Alex Chilton

Recordings

He Came From Memphis

The original Panther Burn

A Fanclub's Notes

Once hyped as a supergroup, Teenage Fanclub may have to settle for midlevel stardom, and that may be just fine

Josh Rouse

Nashville

Music Lesson

At Noise Pop, Alex Chilton proves you can be a fucked-up rock star and survive

Nikki Sudden

Waiting on Egypt/The Bible Belt,Texas/Dead Men Tell No Tales (Secretly Canadian)

Teenage Fanclub

Howdy! (Sony Columbia UK)

Acetone

York Blvd. (Vapor)

I Am the Cosmos

By picking at his scabs, Her Space Holiday's Marc Bianchi uncovers heady poptronica

The New Amsterdams

Never You Mind
(Heroes & Villains/Vagrant Records)

Night & Day

Never You Mind
(Heroes & Villains/Vagrant Records)

Night & Day

Never You Mind
(Heroes & Villains/Vagrant Records)

The House of Tudor

Never You Mind
(Heroes & Villains/Vagrant Records)

Americana Gothic

The Carter Family reissues (Rounder)

Bubble Burst

The Carter Family reissues (Rounder)

Suspicious Minds

The Carter Family reissues (Rounder)

Recordings

The Carter Family reissues (Rounder)

Recordings

The Carter Family reissues (Rounder)

Chuck Y Cheese

The Carter Family reissues (Rounder)

Blonde Redhead, Sunset Rubdown and More SF Show Previews

The Carter Family reissues (Rounder)

Lucero’s full of sass and Stax

The Carter Family reissues (Rounder)

SXSW Roundup: Thursday AM, RIP Alex Chilton

I spent most of SXSW's opening day en route (or, I should say, en airport....) but the big news on Wednesday wasn't about any specific show, but about a performer who would no longer be in Austin this week. It seems the sad news of Big Star frontman Alex Chilton's death spread fast here, not only ... More >>

R.I.P. Alex Chilton

Maybe Alex Chilton, dead at 59 of a heart attack, would recoil at the fond remembrances of him now sneezing out through the digital ether: Salutes from the floor of the House of Representatives, odes from pretty much everyone on the self-serious list of revered alternative or indie acts over the las ... More >>

Kauffman's Five: This Week in Food Bloggery

A few of my favorite morsels from the blog and beyond this week:J. Kauffman​1. Two refrains have been stuck in my head for the past few days. The first: the chorus from the Replacements' "Alex Chilton" (RIP). The second: the phrase "Frito pie." Chile Pies, about to open in the Western Addition, is ... More >>