Big Star
watch Ben Gibbard's all-covers livestream (Phoebe Bridgers, Shins, Rilo Kiley, Flaming Lips & more)
Ben also covered Def Leppard, ”Bones” from ‘I Think You Should Leave,’ Big Star, and more…
Nick Cave made a playlist of 10 songs that stand out to him the most
These are Nick Cave’s ”hiding songs” as he calls them, songs that feel like ”they were designed with you especially in mind, and that no one could ever begin to understand them in the way you do.”
8 New Songs Out Today
Listen to new songs by Alex Chilton, Martha, Julian Lynch, Insanity Alert, Sunwatchers, Tim Kinsella, Kevin Devine, and more.
Yo La Tengo Hanukkah Night 5: Bill Callahan, John Oliver, Jody Stephens & more (pics, setlist)
Plus: Jon Glazer and Jon Benjamin, Jim White and more Hanukkah Night 5 fun.
The Lemon Twigs announce "musical" LP, touring w/ Arctic Monkeys & more dates
The Lemon Twigs new album “tells the heartbreaking coming of age story of Shane, a pure of heart chimpanzee raised as a human boy as he comes to terms with the obstacles of life” and features Todd Rundgren.
15 of Julien Baker's most awesome covers and collaborations
In addition to her own great music, Julien Baker has a real knack for doing great covers and collaborations. Here are some of our favorites, including collabs with Manchester Orchestra, Frightened Rabbit, Sharon Van Etten, Touche Amore, and Ben Gibbard, covers of Jawbreaker, The Postal Service, Elliott Smith, and Springsteen, and more.
'Best of Big Star' comp out in June (listen to an rare mix of "In the Street")
Legendary Memphis band Big Star are getting a new best-of compilation which will be out June 16 viaCraft Recordings label. The 16-track compilation is on two 45 PRM discs in a gatefold sleeve…
Record Store Day announces list of 2017 exclusive titles
The 2017 list includes releases from The War on Drugs, Pink Floyd, Andre 3000, Animal Collective, Big Star, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Creation, The Cure, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, The Grateful Dead, Iggy Pop, Julian Cope, Robert Johnson, and more.
Day 24/100: Tara Jane O’Neil - "Ballad Of El Goodo"
Her cover of the Big Star classic is the latest entry in the ‘Our First 100 Days’ series.
Pitchfork list their 200 best songs of the 1970s
Back in 2004, Pitchfork published their Top 100 Albums of the 1970s list, and today they’ve returned with the 200 Best Songs of the 1970s. Some of the artists who didn’t make the cut on the albums list are now here, like Black Sabbath, Grateful Dead, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith…
