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.
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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.
It’s week number two of the letter R, as we continue to look at the bottom three-fifths of the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s. Leon Redbone Á¢€Å“SeducedÁ¢€ —…
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.
Two years ago, when I was working on this column’s debut, I wrote about Bruce Springsteen’s “Book of Dreams” and what the song means to Julie and me. During the…
In a 2004 interview with music writer Casey Fundaro (a.k.a. “David Fufkin”), former Marah singer-guitarist Serge Bielanko said, “My brother [Dave, the leader of Marah] and I grew up listening…
Certain albums deserve to be heard outside the confines of small headphone speakers and cranked through the stereos of traveling cars speeding down the freeway.Á‚ The Á¢€â„¢59 Sound, the sophomore…
This past weekend, drummer Steve Foley passed away at the age of 49. Foley, of course, is best known for replacing Chris Mars in the Replacements for their final tour…
A guest DJ in the house! It’s none other than Popdose’s very own Scott Malchus, who is here to mix it up with six FRICKIN’ AWESOME DRUMMERS! What I love…
With Popdose having just rolled off the showroom floor all shiny and new, still full of that Á¢€Å“new car smell,Á¢€ I am chuffed to the Á¢€Ëœnads to be a part…
“The radio, that was my big influence … Bands that were faceless, that didn’t really have anything other than what you heard on the radio. And I liked the real…