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The Popdose Interview: Django Haskins

2462 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

2574 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 “Mids... more info
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs Release Spotify Singles

2620 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)

2621 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”

2644 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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This Week's Interesting Music Releases - January 12th, 2018

2654 days ago
LargeHeartedBoy — Typhoon's Offerings and Big Star's Live At Lafayette's Music Room are the two albums I can recommend in a skimpy music release week. This week's interesting music releases: Anderson East: Encore Beach Boys: Nassau Coliseum 1974 Big Star: Live... more info
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There Was 1 Big Star Wars: The Last Jedi Easter Egg Hidden in Rogue One This Whole Time

2676 days ago
PopSugar UK — There are a bunch of spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi lurking below, FYI! One of the major plot points in Star Wars: The Last Jedi involves the First Order acting like a bad Tinder date that just doesn't get the hint: no matter how many times t... more info
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40 From 40: 1974

2769 days ago
Sweeping The Nation — Everybody knows rock attained perfection in 1974, it's a scientific fact! This was the year of Abba winning Eurovision, the Osmonds being given their own week of prime-time BBC1 programming, Kung Fu Fighting, Rick Wakeman's Journey to the Cen... more info
ABBA Rick Wakeman Ramones Kraftwerk Average White Band Commodores James Brown Jackson 5 Stevie Wonder Al Green 10cc Roxy Music Big Star Steely Dan Randy Newman Joni Mitchell Tom Waits John Cale

ALBUM REVIEW: CHRIS BELL, “Looking Forward: The Roots Of Big Star”

2850 days ago
Popdose — This wonderful, 22-track compilation is just part of the work Chris Bell did before he dug his heels in with Big Star in 1971.  Omnivore Recordings has gathered selections from Chris’ earlier bands like Icewater and Rock City; some of these tracks... more info
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ALBUM REVIEW: BIG STAR, “The Best Of Big Star”

2861 days ago
Popdose — So here’s the short version – Stax Records, in conjunction with Ardent, has finally released a sensible compilation of Big Star’s best moments – even though there have been several import editions of variations to this theme, this brand-new C... more info
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