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    Mar 23, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  1. Ann Powers: Underconfident, the Idols overreach

    Idol Tracker
    Hubris. Whomever remains to sing and, eventually, go on the summer tour after Wednesday's elimination round on "American Idol" should spend some time pondering that very old but suddenly relevant term. Though this season's remaining bunch is hardly...
    2. Mar 24, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  2. American 'Idle': Dullsville behind the scenes

    Idol Tracker
    I won't kid you. Last night's "Idol" was dull. The judges looked bored, the contestants chose (mostly) boring, played-out songs, and the 7-year-old girl to my right couldn't even sit still for more than a minute as she desperately tried to claw her way...
    3. Feb 4, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Lux Interior dies at 60; founder, front man of punk band the Cramps

    Lux Interior, the singer, songwriter and founding member of the pioneering New York City horror-punk band the Cramps, died Wednesday. He was 60.
    Lux Interior, the singer, songwriter and founding member of the pioneering New York City horror-punk band the Cramps, died Wednesday. He was 60. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Lux Interior obituary: The obituary in Thursday's California section...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Death, Rock and Roll (genre), Obituaries

    4. Jul 6, 2012 |Story| Daily Press

  4. Free Music Friday! A power-pop jolt from reunited North Carolina band The dB's

    <a href="http://www.thedbsonline.net/" target="_blank">The dB's</a> -- one of the greatest, most-overlooked rock bands of the 1980s -- is back together with its original lineup and a new album of fresh material.
    The dB's -- one of the greatest, most-overlooked rock bands of the 1980s -- is back together with its original lineup and a new album of fresh material. For me, this is more exciting than the Beach Boys mending fences with Brian Wilson. The new dB's...

    Tags: Entertainment, Chris Bell, Human Interest, Steve Earle, Jackson Pollock

    5. Mar 17, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel

  5. Alex Chilton, gone a year ago today, is remembered

    Soundboard Music Blog - Orlando Sentinel
    A really nice feature at stereogum.commarking the first anniversary of the passing of Alex Chilton, the gifted singer-wongwriter known for his work with the Box Tops and Big Star. The feature includes plenty of audio clips of Big Star's signature work...
    6. Dec 15, 2010 | Chicago Tribune

  6. Top concerts 2010

    Turn It Up
    As 2010 winds down, we’ve still got a bunch of potentially terrific shows to look forward to, including Ludacris at the Allstate Arena (Sunday), Elvis Costello at the Chicago Theatre (Monday) and the Hold Steady at Lincoln Hall (Dec. 30),......
    7. Mar 18, 2010 | Chicago Tribune

  7. Alex Chilton dead at 59; led Big Star, Box Tops, inspired countless bands

    Turn It Up
    Alex Chilton performs at the SXSW festival in 2004. (Jack Plunkett, AP) Paul Westerberg and the Replacements spoke for countless artists and diehard fans when they wrote a song called "Alex Chilton" in 1987. "Children by the millions sing for......
    8. Mar 18, 2010 | Chicago Tribune

  8. SXSW 2010: Smokey Robinson keynote

    Turn It Up
    Smokey Robinson speaks at a music workshop for high school at the White House on February 9. (Saul Loeb, Getty Images) AUSTIN, Texas -- Smokey Robinson had a few words of advice for the aspiring musical stars in the audience:......
    9. Mar 21, 2010 | Chicago Tribune

  9. SXSW 2010: Alex Chilton, Big Star tribute concert

    Turn It Up
    AUSTIN, Texas -- The 24th South by Southwest ended in the early morning Sunday at a jam-packed Antone's, the legendary blues club on 5th Street, with a poignant, powerful reminder of how music can redeem even the most tragic events.......
    10. Mar 23, 2010 | Orlando Sentinel

  10. A few thoughts on Alex Chilton, dead at age 59

    Soundboard Music Blog» Orlando Sentinel – Soundboard Music Blog
    As rock stars go, Alex Chilton was about as below-the-radar as it gets. His enduring fame, achieved in the 1960s and '70s, came as part of two collectives that didn't boast membership rosters that rivaled the John-Paul-George-Ringo level of recognition....
    11. Jul 7, 2002 |Story| Metromix

  11. Rock review, Fitzgerald's American Music Festival

    Special to the Tribune
    FitzGerald's annual American Music Festival celebrated its 21st anniversary this past weekend, but this year, maybe more than any other, begged the question: Just what is "American Music"? After all, Woody Guthrie wrote the campfire standard "This Land is...

    Tags: American Music Festival, Arts and Culture, Otis Clay, Tom Waits, Michael Jackson

    12. May 4, 2002 |Story| Metromix

  12. Rock review, Paul Westerberg at Virgin Megastore

    Tribune rock critic
    "Children by the millions wait for Alex Chilton when he comes 'round . . . sayin' I'm in love with that song." The lines were sung by Paul Westerberg about a personal hero, a Memphis rock 'n' roller whose work in Big Star was a huge influence on...

    Tags: Entertainment, Crimes, Cher, Gaming, Bob Dylan

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