big stir records Archive
26 Sep 2020
Album Review: Librarians With Hickeys – Long Overdue
I’m a pushover for the big, chiming guitar sound that characterized Big Star and many of the “paisley underground” (or Children of Nuggets, if you prefer) bands that eventually followed […]
10 Sep 2020
Album Review: The Brothers Steve – #1
Following a proud rock ‘n’ roll tradition of misleading band names, The Brothers Steve aren’t brothers, and none is named Steve. The L.A.-based band plays its own brand of powerpop, […]
23 Jul 2020
Album Review: Spygenius – Man on the Sea
One observation made about The Beatles when they hit America is that they sang without thick Liverpudlian (Scouse) accents; they keys to their success were clearly myriad, but that may […]
23 Apr 2020
Album Reviews: Various Artists — The Big Stir Singles Series
Back in the days when it still actually played music videos, MTV put together a promo clip featuring David Bowie. The Thin White Duke smiled rakishly at the camera and […]
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