RIP Alex Chilton of Big Star
March 18th, 2010 by Matt
Yesterday at dinner a friend told me she didn’t care who she saw at SXSW as long as she was there for Big Star on Saturday. Five minutes later I checked my twitter feed and saw the jaw-dropping news that Alex Chilton had died of a heart attack. There’s no convenient time to lose a true songwriting master, but the timing on this one is particularly sad.
MP3: Of Montreal – September Gurls (Big Star)
MP3: Ted Leo/Rx – Ballad of El Goodo (Big Star)
MP3: The Decemberists – Ballad of El Goodo (Big Star)
MP3: The Decemberists – Nighttime (Big Star)
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samantha // Mar 18, 2010 at 11:46 am
Wow, I didn’t know they were supposed to play sxsw. Devastating timing indeed.
Dustin // Mar 18, 2010 at 11:53 am
thanks for introducing them to me with your songs you can’t grow up without playlist.
Bobby // Mar 18, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Wow. My heart just sank.
emma // Mar 18, 2010 at 4:53 pm
RIP from UK. the decemberists nice track
laura m. // Mar 18, 2010 at 7:31 pm
it’s so sad. they were supposed to play at levitt shell in memphis this summer as well. :(