Big Star

Holiday Ghosts tell us about their favorite power pop songs

Holiday Ghosts’ power pop faves include The dB’s, Squeeze, The Nerves, Big Star, and more…

Perfume Genius shares list of 40 all-time favorite songs

Mike Hadreas responded to a viral Twitter (or ”X”) prompt about all-time favorite songs with a list including Fleetwood Mac, Nina Simone, Nick Drake, Low, Big Star, Enya, The Breeders, and more…

Hurry talks Beach Boys, Oasis, Weezer & more in track-by-track LP breakdown

Hurry also named a ton of inspirations behind the album, including Guided By Voices, Weezer, Gin Blossoms, The Beach Boys, and more…

Watch members of R.E.M. & friends celebrate Chronic Town's 40th anniversary in Athens, GA

On hand to perform and sing: Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Fred Armisen, Indigo Girls, John Cameron Mitchell, Darius Rucker, Mitch Easter, and more.

16 New Songs Out Today

Listen to new songs by Obituary, B. Cool-Aid (Pink Siifu & Ahwlee), Debbie/BERWYN, Sad13, Mo Troper (Chris Bell of Big Star cover), Oliver Sim (Soulwax remix), and more…

The Bad Ends, Bill Berry's first group since R.E.M., announce debut LP, share first single

Led by former Five Eight frontman Mike Manitone, The Bad Ends is Bill Berry’s first band in 20 years. Their debut album is out in January.

Mems of REM, dB's, Posies, & more playing Big Star's '#1 Record' in full on tour for its 50th Anniversary

Big Star drummer Jody Stephens will be joined by Chris Stamey (dB’s), Mike Mills (REM), Jon Auer (Posies) and Pat Sansone to play ‘#1 Record‘ in full on six East Coast dates this fall…

16 of Waxahatchee's best cover songs

From Guided by Voices to Woody Guthrie, Sheryl Crow to Dolly Parton, Elliott Smith to Tom Petty, here are 16 of our favorite covers that Waxahatchee has done…

Shearwater discuss the influences behind new LP 'The Great Awakening'

”My favorite music always comes with a strong sense of place; even if it’s impossible, you can’t help imagining the room where it was made,” Shearwater’s Jonathan Meiburg tells us. New LP ‘The Great Awakening‘ is out this week.

Guided by Voices pay tribute to Big Star on new single "Alex Bell"

The ever-prolific Guided by Voices just released a new album in March, and are already back with a new single, which will probably not be their last release of 2022
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