VH1 News — Cult rock icon Alex Chilton, leader of the influential 1970s power-pop band Big Star, died on Wednesday in a New Orleans hospital at age 59. more info

MTV.com News — Influential rock musician was scheduled to play at SXSW this week.By Gil Kaufman Alex Chilton Photo: Frank Mullen/ Wireimage Cult rock icon Alex Chilton, leader of the influential 1970s power-pop band Big Star, died on Wednesday in a New O... more info

Pop Candy — Last night the festive atmostphere here at South by Southwest was interrupted when news broke that Alex Chilton had died. As part of the Box Tops and Big Star, the Memphis artist made a massive impact on pop music. He went on to influence a generatio... more info

Guardian Music — My life has been guided by Big Star and the music of Alex Chilton. Here are some of my favourite memories …March 3, 1990A tired-looking man is on stage in a half-empty pub in Leeds. He looks well into middle age, but he's not yet 40. He's playi... more info

KNVA TV, Austin TX — Singer and guitarist Alex Chilton, who topped the charts as a teen and later became a cult hero with Big Star, died Wednesday. He was 59. more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Classic Alex Chilton live moment: 1987, long after midnight, a sleazy rock bar in Roanoke, Virginia. When the man strikes up his best-loved song, the Big Star classic “September Gurls,” some drunk idiot celebrat... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — RIP, Alex Chilton of Big Star and the Box Tops. Remembrances by Ben Greenman, the Guardian, the Memphis Commercial-Appeal, Arts Beat, Entertainment Weekly, and Greg Kot. Made Man lists five books every man must read. This 2010 Pavement tour page... more info

Rolling Stone — • Big Star’s Alex Chilton Dead at 59 • News Ticker: U2, Smashing Pumpkins • Jimi Hendrix’s Last Days: The New Issue • Best New Bands of 2010 • Dixie Chicks Team With Eagles for Tour • Phish Announce Big Summer Trek • Frank Black Tal... more info

The Mirror — Alex Chilton, frontman of cult US rock band Big Star, has died aged 59. more info

The Mirror — 1. As a teenager Chilton formed the Box Tops, and topped the charts with The Letter in 1967. Their other hits included Soul Deep and Cry Like a Baby. more info