Alex Chilton

Pop Power Pop Soul 

ALBUMS: Alex Chilton’s Boogie Shoes

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2021, Al Green, Alex Chilton, Ann Peebles, Big Star, Boogie Shoes: Live On Beale Street, O.V. Wright, Omnivore Recordings, Otis Clay, Syl Johnson, The Box Tops, Willie Mitchell

Flanked by the legendary Hi Records rhythm section, the Box Tops/Big Star boss found his groove on this rediscovered 1999 concert album

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Alternative Rock Power Pop Rock 

Pump Up The Volume: Stands For Decibels at 40

February 19, 2021February 20, 2021 Jim Caligiuri 0 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Alex Chilton, Big Star, CBGB, Chris Stamey, Gene Holder, Hurrah’s, Irving Plaza, Maxwell's, Peter Holsapple, The dB's, the Mudd Club, Will Rigby

An exclusive chat with The dB’s about their classic debut album

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Radio Records 

Music In A Time Of Coronavirus

March 18, 2020March 19, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments “Achoo, “Another World, “Don’t Stand So Close to Me, “Isolation, “No Sex, “Sick Again, “Sick as a Dog, “Sick Things, “So Alone, “State of Confusion, “The Lonesome DJ, “Too Sick To Pray, “Touch Me, “Ventilator Blues, “You Got to Take Sick and Die Some of These Days, “You Sound Like You’re Sick, ” “Le Freak (Freak Out), ” Antony and the Johnsons, ” Buzzcocks, ” Chic, ” Gilbert O’Sullivan, ” Golden Earring, ” Ramones, Aerosmith, Alex Chilton, Alice Cooper, Corona, Coronavirus, I’m Sick, Johnny Thunders, Joy Division, Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Muddy Waters, MUDHONEY, Naturally, R.E.M., Rolling Stones, Sparks, The Kinks, The Police, The Specials, Too Much Joy, Warren Zevon, Willie Nelson

10 songs that speak to the uniqueness of a once-every-hundred-years situation

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Holiday 

Christmas Present: 2019 Holiday Album Round-Up

December 21, 2019December 21, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments Alex Chilton, Ana Gasteyer, Christmas, Christmas Albums, George Michael, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Los Lobos, Rob Halford, Robbie Williams, Wham!

What’s notable in this year’s crop of holiday music?

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Power Pop 

Big Star: Space Is The Place

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 Luci Turner 0 Comments 2005, AFGHAN WHIGS, Alex Chilton, Andy Hummel, Big Star, Chris Bell, In Space, Jody Stephens, Omnivore Recordings, Primal Scream, R.E.M.

An exclusive chat with Jody Stephens about the Memphis rock band’s newly expanded 2005 comeback LP

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jazz Rock 

That Crazy Mood

February 11, 2019February 13, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Alex Chilton, Big Star, Chet Baker, The Box Tops

Alex Chilton goes to cool school

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