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His Latest Live From Home Concert Also Featured Covers of The Flaming Lips, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Big Star, and Def Leppard
Mar 23, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
In response to the COVID-19 Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie has been live streaming solo concerts from his home studio. His latest concert was yesterday and it was an all-covers set in which he covered songs by Phoebe Bridgers, Elliott Smith, Rilo Kiley, The Shins, The Flaming Lips, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Big Star, and Def Leppard. More
Feb 14, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Yeah Yeah Yeahs released a deluxe reissue of their 2003-released debut album, Fever to Tell, last October via Interscope/Ume. It includes various bonus tracks, but apart from that the band haven’t released any new music since 2013’s Mosquito. Now they have done a session for Spotify where they have covered the Big Star classic “Thirteen,” as well as performing their own classic song “Maps.” More
Superchunk's Mac McCaughan, Nada Surf's Matthew Caws, Big Star's Jody Stephens, and Marshall Crenshaw Also Took Part
Sep 01, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
SXSW 2015 may have been many months ago, but a video was just posted online of the full “I Wrote That Song” panel. The panel featured from Spoon’s Britt Daniel, Arcade Fire’s Will Butler, Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan, Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws, and Marshall Crenshaw as they all discussed their songwriting process. More
Electricity by Candlelight Available Oct. 8
Aug 15, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Bar None has announced that it will release a new live album by Big Star‘s late frontman Alex Chilton. More
Jody Stephens and others play with Lost in the Trees Orchestra March 26
Feb 17, 2011
By Frank Valish
On March 26, Jody Stephens, Norman Blake, Ira Kaplan, Mike Mills, Mitch Easter, Chris Stamey, Matthew Sweet, M. Ward, and others will perform Big Star’s Third with The Lost in the Trees Orchestra at Baruch College’s Mason Hall in New York. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Thursday). More
Proceeds to Benefit Multiple Music Charities
Oct 07, 2010
By Laura Studarus
The remaining members of Big Star (Andy Hummel and Alex Chilton passed away earlier this year) are joining together December 9th and 10th to perform classic 1978 album, Third. The performance will take place at Cat’s Cradle in North Carolina as part of the Stoke It, Noel series. More
Founding Member Passes Away After Long Struggle With Cancer
Jul 20, 2010
By John Everhart
It’s been a tragic year for Big Star. Following the sudden death of frontman Alex Chilton in March to a heart attack, their original bassist Andy Hummel passed away yesterday, after a long battle with cancer. Having penned some of the groups more beloved tunes, including “India” from #1 Record, and “Way Out West” off of Radio City, Hummel quit the band prior to Third/Sister Lovers. More
Show Features Special Guests Including R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, Sondre Lerche, and Brendan Benson
May 28, 2010
By John Everhart
This weekend The Loft, on SIRIUS channel 29 and XM channel 50, will broadcast a tribute show to Big Star’s Alex Chilton, featuring the surviving members of Big Star along with R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, Sondre Lerche, Brendan Benson, and others. More
R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, Sondre Lerche, and Evan Dando Take Part
May 04, 2010
By John Everhart
The producers of Nothing Can Hurt Me: The Big Star Story, a documentary about the beloved 1970s power pop band Big Star, need help to finish their film. They have set up a Kickstarter page in which Big Star fans can donate funds to ensure that the music doc is completed. Follow this link to a 9-minute video clip from the film. More
Reviews
Nov 28, 2019
By Frank Valish
In Space, from later day Big Star, might be a mixed bag of an album, but it’s one we were lucky to get. More
Jan 06, 2015
By Frank Valish
The newly re-formed Big Star made its debut on 4/25/93 at Missouri University. That gig, documented on the live album Columbia, set the stage for something of a second life for the power pop icons, with The Posies’ Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer filling out the lineup. More
