tributes to Gill from Blur’s Graham Coxon, Greg Dulli, The Futureheads, REM’s MIke Mills, Colin Meloy, Noveller’s Sarah Lipstate, Geoff Rickly and more.
R.E.M. let you compare new mix of 'Monster' to original w/ A/B player (listen)
The 25th anniversary edition of R.E.M.’s ’Monster’ is out this week with a brand new mix of the album by original producer Scott Litt, that features entirely different vocal takes and “instrumental parts that were either buried or excised from the original album mix.”
3/4 of R.E.M. reunited at Atlanta benefit w/ members of Pylon & more (video)
Atlanta’s Fox Theatre hosted a special benefit event on Friday night (9/13) to support The Fox Theatre Institute, which supports historic theaters around Georgia. Hosted by Drivin N Cryin’s Kevn Kinney, the night featured sets from Drive by Truckers, Drivin N Cryin, Michelle Malone and a surprise set from 3/4ths of REM…
tours announced: Psychedelic Furs, Little Steven, Georgia, GRIVO, more
Plus: Popeye of Farside and Jeff Caudill of Gameface, Rick Ross, The Strokes, “A Night of Georgia Music” with R.E.M.’s Mike Mills and more.
Solid Sound 2019 Saturday in pics (Wilco, Feelies, Cate Le Bon, The Minus 5, more)
Wilco played two new songs, The Feelies covered Neil Young with Jeff Tweedy, and more…
watch The National's 'I Am Easy to Find' short film directed by Mike Mills
To accompany their new album ’I Am Easy to Find’, The National collaborated with director Mike Mills on a short film starring Alicia Vikander. It was screened at the band’s ”A Special Evening with The National” shows and now you can watch the whole thing online…
The National share "Hairpin Turns," add NYC release show (which will stream live)
”The video is a very simple portrait of the band (and the friends who helped make the song) and the song itself: You see all the instruments that make up the song in isolation, even hear them recorded live on set over the album version, kind of like showing you the tracks that make up the song,” director Mike Mills said.
