If the names don’t immediately ring bells, their contributions to decades of American music most certainly do.
Jody Stephens
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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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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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This wonderful, 22-track compilation is just part of the work Chris Bell did before he dug his heels in with Big Star in 1971. Omnivore Recordings has gathered selections from…
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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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Rob Ross
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I don’t know how this one snuck past me, but I’m happy to present on behalf of Popdose the latest video from Those Pretty Wrongs, the dynamic duo of Jody…
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Rob Ross
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Popdose is very pleased to present to you, as an exclusive premiere, the new holiday single from Memphis’ own boys, Jimmy Stephens Jr. and The Blues City Road Dogs. “I…
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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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You may be tired of me saying “I’m not going to pretend to be objective”, but what’s the point of a review if you’re not being honest? We’ve already been…
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Rob Ross
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When Burger Records released the “Lucky Guy”/”Fool Of Myself” single last year, I was thrilled to share it with you here. Now, the first official video from the upcoming self-titled…
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Rob Ross
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First, I’ll let you freak out over some of the names of the players who make up the current incarnation of The Orange Humble Band: Darryl Mather, the mind behind…
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Rob Ross
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You are going to love this. Seriously. I’m not gushing or emitting any kind of bluster or hyperbole. From the moment those chiming notes from Luther Russell’s guitar come ringing…
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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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For whatever reason, intuition told me even before I heard a note of this album, that this was going to be something special. Not because I have a predisposition for…
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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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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.
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…
Ken Shane
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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.
Robert Cass
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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…
Robert Cass
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Last week Bootleg City featured a 1978 concert by AC/DC to celebrate the release of their new album, Black Ice, which came out on Tuesday. This week I’m moving down…
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