Chris Bell

Alternative Rock Pop Power Pop Rock 

Big Star’s Radio City is Classic Rock Nirvana

February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 Ted Miller 1 Comment 1974, 50th anniversary, Alex Chilton, Andy Hummel, Ardent Records, Ardent Studios, Big Star, Chris Bell, Jody Stephens, Memphis, Radio City, September Gurls, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Monkees

Why the Memphis band’s second album remains such a timeless treasure

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Alternative Rock Pop Power Pop Rock 

The Small Square Return with Ours & Others

January 3, 2024January 3, 2024 Ron Hart 2 Comments 2023, Badfinger, Big Star, Chris Bell, Farm to Label Records, John Richardson, Ours & Others, Paul Chastain, Pete Ham, The Small Square, The Velvet Crush, Tommy Keene

An exclusive chat with band members Paul Chastain and John Richardson

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Pop Power Pop Rock 

Thank You Friends: Big Star’s Third / Sister Lovers at 45

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 David Richman 2 Comments 1978, Alex Chilton, Andy Hummel, Big Star, Chris Bell, Jim Dickinson, Jody Stephens, John Fry, Sister Lovers, The Replacements, Third

An exclusive interview with the band’s sole surviving member Jody Stephens

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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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Pop Rock 

Geoff Emerick Beyond The Beatles

October 5, 2018April 19, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Chris Bell, Cockney Rebel, Elvis Costello, Geoff Emerick, Robin Trower, Split Enz, The Beatles, Tim Hardin, Tommy Keene

Remembering the legendary engineer outside of his groundbreaking work in the Fab Four’s peak period

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