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Big Star with Rob Sheffield

Oct 27, 2022

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

Chris Bell's Story

2min

The Importance of Music in the South

3min

The History of the Beatles

2min

The Rise and Fall of the Beatles

3min

The Impossibility of Learning to Listen to Music

1min

The Monoculture of Memphis

3min

Chris Bell's Dilemma

2min

The Big Star Story

2min

10.

The Big Star Story

2min

11.

The Rise and Fall of the Beatles

4min

12.

The Bohemian Lifestyle Vibes of Alex Chilton

3min

13.

The Story of Ronnie and the Develts

3min

14.

The Letter to Alex Chilton

2min

15.

The Letter Is Wacky

5min

16.

Charlie Manson and the Beach Boys

3min

17.

The Life and Times of John Evans and Danny Smith

4min

18.

Alex Chilton's Life View

2min

19.

The Unreliable Narrator

2min

20.

The Tension Between Chris Bell and Al Shoden

2min

21.

Chris Bell's Sexuality

2min

22.

Alex Chilton and Chris Ball

2min

23.

Non-Stop Bangers Wall to Wall

3min

24.

The Story of the Big Star Album

2min

25.

The Artotron and the Big Star

2min

26.

Arden's Big Star

3min

27.

Chris Bell and the Studio Is Free

5min

28.

Alex Jones and Chris Bell

2min

29.

Absolute Party Ray Dry Animals

3min

30.

Alex Chilton and Chris Bell: A Cordial Relationship

2min

31.

Andy Hummel and Chris Bell

1min

32.

The Influence of Todd Rungren on the Beatles

6min

33.

The Sound of Chris Bell's Debut Album

2min

34.

The Valid of Elgato

3min

35.

The Importance of Chris Bow on the Second Album

3min

36.

Chime: The Ultimate Guitar Band

2min

37.

The Relationship Between Chris Bell and John Friday

2min

38.

The Wistfulness of Chris Bell

3min

39.

The Revisionist History of a Lost Youth

2min

40.

The Importance of Music in the 70s

2min

41.

The Insane Song by Andy Apple

3min

42.

The Last Song to Play Office

4min

43.

Chris Bell's Chasm Core

1min

44.

St 100 Dash Six: The Mythical Bootleg Number

4min

45.

The Disadvantages of Stacks

2min

46.

How to Find a Big Star Record

2min

47.

The Influence of Peter Jessperson on Minneapolis Music

3min

48.

Chris Bell's Stage Fright

1min

49.

The Delusions of Grander

2min

50.

The Importance of Being a Good Life

4min

51.

The Days of Our Lives Is Full

2min

52.

The Fragileness of Chris Bell

2min

53.

The Opportunist's Story

3min

54.

Alix Chilton and Chris Bell

1min

55.

Chris Bell's Enemy

3min

56.

The Relationship Between Chris Bell and Andy Hamel

3min

57.

Chris Bell Quits Big Star in November 1972

2min

58.

The Dramatic Vitriol of Chris's First Album

2min

59.

The Dulby Fuckers

3min

60.

The Crucible of Cutting Edge Rock Culture

3min

61.

The Legend of Lenny K

3min

62.

The Importance of Big Star

2min

63.

The Making of Radio City

3min

64.

Andy Hummel's Way Out West

2min

65.

She's a Mover Should We Hear All My Soul

3min

66.

Radio City

3min

67.

The Best Song Ever Written in the History of the Universe

4min

68.

Velvet Underground by Alex Chilton

3min

69.

The Second Coming of Christ in a Band

4min

70.

Alex Hilton's Relationship With Lisa Aldrich

3min

71.

Chris Bell's Solo Album Is a Big Star Album

2min

72.

I Am the Cosmos

2min

73.

I Am the Cosmos: The Ultimate Version

3min

74.

The Isolation of Chris Bell

2min

75.

The Yearning by John Frye

3min

76.

The DBS and the Big Star Story

2min

77.

The Ghosts of the Chateau

3min

78.

The Legend of the Beatles

2min

79.

Chris Bell's I Am the Cosmos

2min

80.

Alix Chilton and Jim Dickinson: A Match Made in Heaven

3min

81.

Sister Lovers

2min

82.

Alix Chilton Moa and Lisa Aldrich on Third the Mixes

2min

83.

The Destructive Epiphany of Alix Jilton

3min

84.

Geotelephon Ambulance: A Crisis Album

2min

85.

The Velvet on the Ground Is a Song About a Girl Named Lucky

3min

86.

Nighttime Is a Sad Song World

2min

87.

The Last Great Thing Alix Jol Recorded

3min

88.

Blue Moon by Jody Stevens

3min

89.

Thank You Friends

2min

90.

Night Time Has String Arrangements

3min

91.

John Friday's the Last Big Star Record

2min

92.

Arden's Big Star

3min

93.

Chris Bell and Alan Shillan's Relationship in 1975

3min

94.

Alix Chilton and the Cossacks

2min

95.

Alix Chilton's Claws Is a New Wave Icon

3min

96.

The Story of Chris Bell and Alex Jilton

3min

97.

The Myth of Radio City

2min

98.

Christ Bell's Death Is a Sad Story

3min

99.

Alex Chilton's Career Post Bangkok

2min

100.

Alex Chilton: A Legend of Power Pop

2min

101.

Alex Chilton and Tab Falco

3min

102.

Alex Chilton's Blacklist EP

2min

103.

The Big Star Years

3min

104.

The Life and Times of Alex Chilton

4min

105.

The Influence of Big Star on Contemporary Rock Music

4min

106.

Nothing Can Hurt Me

2min

107.

The Big Star Story

4min

108.

The Last Episode of Band Split

3min

109.

I'm in Love With a Girl

4min

Rolling Stone writer and author Rob Sheffield joins us to dissect the long, storied history of the legendary Big Star, a band with a handful of records and an indelible legacy that reaches beyond the decades of their origin.

Follow Rob Sheffield on Twitter @robsheff

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