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Mike Mills - Mike Mills & Peter Buck Headline Sxsw Chilton Tribute

4703 days ago
ContactMusicFormer R E M bandmates Mike Mills and Peter Buck remembered the late Alex Chilton on the second anniversary of his death at the South By Southwest festival in Austin Texas on Saturday 17Mar12 The two rockers joined Blitzen Trapper and Chiltons Big St... more info

Music Weekly podcast: SXSW special

4706 days ago
Guardian MusicMusic Weekly is on the road this week – quite literally, coming to you from a step somewhere in Austin, Texas, where Tim Jonze and Rebecca Nicholson are jetlagging their way around the SXSW festival.As well as picking out their highlights, from Big... more info

Musicians, stop collaborating please!

4729 days ago
Guardian MusicJay-Z and Alicia Keys? Inspired. JLS and Dev? Pitbull and whoever? Just soulless, corporate collaborations that are ruining the charts In one small way, Madonna's current single, Give Me All Your Luvin', marks the end of an era. It's the last time fo... more info

Old music: Chris Bell – I Am the Cosmos

4730 days ago
Guardian MusicIt's a heartrending story: a musician labours on in virtual obscurity, dies suddenly – and then achieves critical recognition This is a counterpoint to my post a while back in praise of Big Star's The Ballad of El Goodo. Chris Bell was the co-leade... more info

Alex Chilton :: Jumpin’ Jack Flash / Free Again: 1970 Sessions

4737 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardReleased last month, Free Again: The 1970 Sessions highlights a fertile, if transient, period in Alex Chilton’s life and career. As the the decade began the twenty year old Chilton found himself at a crossroads. Having already achieved preternatura... more info

Album o' the week: Alex Chilton's 'Sessions'

4772 days ago
Pop CandyEach Tuesday I write about my favorite new music release. Got a suggestion? E-mail popcandy@usatoday.com. more info

A Fan’s Notes: Alex Chilton, “Free Again: The 1970 Sessions” (Win the Exclusive Vinyl Bundle)

4772 days ago
PopdoseIn 1970 Alex Chilton was fed up with is role in the Box Tops and still a year away from Big Star. The music he made that summer was a bridge to the future more info

This Week's Interesting Music Releases - January 10th, 2012

4773 days ago
LargeHeartedBoyThe only new music I plan to pick up this week is the Alex Chilton compilation Free Again: The 1970 Sessions, which contains several unreleased tracks. The week is heavy with vinyl and reissues, notably the remastered edition of... more info

Old music: Big Star – The Ballad of El Goodo

4805 days ago
Guardian MusicBig Star's commercial failure bequeathed pop one of its great what-if storiesWith some hugely influential bands who failed to sell many records in their prime you can sort of get the reasons for their lack of commercial success. Take Hüsker Dü – ... more info

Shorties (Patrick DeWitt, A Big Star Documentary, and more)

4811 days ago
LargeHeartedBoyAt the Calgary Herald, author Patrick DeWitt lists his favorite Western films and novels. Watch the trailer for the forthcoming documentary Nothing Can Hurt Me: The Big Star Story. The List of Online Year-End 2011 Music Lists was updated yesterday... more info

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