Omnivore Recordings to Release Soundtrack for Big Star Documentary
In preparation for the release of the Big Star documentary Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, Omnivore Records will release a 22-song soundtrack for the film. read more
Found in: Music, NewsUnaired Jon Brion Show Features Lost Elliott Smith Performance
Prepare yourself: The level of talent on display in the video below is nothing short of mind-blowing.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTwenty Must-See Films at SXSW 2012
Is it possible that there are really 20 must-see films in a film festival that lasts less than a week? It's very possible if that festival is SXSW, one of Paste's favorite weeks of the year. As you might expect, given the festival's and our special interest in music, there are quite a few music documentaries on the list. But there's something here for everyone. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayAlex Chilton: 1975-1981
In early 1979, Alex Chilton formed the Panther Burns with Tav Falco. Chilton was nearly a decade removed from his stint as lead singer in the Top 40 band the Box Tops and almost five years from his last recordings with Big Star, the pop band whose work had sparked a legion of dedicated followers. Over those five years, Chilton had begun his definitive move away from everything he’d done before. He made two solo records that had grown deliberately more simple and primal, crossing rockabilly with outrage, and he’d then moved himself behind the scenes to produce the first... read more
Found in: Blogs, CrawdaddyTour Diary: Brett Harris at Big Star's Third at Mason Hall, NYC
As a pop musician and a Southerner, it didn’t take long for Big Star to show up on my radar. Friends turned me on to #1 Record and Radio City, and I have been obsessed ever since. Third/Sister Lovers, however, was a different story. Like so many others, I had all but overlooked the album. That changed a year ago, when Chris Stamey asked me to be a part of a show he was planning. That show became a fully orchestrated live performance of Third, which debuted in North Carolina last year and this past weekend was performed in... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesMusicians Commemorate Alex Chilton's Death With Big Star Tribute Show
On March 26, several musicians will come together to pay tribute to Alex Chilton of Big Star roughly one year after his death. Among the artists performing Third/Sister Lovers will be Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake, Big Star’s Jody Stephens, Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan, db’s Chris Stamey and others. The show, which will take place at Baruch College’s Mason Hall, will follow up a performance of the record last December in Carrboro, N.C.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsYo La Tengo, Big Star, R.E.M., M. Ward Playing New Orleans Benefit in NYC
On March 26, a concert in New York City will bring together big names like Jody Stephens (Big Star), Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Mitch Easter (Let’s Active), M. Ward, Ira Kaplan (Yo La Tengo), Tift Merritt and more to perform Big Star’s 1978 album Third/Sister Lovers.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsMembers of R.E.M., Let's Active & db's To Perform Big Star's Sister Lovers
On Dec. 9 and 10, The Cat’s Cradle in Carborro, N.C. will host some legendary musicians as they pay tribute to Big Star’s Sister Lovers.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsRay Davies Reveals Star-Studded Guest List for New Album
Rumors have been circulating for a while now that legendary Kinks frontman Ray Davies has been teaming up with some famous friends for a new album, and yesterday it was confirmed that he’s making progress on the as-yet-untitled collaboration.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTeenage Dream: Ten Songs Better Than Katy Perry's
Good for her. We just think these 10 songs are even better... read more
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