New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Big Star motored through its catalog in polite and dutiful fashion, about 20 songs in a little more than an hour at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple.
The Allmusic Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
New Yorkers were treated to a rare performance by Big Star on Wednesday night, when the iconic power-pop band — whose touring lineup now comprises frontman Alex Chilton, longtime drummer Jody Stephens, and Posies members Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow — performed at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple. Highlights included a cover of Todd Rundgren’s “Slut,” [...]
Britannica Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Two versions of “Walk Away Renee” follow, the first The Left Banke’s original, flawless save that the last verse was deleted to match a TV slot. I’ve been collecting covers, several dozen of them by now, and the second (click through to the post for this second video) is my favorite of them so far, by the impeccable Southside Johnny, with missing verse restored, and then some....
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The golden-pop aura that New Yorkers saw hovering in the night sky on November 18th was from a rare local landing, at Brooklyn Masonic Temple, of the Memphis Beatles, Big Star: singer-guitarist Alex Chilton and drummer Jody Stephens with their reunion associates since 1993, guitarist Jon Auer and bassist Ken Stringfellow of the Posies. You [...]
Sound of the City (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Big Star Brooklyn Masonic Temple Wednesday, November 18 This show seems half-assed in a way that everyone is frankly really pleased with, most of all Alex Chilton, of course, a blithely n...
Sweet Blog o' Mine (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
All I knew about Alex Chilton was that lyric by the Replacements until about 2001, when my friend Christopher introduced me to Big Star. We were dating at the time -- he living in DC and I in NYC --...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Alex Chilton is the grandpappy of power-pop, but Wednesday night at NYC's Brooklyn Masonic Temple, where he and his band Big Star played their first New York show in more than a decade, the singer and guitarist burned brightest on a pair of low-watt slow songs. The first, 'The Ballad of El Goodo,' came midway through the quartet's 20-song set. "There ain't...
The big take over (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Once again the big news is that Big Takeover #65 Fall 2009 issue with Sonic Youth on the cover (and concluding part twos of our awesome Decemberists, Swervedriver, and Controllers interviews, and fabulous history interviews with Big Star—and John Fry on Chris Bell—and The Nerves of the original “Hanging on the Telephone” fame!) was completed in San Francisco in October! It...
The big take over (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Pre-order – Subscribe – Renew – Great gifts! Subscribers: Update Your Address ASAP (if changed) Once again the big news is that Big Takeover #65 Fall 2009 issue with Sonic Youth on the cover (and concluding part twos of our awesome Decemberists, Swervedriver, and Controllers interviews, and fabulous history interviews with Big Star—and John Fry on Chris Bell—and The Nerves...
Word Magazine blogs (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Dug the Big Star vinyl out the other day and it still sounds surprisingly good. The video won't win any awards but hey you get the picture.
Popdose (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
This week, Dave Steed sets off a chain reaction, goes crazy from the heat, rocks a tricky rhyme, and bangs on the drum all day with Tom Sawyer.
Popdose (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
This is a series I began on my blog, Wings for Wheels, a few years ago under the awkward title Songs I Never Get Tired Of. When I begged asked Jeff Giles if I could move it over to Popdose, I also asked if he had a better name. He came up with Infinite Play, [...]
Tyee - Home (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
The glorious failures of Big Star.
Popdose (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Rhino laid off a lot of people last week. Some think that the company is dead, others, including former Popdose staffer/now new Rhino-guy John C. Hughes, implore us to be patient. As the poet said, “time will tell just who has fell, and who’s been left behind …” No matter what happens going forward, I [...]
Things I'd Rather Be Doing (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
It was another eclectic month of music listening here in September, with a wider selection and a greater number of discs spun. Starting in August , I decided to keep track of every album I listened to in its entirety. The rules: Only an album heard in its entirety, even if it is spread over several days, will count. Repeat spins, partial listens, EPs, singles and background music don't count. This...
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