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

Popdose — I’ve written about this movie previously, but now, with the film making its national premiere in theaters, on InDemand and iTunes on July 3rd, I had the opportunity to ask the filmmakers my own questions.  As a fan of Big Star and of this document... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — If nothing went right for Big Star during their formative years in the early-mid ‘70s (bad distribution, zero management, internal creative strife), in terms of their legacy, it’s all come out golden in the end. As evidenced in the moving, sad an... more info

Prefix — Photos from Tribute to Big Star's Third in Rumsey Playfield in New York City featuring Mike Mills, Jody Stevens, Sharon Van ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/big-star-pete-yorn-sharon-van-etten-kurt-vile-pics/ more info

Impose Magazine — There's something fantastically incongruous about meeting up with Big Star drummer Jody Stephens at the Village, a hallowed Los Angeles recording studio. This is, after all, the site where some of the greatest monuments to the cocaine era – includi... more info

Popdose — A review of the tribute to Big Star's "Third" album at Chicago's Park West more info

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Popdose — I don’t know why or what it is, but now this is the second new band I’ve heard in a week who seems to have used Big Star as a template (and this has nothing to do with my obsessions). I can never see that as a bad thing; however, on this album, i... more info