When Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy hit Athens, Georgia last year with their tour playing REM‘s debut album, Murmur in full, the four members of REM appeared on stage and sat in on various songs, but never performing all together. Continue reading »
R.E.M.’s Peter Buck teamed up with a few other musician friends to cover a song from the 1968 film, Wild in the Streets, to raise money for one of his favorite podcasts. Continue reading »
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For a few years now, long-running French video company La Blogothèque has been filming a series they call “One to One” at Bon Iver’s various European festivals. They blindfold one audience member and bring them into a private room for a concert for one. Bon Iver did one, and Damien Rice’s is a must-watch. Personally, that experience sounds more awkward than enjoyable – especially with all the cameras in your face – so I’d rather just watch someone else’s personal concert on video. This one is a gem, feature The Staves with Anais Mitchell delivering a gorgeously-harmonized Sheryl Crow cover. Continue reading »