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Who Is Van Duren and why are we only hearing about him now?

by Paul Cashmere

At some stage in the 70s former Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldman signed on to manage Memphis artist Van Duren. He hung with Jody Stephens of Big Star, was tooted as the next Paul McCartney and then … nothing happened.

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Chris Bell I Am The Cosmos

Chris Bell Reissues Are On The Way

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Chris Bell was a member of Big Star during their short but influential run before recording numerous solo tracks leading up to his death in 1978 in a car accident.

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The Best Of Big Star Scheduled For Stax 60th

by Paul Cashmere

Big Star, arguably one of America’s great power pop bands, will have a new Best Of as part of the roll-out for the Stax 60th Anniversary.

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Chris Bell Looking Forward

Upcoming Chris Bell Compilation Is A Big Star Prequel

by Noise11.com

While Chris Bell is known as a founding member of Big Star (and for his posthumous classic song I Am the Cosmos), his story did not begin with that legendary band. Looking Forward: The Roots of Big Star, set for a July 7 release on Omnivore Recordings, features Chris Bell delivering the origins of his

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Big Star at SXSW

Big Star ‘Thank You Friends’ To Premiere At SXSW

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The SXSW Film Festival will premiere ‘Thank You, Friends: Big Star’s Third Live …And More’.

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Big Star Complete Third

Big Star Third Gets Massive Workover

by Paul Cashmere

Big Star’s 1978 third and final album ‘Third’ is about to receive a massive 69 track make-over.

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Big Star All-Star Tribute To Be Filmed For DVD

by Paul Cashmere

An all-star tribute concert to Big Star will be filmed and released on DVD and CD for 2017.

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Big Star Albums Set For Reissue

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Big Star’s classic albums #1 Record and Radio City on September 2 via Stax.

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Big Star Nothing Can Hurt Me Doco To Screen In UK

by Music-News.com

Big Star’s ‘Nothing Can Hurt Me’ documentary will screen across the UK in August.

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Davey Lane photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Davey Lane Adds One-Off Leaps And Bounds Show

by Paul Cashmere

You Am I guitarist Davey Lane will take the night off from You Am I ‘Hi Fi Daily Double’ tour to perform for the City of Yarra’s Leaps and Bounds festival on July 10.

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Blitzen Trapper with Peter Buck - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

REM And Big Star Members Join Blitzen Trapper At SXSW

by Paul Cashmere

At SXSW anything can happen and often days. Last night at Stubbs BBQ, Mike Mills and Peter Buck of REM, Ken Stringfellow and members of Big Star joined Blitzen Trapper on stage.

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Big Star at SXSW

Artists To Perform Big Star’s Third At SXSW

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Members of R.E.M., The Posies, The Replacements and more perform Big Star’s Third album on the second anniversary of Alex Chilton’s death.

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Big Star at SXSW

All-Stars To Perform Big Star Third Album At SXSW

by Paul Cashmere

The final night of the SXSW Film Festival will feature an all-star performance of the Big Star ‘Third’ album.

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