MTV.com News — Musician lost a two-year battle with cancer.By Kara Warner Big Star's Chris Bell, Jody Stephens, Andy Hummel and Alex Chilton in 1972 Photo: Charlie Gillett/ Redferns More sad news for Big Star fans. Almost four months to the day since Alex... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Hannibal said... Ananda Shankar - A Musical Discovery Of India 1979 http://hannibalsite.blogspot.com The PopCulturist said... New at The Rare Stuff: The Definitive Del Amitri Rarities Series, Vol. 7: The Twisted Live Bonus Disc A six-song set from ... more info

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Totally Fuzzy — Willard said... SHAUN CASSIDY Wasp (1980) WRITTEN, PRODUCED & PERFORMED BY TODD RUNDGREN & UTOPIA. Don't miss this out of print classic. Cool covers from Bowie, Townshend, Byrne & Ian Hunter, alongside material from Todd & Utopia. Shaun Cassidy's las... more info

Guardian Music — The first of five previously unpublished blogposts from legendary music writer Steven Wells, who died last yearOn 24 June 2009, music journalism lost one of its funniest, angriest and most distinctive voices. Steven Wells – or Swells to his fans �... more info

Popdose — DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE The recent death of  Ronnie James Dio and Alex Chilton gave rise to an explosion of lamentation from rock journalists, musicians and fans for whom their music was a source of inspiration and admiration.  For me, however, ... more info

Chorus.fm — *Backseat Goodbye (http://backseatgoodbye.com)* has posted a cover (http://blog.backseatgoodbye.com/post/661063497/backseat-goodbye-thirteen-big-star-cover-this) of *Big Star*'s "Thirteen" on his blog. more info

The Vinyl Villain — I really do envy those of you who haven't heard today's great Scottish single before, because it really is something quite special.I previously posted this single back on July 2007. As I said at the time, I had just picked up the track on a CD compi... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Gary Coleman Gary Coleman 's TV nanny is shocked and deeply saddened by his death -- especially because she got the tragic news shortly after hearing he was in the hospital. Charlotte Rae -- who played Mrs... more info

Guardian Music — The recent passing of several much-loved musicians reminds us that the obituarist's art is to make writing about death seem life-affirmingAs 2010 draws towards its halfway point, the time seems right for an excursion into the kind of broader strategi... more info