America took its very rhythm from Memphis: birthplace of rock'n'roll, hotbed of blues and gospel, crucible of southern soul and once home to Sun, Stax, Hi and American Sound Studio. Yet one strain of ...

The power-pop outfit Big Star shone brightly, not initially, not for very long, and was only visible to those who truly saw their genius. They flew mostly under the radar during their brief first life ...

Big Star’s second album, Radio City, now 50, is a vivid portrait of tender and confusing young love, neatly documented in short power pop songs. The album’s defining masterpiece is “September Gurls,” ...

A half-century after Memphis power-pop band Big Star released their first three studio albums, their music has entered the rock canon through a kind of trapdoor that connects classic rock with indie ...

It’s easy to look somewhat cynically at these types of anniversary tribute shows, perhaps even calling them cash-ins or the like, but that would be greatly missing the mark were it to be applied ...

Big Star co-founder Jody Stephens will play two Memphis concerts this summer. The first concert will feature Stephens' duo, Those Pretty Wrongs, at Crosstown Arts' The Green Room on June 27. The ...

Terry Manning, a music producer and engineer who collaborated with Led Zeppelin, Big Star, and ZZ Top, died at his home in El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday. He was 77. Just two weeks earlier, a jovial ...

Big Star's Radio City is getting a 50th anniversary tour. Their sophomore album will be played through in its entirety at each show, as performed by Jody Stephens (Big Star's sole surviving original ...

The Grammy Hall of Fame added 13 new recordings from artists like Big Star, Eddie Floyd, and JAY-Z. The list includes albums and singles that are historically or culturally significant. Notable ...