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Alex Chilton – “Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying” (Gerry And The Pacemakers Cover)

2170 days ago

Stereogum — Aside from his cult icon status as the leader of the Box Tops and Big Star, Alex Chilton loved singing good ole classics right out of the Great American Songbook as taught to him by his jazz trumpeter father in the 1950s. The late rocker, who passed ... more info

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Big Star’s Jody Stephens & Smog’s Bill Callahan Join Yo La Tengo In New York City

2176 days ago

JamBase — Big Starâ€™s Jody Stephens and Smogâ€™s Bill Callahan were guests at night five of this yearâ€™s annual 8 Nights Of Hanukkah With Yo La Tengo run at The Bowery Ballroom. more info

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Disq – “Communication” Video

2198 days ago

Stereogum — Disq are Isaac De Broux-Slone and Raina Bock, two extremely cool teenagers from Wisconsin who make neat, smart, Midwestern power-pop. The pair -- who count Weezer, Big Star, Todd Rundgren and the Beatles as influences -- released their first album in... more info

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Zuider Zee :: Zeenith

2276 days ago

Aquarium Drunkard — Seriously, what was in the water down in Memphis in the ’70s, and how did all the power poppers know where to get a sip? Of course you had Big Star, lead by Alex Chilton and Chris Bell, but then you’ve got to contend withÂ Van Duren, Prix, Terr... more info

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Book Review: Rich Tupica, “There Was a Light: The Cosmic History of Chris Bell and the Rise of Big Star”

2304 days ago

Popdose — As time passes, it gets harder to write about something you love, especially like a band – you veer between adoration, hero worship, teen obsession, musician’s arrogance and then rationality that brings you right back down to Earth, where you reg... more info

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The Popdose Interview: Django Haskins

2313 days ago

Popdose — Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Django Haskins has been making music steadily with his band, North Carolina’s The Old Ceremony for over fourteen years; he’s been one of the key performers during the run of Big Star’s 3rd live shows sinc... more info

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Katie von Schleicher :: Sell It Back

2425 days ago

Aquarium Drunkard — Last year, Katie von Schleicher released Shitty Hits, an earnest statement of blown out melancholic bedroom pop, invoking the likes of Emmitt Rhodes, Angel Olsen, and Alex Chilton. Over the course of a lean thirty-five minutes, songs like â€œMids... more info

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs Release Spotify Singles

2472 days ago

Chorus.fm — The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have released two new recordings via Spotify Singles. There’s a cover of Big Star’s “Thirteen” and a new rendition of “Maps.” more info

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Thirteen” (Big Star Cover)

2472 days ago

Stereogum — Big Star's tremulous 1972 classic "Thirteen" is a sort of rock-era standard; last year, our Gotcha Covered column looked at how artists ranging from Elliott Smith to Garbage to Girlpool have tried out their own versions of the song. Now that the Yeah... more info

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Album Review: Big Star, “Live at Lafayette’s Music Room”

2495 days ago

Popdose — Dear God, this is amazing. Not because it’s Big Star – let’s make one thing clear from the outset: I don’t like live albums as a rule of thumb; I never have. Among the host of reasons, bands always sound out of tune; play too fast; the ... more info

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Alex Chilton – “Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying” (Gerry And The Pacemakers Cover)

Big Star’s Jody Stephens & Smog’s Bill Callahan Join Yo La Tengo In New York City

Disq – “Communication” Video

Zuider Zee :: Zeenith

Book Review: Rich Tupica, “There Was a Light: The Cosmic History of Chris Bell and the Rise of Big Star”

The Popdose Interview: Django Haskins

Katie von Schleicher :: Sell It Back

Yeah Yeah Yeahs Release Spotify Singles

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Thirteen” (Big Star Cover)

Album Review: Big Star, “Live at Lafayette’s Music Room”

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