Popdose — Radio City with Jon Grayson and Rob Ross hits hard and heavy – naturally! This week, Messrs. Grayson and Ross run the gamut from the never-ending political upheavals; new albums from Lake and Brenyama; the new Big Star concert DVD and a reflection ... more info

JamBase — Woods, Ray Davies, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Kitchen Dwellers, Manic Focus, The Black Angels and a tribute to Big Star’s Third make up this week's Release Day Picks. more info

Popdose — Forget objectivity, because you won’t find it here – not from me.  And certainly not about these live, orchestral, all-star performances of Big Star’s Third album, plus many of the now-classics from #1 Record, Radio City, Chris Bell and Alex C... more info

JamBase — Watch several highlights from the upcoming all-star concert film 'Thank You, Friends: Big Star's Third Live ... And More' featuring members of Wilco, Yo La Tengo, R.E.M. and many more. more info

Stereogum — Cass McCombs, Speedy Ortiz, (Sandy) Alex G, Deerhoof, Porches, the Lemon Twigs, Palehound, and more all contributed covers to Cover Your Ass Vol. 1, a new charitable compilation from Lionfish Music to benefit Planned Parenthood. The songs covered inc... more info

Popdose — Lindsay Murray, who is the heart, mind and voice behind Gretchen’s Wheel, certainly knows how to craft and execute a damned fine pop song (okay, actually several).  She also knows how to get a particular sound and the right people to help her get ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The 2017 list includes releases from The War on Drugs, Pink Floyd, Andre 5000, Animal Collective, Big Star, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Creation, The Cure, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, The Grateful Dead, Iggy Pop, Julian Cope, Robert Johnson, an... more info

Core News — “Michael Kiwanuka ends his Sunday Service residency armed with a handful of favourite tunes. This week he’s spinning tracks by Thundercat, Eddie Hazel, Big Star and Erykah Badu. Michael Kiwanuka is a British soul musician who won the Sound of 201... more info

PopSugar — We've been aware of Shawn Mendes' dashing good looks for quite some time now, but a new spread in Flaunt is showing off the singer's sexier side. Shawn is stripping down for his issue in the very same magazine that gave us Nick Jonas grabbing his bul... more info

Popdose — This beautiful, hard-cover coffee table book is the result of a five year labor of love from publisher Fabrice Couillerot and photographer Donna Ranieri.  The first authorized monograph of Memphis’ cult heroes Big Star is a wonderful collection of... more info