Alex Chilton dies (1 Viewer)

[Flux]

Was a while back, can't remember the year as my memory is shit. Was him and the drummer, chris bell, and guys from the posies or someone like that filling in the other parts.

My favorite part was an unrehearsed cover of Wouldn't it Be Nice with the posies guys bum noting their way through trying to keep up with Alex's chord changes, was such good fun and kind of apt as Al Jardine taught him how to play guitar. Great days

!ninjaaaa

Just googled it, August 2001. I was in Australia. Sounded like a good night.

 

[Goodbye]

!ninjaaaa

Or whatever the not dead guys name is

 

[David Kronenbourg]

I just took all the Big Star stuff off my iPod the other day.

what the hell is wrong with you?

 

[Moods For Mallards]

what the hell is wrong with you?

It's not a properly-sized iPod.

 

[kevin gallen]

My favorite part was an unrehearsed cover of Wouldn't it Be Nice with the posies guys bum noting their way through trying to keep up with Alex's chord changes, was such good fun and kind of apt as Al Jardine taught him how to play guitar. Great days

cough* Carl Wilson not Al (sorry, my inner geek made me do it)

They played that in London 2 years ago and it was the same scenario. Guess they never bothered to learn it or just like it that way.

looks like a tribute is happening at SXSW - http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/mar/18/music-world-friends-fans-pay-tribute-memphis-legen/

 

[Anthony]

2001? holy crap

 

[philbrooks]

A very nice tribute here:

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[Goodbye]

cough* Carl Wilson not Al (sorry, my inner geek made me do it)
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Sorry, you're dead right, like I said earlier, my memory has gone to shit.

 

[Goodbye]

2001? holy crap

I know! Fuck me right?

 

[tommytrousers]

A very nice tribute here:

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brilliant.

 

[Jerry Twig]

It really is

 

[Moods For Mallards]

Yeah, that's really lovely.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

A very nice tribute here:

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That fucker better vote yes tomorrow.

 

[azezelo]

http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/35117

tribute show on wfmu - 3 hours of Alex Chilton

 

[philbrooks]

Had to post this:
http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2010/04/post_7.html

Awesome mini bio

 

[MilanPan!c]

awful news..my favourite

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i had a tape of them doing reunion gig from 94 or 95, it was fuckin great. apart from Mission Of Burma, i can't think of a single band where reforming wasn't a total waste of time. RIP

WiRE

The tour where they played (almost) only songs from their first three records was amazing!

 

[kevin gallen]

great article, cheers

Had to post this:
http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2010/04/post_7.html

Awesome mini bio

 

[kevin gallen]

fuck sake - http://www.spinner.com/2010/07/20/big-star-original-bassist-andy-hummel-passes-away-at-age-59/

 

[The Mechanic]

Tonight on Near FM, I'll be playing an interview I did with Holly George-Warren. She has written a book on Alex. A Man Called Destruction: The Life and Music of Alex Chilton, From Box Tops to Big Star to Backdoor Man

The show is Left of the Dial. 10-11.30pm. Streaming here

Please listen if you can.

 

[pavlos]

Eventually got to watch Nothing Can Hurt Me - what a heartbreaker. Will be picking up that Alex Chilton book soon.