Reuters - Jun 4, 2009
Four discs' worth of unreleased demos, alternate takes, rarities and live cuts are on tap for fans of cult rock act Big Star later this year. On September 15, Rhino will release Keep an Eye on the...
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(12/26/02, 4 p.m. ET) -- R.E.M. has paid tribute to some of its 70s influences and also offered a message of peace on its 2002 holiday single, which is sent to fan club members. On the two-track CD,...
More »USRN - Aug 16, 1999
(8/16/99, 1 a.m. PDT) - Legendary cult band Big Star got a big boost last year when a revved-up version of its 1972 should-have-been hit In The Street was chosen as the theme song for That 70s Show (LAUNCH...
More »USRN - Feb 26, 1999
(2/26/99, 1 p.m. PST) - With interest in the influential but unsung 70s power-pop act Big Star surging, thanks to the use of a revved-up version of the band s 1972 should-have-been hit In The Street as...
More »USRN - Oct 13, 1998
(10/13/98, 12 p.m. PDT) - Record clubs, the mail-order companies that offer consumers a chance to build their CD collections at an unbelievable low initial cost, have long been the bane of traditional...
More »USRN - Sep 3, 1998
(9/3/98, 6 p.m. PDT) - Big Star, one of most influential commercially unsuccessful acts in the history of rock, has hit the big time, 26 years after the fact, thanks to another cult artist, Ben Vaughn...
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