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The '60s & '70s Bands Rock Critics & Musicians Always Namecheck But That No One Else Really Ever Listens To 2009 Paste International Spelling Bee

Hello everyone, and welcome [applause]. Please be seated. On behalf of Paste, I'd like to thank all of you in the audience, and—of course—our six contestants, for attending the finals of this year's '60s & '70s Bands That Rock Critics and Musicians Always Namecheck But That No One Else Ever Really Listens To Paste International Spelling Bee. First, I'd like to clarify that a band's inclusion on this list does not mean we think people shouldn't listen to the band in question. In fact, in most cases, we feel many more people should listen to these bands. Nor do we...  read more

Big Star: #1 Record/Radio City

It’s ironic that Cheap Trick’s cover of Big Star’s “In The Street” became the theme song for...  read more

Big Star Releases Big Box Set in September

Memphis, Tennessee has produced some of music’s greatest legends, from Muddy Waters to B.B. King to Isaac Hayes. Oft-overlooked power-pop pioneers, Big Star also hail from Tennessee's other music city, and fans of the band have something new to look forward to. Keep An Eye On The Sky, a complete four-disc boxed set spanning the band’s work from 1968 to 1975, will hit store shelves on Sept. 15....  read more

A Star Is Reborn

The members of Big Star sound off on the legendary power-pop outfit’s history and the band's new studio album...  read more

Big Star - Big Star Story

Big Star is the poster child for all bands that made great music, were criminally underappreciated and plagued by label indifference in their day, and are now justly recognized as hugely influential...  read more