Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In our endless appetite for the consumption of culture, to loudly have disdain for something is worth as much as earnest ...

SAN FRANCISCO (LIVE 105/CBS) - Cake is a band that's like your smart aleck older brother. Vocalist John McCrea sings like he doesn't really care, tossing off random thoughts, pop culture references, ...

We’re all hopefully familiar with “The Distance,” penned by California natives CAKE in their heyday way back in 1996. Pairing slick, synthesized riffs with a driving rhythm section, it catapulted the ...

In the waning months of 1996, a little band named Cake stormed all the way to No. 4 on the Modern Rock radio chart (and even cracked the Top 40) with a quirky single called "The Distance" from an ...

Cake guitarist Greg Brown was in for a surprise after the release of his band’s album several months ago. “The Distance,” the sole track Brown wrote for the disc, quickly caught on at radio and began ...

Greg Brown, founding guitarist of ’90s alternative rock band Cake and songwriter of their enduring hit “The Distance,” has died. The band, known for their deadpan lyrics and jazzy rock sound, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Greg Brown, a founding guitarist in the Sacramento band Cake who wrote their biggest hit song “The Distance,” has died.

Greg Brown, the founding guitarist of alternative rock band Cake and the songwriter behind the group's 1996 hit "The Distance," has passed away at the age of 51. Cake announced the news on social ...