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Bar/None Records Deliver Important Entries Expanding Alex Chilton’s Legacy and Catalog
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Bar/None Records Deliver Important Entries Expanding Alex Chilton’s Legacy and Catalog

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 / 23 April 2019

The exploration of Alex Chilton's recording career and legacy is expanded by Bar/None Records' dual release of From Memphis to New Orleans and Songs from Robin Hood Lane.

Lost Memphis Music Legend Van Duren Getting His Due With New Documentary (premiere)
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Lost Memphis Music Legend Van Duren Getting His Due With New Documentary (premiere)

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 / 27 September 2018

Obscure even by Big Star standards Van Duren's legacy is one of heartbreak and setback. But as a new film and soundtrack reveal, there's plenty to celebrate about an artist who sounds fresh, vital more than 40 years after cutting his debut.

Big Star: Complete Third
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Big Star: Complete Third

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 / 19 October 2016
The premiere cult band's strangest record is reissued with every recording from its legendary sessions, presenting a story of its creator's descent into madness.
The Unique Blues Album That You Never Heard Of — ‘Til Now
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The Unique Blues Album That You Never Heard Of — ‘Til Now

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 / 25 January 2016
Cubist Blues is a stylistic departure; Alan Vega being best known for his work as one-half of pioneering electronic music Suicide, and Alex Chilton from the legendary power pop band Big Star.
Counterbalance: Big Star’s ‘Third/Sister Lovers’
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Counterbalance: Big Star’s ‘Third/Sister Lovers’

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 / 7 March 2014
Lo they did rejoice, the bright and pure of voice. And the wrong shall fail and the right prevail. A 1978 (or 1974) cult classic is this week's Counterbalance.
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I Wrote This Song for You: An Interview with Chris Stamey

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 / 25 February 2013
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Alex Chilton: Free Again: The 1970 Sessions

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 / 5 April 2012
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After Hurricane Katrina, the Band Plays On: ‘Groove Interrupted’

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 / 14 February 2012
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Ray Davies: See My Friends

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 / 3 April 2011
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The Year in Music: March 2010

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 / 22 December 2010
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The Posthumous Sales Bump

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 / 29 March 2010
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The Replacements: In Love with Alex Chilton’s Song

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 / 23 March 2010