The Friday Mixtape: 6/26/09

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Popdose Contest: Big Star, “Third” – Win the Record Store Day Exclusive!

Ken Shane April 11, 2011 2

The vinyl release of Big Star "Third" as a Record Store Day exclusive is one of this year's most special offerings. Popdose has a copy for one lucky reader

Bootleg City: Alex Chilton (1950-2010)

Robert Cass March 20, 2010 27

Alex Chilton was the king of rock 'n' roll. The king of rock 'n' roll is dead. Long live the king

Alex Chilton Remembered

Popdose Staff March 19, 2010 23

When Alex Chilton died, it left a gaping hole in the hearts of music fans everywhere. The Popdose staff remembers Chilton's life, music, and legacy

CD Review: Chris Bell, “I Am the Cosmos” Deluxe Reissue

Ken Shane January 27, 2010 27

In the summer of 1978, EMI saw the light. Driven by interest in Big Star in the U.K., they released a gatefold double album package containing the first two Big Star albums, #1 Record,

Infinite Play: Chris Bell, “You and Your Sister”

Dave Lifton October 13, 2009 6

This is a series I began on my blog, Wings for Wheels, a few years ago under the awkward title Songs I Never Get Tired Of. When I begged asked Jeff Giles if I

CD Review: Big Star, “Keep an Eye on the Sky”

Ken Shane October 6, 2009 14

Ken Shane reviews a release that will have power-pop lovers drowning in ecstasy for the rest of the year: the new Big Star box set from Rhino Records

Bootleg City: The Posies in San Francisco, September ’98

Robert Cass September 18, 2009 17

Who doesn’t love The Wizard of Oz? (That was a rhetorical question. Put your hands and middle fingers down.) Last week in Bootleg City, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the classic MGM film

Jesus of Cool: Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey Shamble Through the “Here and Now”

Jon Cummings July 20, 2009 8

Erstwhile (and future) dB's Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey have a new record, a new tour, and all kinds of history to discuss with Jon Cummings in a new Popdose Interview