Aquarium Drunkard — “Rattle my gin!” Last year’s Big Star documentary, Nothing Can Hurt Me, is now streaming over at Netflix…which I’ll use, here, as an excuse to highlight the alternate mix of “Mod Lang”, culled from disc two of Thank You Friends: The Ard... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The week's television highlight is easily Breaking Bad: The Final Season. Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me profiles the seminal band and Stay More: The World of Donald Harington examines the life of the American author. Canyons is Bret... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Sleigh Bells' Bitter Rivals is the band's hotly anticipated sophomore release. Darkside's Psychic and Parquet Courts' Tally All The Things That You Broke are both releases I have heard and can recommend. Other albums of note include Alex Chilton's... more info

Topix — VH1's You Oughta Know franchise is known for introducing you to artists on the cusp of hitting it big. more info

Popdose — It’s no secret that Alex Chilton is one of my heroes.  So this unexpected release is a happy reminder of what made this late musical giant so great.  The story of Electricity By Candlelight is simple:  at a two set performance in 1997, at New Yo... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Brothers Cody and Luther Dickinson were raised on Memphis blues, soul, R&B and rock ‘n’ roll. Their late father, Jim, is an unsung hero of rock ‘n’ roll who worked with, among others Big Star, the Rolling Stones and the Replacements. (Jim’s... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — In 2009 I went to see Charlie Louvin play a small club in L.A. on a rainy night in February. Not long into his set the power went out. Sudden darkness, no sound. Louvin said no mind, I’ll play anyway.  Shortly thereafter the club managed to get so... more info

Consequence of Sound — Rare, stripped down recording to be released in October. more info

Consequence of Sound — Len Comaratta relives the life of Alex Chilton through musicians, mentors, friends, and fans. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR Books excerpts from David Rakoff's posthumous novel Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish. Aquarium Drunkard interviews Big Star's Jody Stephens about the documentary Nothing Can Hurt Me. Aquarium Drunkard: What’s your reaction to Nothing... more info