The dB’s
Stands for deciBels (Propeller Sound Recordings). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Tag: Big Star
Waiting: The Van Duren Story
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Fake Names
Fake Names (Epitaph). Review by Scott Adams.
Big Star
In Space (Omnivore). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Alex Chilton
From Memphis to New Orleans - Songs From Robin Hood Lane (Bar/ None). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Van Duren
Waiting — The Van Duren Story (Omnivore Recordings ). Review by James Mann.
Memphis Rent Party
Memphis Rent Party (Fat Possum Records). Review by James Mann.
The Searchers
Another Night: The Sire Recordings 1979-1981 (Omnivore). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Alex Chilton
A Man Called Destruction (Omnivore Recordings). Review by James Mann.
Big Star
Complete Third (Omnivore Recordings). Review by James Mann.
Velvet Crush
Pre-Teenage Symphony (Omnivore Recordings ). Review by James Mann.
Luther Dickinson
Blues & Ballads: A Folksinger’s Songbook: Volumes I & II (New West Records). Review by James Mann.
Alex Chilton
Electricity by Candlelight- NYC 2/13/97 (Bar/None Records). Review by James Mann.
Big Star
Nothing Can Hurt Me Soundtrack (Omnivore). Review by Scott Adams.
20/20 and Shoes
20/20–Look Out! / Ignition (Real Gone Music, Black Vinyl). Review by James Mann.
Brendan Benson
What Kind of World (Readymade). Review by Sean Slone.
North Mississippi All-Stars
Keys to the Kingdom (Songs of the South). Review by James Mann.
Guster
Easy Wonderful (Universal Republic). Review by Sean Slone.
Pete Yorn
Pete Yorn (Vagrant Records). Review by Jeff Schweers.
Alex Chilton: Children by the Million
Alex Chilton died March 17 in New Orleans. James Mann remembers the man who gave so much to so many.
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