Big Star

Andy Bell's debut solo album, The View from Halfway Down, is out this Friday. From Bowie to Spacemen 3, he talks us through the influences on the LP.

Bedouine, Waxahatchee, and Hurray for the Riff Raff's take on Big Star's oft-covered classic dates back to their tour together in 2018.

plus Pink Floyd, Joanna Newsom, Morrissey, Neil Young, Big Star, Van Morrison, and more.

Kip Berman of The Natvral and Pains of Being Pure at Heart has been posting a new cover nearly every day of the coronavirus crisis, including songs by Leonard Cohen, Big Star, The Kinks, Suede, The Killers, Primal Scream, Lana Del Rey, Neil Young, Lorde, Tom Petty, Galaxie 500, Tori Amos, Veronica F…

Julien Baker also paid tribute to John Prine during her set, which benefited Support Act.

Ben also covered Def Leppard, ”Bones” from 'I Think You Should Leave,' Big Star, and more...

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.”

Listen to new songs by Alex Chilton, Martha, Julian Lynch, Insanity Alert, Sunwatchers, Tim Kinsella, Kevin Devine, and more.

Plus: Jon Glazer and Jon Benjamin, Jim White and more Hanukkah Night 5 fun.

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.