Episodes
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Alex Chilton :: Electricity By Candlelight, NYC 2/13/97
In 2009 I went to see Charlie Louvin play a small club in L.A. on a rainy night in February. Not long into his set the power went out. Sudden darkness, no sound. Louvin said [...] The post Alex Chilton :: Electricity By Candlelight, NYC 2/13/97 first appeared on Aquarium Drunkard.
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Alex Chilton :: Jumpin’ Jack Flash / Free Again: 1970 Sessions
Released last month, Free Again: The 1970 Sessions highlights a fertile, if transient, period in Alex Chilton's life and career. As the decade began the twenty year old Chilton found himself at a crossroads. Having already achieved preternatural pop success [...] The post Alex Chilton :: Jumpin’...
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Sevens :: Alex Chilton – My Rival
( Sevens , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) There is an understood snarl to much of Alex Chilton's latter work beginning with Big Star's Third/Sister Lovers . While [...] The post Sevens :: Alex Chilton – My Rival first appeared on…
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Alex Chilton :: I’m In Love With That Song
One of indie-rock's most important pioneers and songwriters died today. Alex Chilton, founding member of Big Star , died at the age of 59. It is especially sad given that Big Star was only two days away [...] The post Alex Chilton :: I’m In Love With That Song first appeared on Aquarium Drunkard.
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