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

Popdose — This is one of those “holy shit” albums – that moment when the first guitar riffs come chiming in and the rush of excitement sends you on your way as you’re immediately drawn into the opening track.  Such is the case with the recent Whiskey ... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — The last time we highlighted a Stones cover was several years back upon the release of Alex Chilton’s Free Again Sessions from 1970 – specifically his proto-punk rendering of “Jumping Jack Flash”. Here, we find Bengali musician Ananda Shan... more info

Popdose — The first thing I want to disclose before going further is to say that in the canon of the three albums Big Star, one of my favorite bands (and part of my Holy Trinity with The Beatles and The Who), Third isn’t one of my favorites – I know that�... more info

Stereogum — Following this summer’s Water EP, Porches have shared a new cover of Big Star’s “Morpha Too,” which Aaron Maine describes as his “new favorite” Big Star song. Hear his spare, emotional take on it below. ⛓💓 here is a cover of my new f... more info

Gigwise — TOY are back with new album, Clear Shot, set for release on 28 October. Their first two albums helped cement their reputation as one of the best alternative bands in the country. Their relentless, passionate Neu!-inspired drum beats, impressive effe... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Even before releasing her debut album, Virginia's Skylar Gudasz caught the attention of dB's member/record producer Chris Stamey, who invited her to be a member of Big Star Third... Continue reading… more info

NME — The reissue will feature new mixes and demos of Big Star's cult classic more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The three-disc, 69 track set features every demo, rough mix, alternate take and final master known to exist. Continue reading… more info

Aquarium Drunkard — In this Big Star worshiping world (a church of which I’m a card-carrying member), Eric Carmen’s seminal power pop work with the Raspberries simply doesn’t get the respect it deserves. But that’s another story. Several years ... more info