Alex Chilton

Promising Promises and Falling Out Of The Sky: Conversations With Jon McLaughlin and The dBs' Peter Holsapple

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: The Lovely Bones, Marshall Tucker, Bob Cowsill, Perez Hilton, Barry Cowsill, Ringo, Mike Mills, Gene Holder, Jon McLaughlin, Peter Holsapple, Hootie & the Blowfish, Continental Drifters, Tom Petty, Razor & Tie, Susan Cowsill, Big Star, Billy Cowsill, Jody Stephens, Alex Chilton, The Allman Brothers, John Cowsill, Chris Stamey, The Cowsills, Mark Lipsitz, Will Rigby, R.E.M., Sara Bareilles, Entertainment News
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Imperfect Circle: R.E.M. Sums Up A Career In 40 Songs

Tony Sachs | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Mike Mills, Warner Bros., Velvet Underground, Rem, Athens GA, Part Lies Part Heart Part Truth Part Garbage, Automatic for the People, Music Retail, Bill Berry, Big Star, Alternative Rock, College Rock, Peter Buck, Alex Chilton, Michael Stipe, R.E.M., The Replacements, Indie Rock, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

I can think of few other artists who have changed their sound so radically, so many times. "Gardening At Night," from 1982, doesn't sound anything like "Everybody Hurts," from 1992.

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Listening Booth 1970: A Conversation With Marc Cohn

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joe Cocker, Roseanne Cash, Charlie Sexton, Van Morrison, Simon & Garfunkel, John Leventhal, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Maroon 5, Wayne Carson, Shawn Colvin, Bread, Neil Young, Sam Cooke, Big Star, The Beatles, John Lennon, The Grateful Dead, Ringo Starr, Alex Chilton, Al Green, Adam Levine, Thom Yorke, Cat Stevens, The Box Tops, Smokey Robinson, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Listening Booth: 1970 is a concept album that compiles Marc Cohn's favorite -- and many would feel greatest -- songs from that year.

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Power-Pop Legends The Posies To Release "Blood/Candy," Their First New Album In Five Years

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Wesley Harding, Darius Minwalla, Jon Auer, The Disciplines, The Posies, Big Star, Alternative Rock, Matt Hiller, Bob Mould, Grunge, Ken Stringfellow, Alex Chilton, Rykodisc, R.E.M., Power-Pop, The Minus 5, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

The Posies, who for more than two decades have staked their claim as one of the finest power-pop bands in the world, have announced the upcoming release of their first new album in five years.

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Jazzfest Weekend One: David Simon & Garfunkel

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Spinal Tap, Simon & Garfunkel, Alison Miner, Terence Blanchard, Alex Chilton, Treme, Wilco, George Clinton, Bobby Charles, Spike Lee, New Orleans Musicians, Harry Shearer, Dr. John, David Simon, Marva Wright, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

At New Orleans' Jazzfest, Dr. John let loose, and the Huffington Post's own Harry Shearer spoke about Treme, Spinal Tap, and moving on after the hurricane.

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Jason Linkins

Alex Chilton Was Uninsured At The Time Of His Death

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Insurance, Alex Chilton, Health Care, Alex Chilton Dead, Alex Pareene, Eat the Press, Media News

Alex Pareene highlights a sad footnote in the long and loving profile of recently-deceased Big Star frontman Alex Chilton that ran in the April 7 edit...

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September Gurls: Vicki of The Bangles Shares Alex Chilton Memories

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wilco, R.E.M., The Bangles, Alex Chilton, The Replacements, Sxsw, Vicki Peterson, Entertainment News, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Since his passing, rock critics have noted Alex Chilton's influence on bands including R.E.M., The Replacements and Wilco. He influenced the Bangles s...

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Jason Linkins

Alex Chilton Commemorated By Rep. Steve Cohen (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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I may as well highlight Representative Steve Cohen's tribute to Big Star frontman and songwriter-extraordinaire Alex Chilton, who died yesterday at the age of 59.

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Remembering Alex Chilton: Icon and Iconoclast

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Glenn Miller, The Posies, Big Star, Andy Hummel, Jody Stephens, Ken Stringfellow, Jon Auer, Alex Chilton, Chris Bell, The Box Tops, Sxsw, R.E.M., The Replacements, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

Alex Chilton died yesterday, but the guy that rock fans worshipped -- the musician who almost 40 years ago founded Big Star, and in the process helped give birth to power-pop and alternative rock -- died decades ago.

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Alternative Rock Icon Alex Chilton Dies in New Orleans

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Big Star, Alex Chilton, South by Southwest, The Letter, The Boxtops. Rep. Steve Cohen, Alex Chilton Dead, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Big Star was to perform tomorrow at South by Southwest indie music festival in Austin, Texas Jody Stephens, Chilton's longtime bandmate, told "The Commercial Appeal" of Memphis.

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Compact Reviews of This Week's Compact Discs, for Those Who Still Care: #3

Sal Nunziato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eric Clapton, Kiss, Peter Criss, Jerry Garcia, Jon Auer, Roy Loney, Christian McBride, Grateful Dead, Jim Dickinson, Mark Knopfler, Yep Roc, Gene Simmons, Corey Glover, Vernon Reid, The Posies, Memphis, Big Star, Violent Femmes, Ace Frehley, Alex Chilton, Ken Stringfellow, Dire Straits, Chris Bell, Jack DeJohnette, Flanin' Groovies, Jay Z, Paul Stanley, Black Rock Coalition, Living Colour, Bruce Hornsby, Entertainment News
Sal Nunziato

Reviewed: Big Star, Ace Frehley, Gordan Gano, Bruce Hornsby, Jay-Z, Mark Knopfler, Living Colour, The Phantom Movers and Muse.

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HuffPost Exclusives: R.E.M. and Cory Chisel, Plus Bruce Hornsby Interview, Big Star Box, Paolo Nutini Live, This Week's New Albums, and more...

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Ragogna

R.E.M. will be releasing Live At The Olympia, a 39-song, two CD set containing "working rehearsals" from 2007. I was lent a track that captures the band's energy and insightful views.

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Fan-Funding With Jonah Smith, Plus Chris Bell, Stephen Stills, and Manassas Updates

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Malcolm Burn, Bonnie Raitt, Nash, Sonya Kitchell, Paypal, George Martin, Keith Sykes, Sam Cooke, John Prine, John Hiatt, Otis Redding, The Beatles, Big Star, Sam Nelson, Rufus Thomas, Rick Nelson, Malcolm Holcombe, Buffalo Springfield, Ellis Paul, Little Feat, Stephen Stills, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Irma Thomas, Nancy Bryan, John Freese, Stax Records, The Byrds, Jill Sobule, R&b, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Crosby Stills & Nash, Carrie Rodriquez, Stax, Erin McKeown, Throwing Muses, Kristin Hersh, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Jonah Smith, H Is Orange, Ann Peebles, Singer-Songwriter, Entertainment News, Graham, Ricky Nelson, Lowell George, Youtube, Chris Bell, Geoff Emerick, Relix Records, Marvin Gaye, Icewater, Alex Chilton, Relix, Ken Woodley, Manassas, Richard Rosebrough, Bob Hillman, Suzanne Vega, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

While most of his contemporaries have the fantasy of signing the bottom line of a label contract, Jonah Smith has rejected a record company's offer instead.

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