Despite a lack of chart success, Willie Tee became a New Orleans legend
Alex Chilton
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Rob Ross
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As time passes, it gets harder to write about something you love, especially like a band – you veer between adoration, hero worship, teen obsession, musician’s arrogance and then rationality…
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Rob Ross
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Once again, historian/author/film producer and Memphian Robert Gordon delivers a book about the music of his hometown; a musical spectrum that spans wide and deep. Along with that book, Memphis…
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Rob Ross
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Dear God, this is amazing. Not because it’s Big Star – let’s make one thing clear from the outset: I don’t like live albums as a rule of thumb; I…
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Rob Ross
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So here’s the short version – Stax Records, in conjunction with Ardent, has finally released a sensible compilation of Big Star’s best moments – even though there have been several…
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Rob Ross
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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…
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Matthew Bolin
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The first article in the new series “Over the Covers” focuses on artists who re-recorded their own songs, thereby covering themselves.
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Rob Ross
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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’…
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Rob Ross
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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…
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Rob Ross
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I’m not going to pretend to be cool, professional or objective – this album is simply stunning. And for all the right reasons. If you could find a single place…
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Rob Ross
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Ork Records: New York, New York is the vital compilation of all the output from the legendary New York City label of the late 1970’s. Earlier this year, for Record Store…
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Rob Ross
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What can be said about the work of Chris Stamey that hasn’t already been said? The brilliance and precision of his writing and song-crafting style is something to be marveled…
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Rob Ross
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As I did with the recent re-issues of Big Star’s #1 Record and Radio City, I went into listening and watching Live In Memphis with open mind and fresh ears, especially since…
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Rob Ross
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The way I’m going to approach this is to pretend that I’ve never heard #1 Record or Radio City. I’m going to write this as if these two vital albums…
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Rob Ross
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Holly George Warren did an exemplary job of writing about Alex Chilton, the frontman of ’60’s hitmakers The Box Tops, the ramshackle director of his solo career and of course,…
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Rob Ross
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It’s no secret that Alex Chilton is one of my heroes. So this unexpected release is a happy reminder of what made this late musical giant so great. The story…
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Ken Shane
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The Masqueraders are one of the longest running groups in history
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Rob Ross
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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…
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Dave Lifton
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A review of the tribute to Big Star’s “Third” album at Chicago’s Park West
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Will Harris
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When it comes to bands whose critical acclaim far outweighs their record sales, few can compete with Big Star. The band, which initially featured guitarists Chris Bell and Alex Chilton,…
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Rob Ross
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Perfect for fans as well as the uninitiated, the new Big Star documentary is a long-overdue testament to the band’s greatness
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Ken Shane
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In 1970 Alex Chilton was fed up with is role in the Box Tops and still a year away from Big Star. The music he made that summer was a bridge to the future.
Ken Shane
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The venerable Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, New Jersey, began life as a legitimate theatre in 1922 before being converted to a movie theatre in 1929. The venue fell on hard…
Robert Cass
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Alex Chilton was the king of rock ‘n’ roll. The king of rock ‘n’ roll is dead. Long live the king.
Dave Lifton
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In his latest Infinite Play column, Dave Lifton takes a look at “September Gurls,” the power pop masterpiece by the late, great Alex Chilton of Big Star.
Popdose Staff
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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.
Ken Shane
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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…
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