Over the weekend, the Sidekicks debuted a cover of Chris Bell’s “I Am The Cosmos.” It’s a stripped-down, acoustic rendition that negates some of this band’s noisier tendencies.

The small amount of music Chris Bell left behind reveals the obvious Anglophilia of a young musician smitten with the Beatles. So a snippet of conversation that precedes one of his recordings is ...

In 1974 and 1975, the late Big Star co-leader Chris Bell recorded a solo album that didn’t come out until long after his death. The 27-year-old Bell died in a 1978 car crash, and his only solo ...

No vocals, just pure Chris." Considering that Bell's tragically limited life and output precludes a fuller portrait, this edition of I Am the Cosmos comes closest to capturing "just pure Chris" as ...

I Am the Cosmos, a frequently superlative recording that he made in 1974 and '75 in the wake of Big Star's demise, appeared in 1992 and in an expanded version in 2009. A few months ago, the ...

‘I Am the Cosmos’ at 50 Big Star’s Chris Bell celebrated at River Series concert. Photo: David Bell. Rich Tupica 4:00 a.m. Jun. 5, 2024. Support the Memphis Flyer.

The year will also see a re-release of Bell’s gorgeous posthumous solo album I Am The Cosmos as both a single LP and a two-CD deluxe edition, along with The Complete Chris Bell, a six-LP vinyl ...

Beck is the latest artist to get in on the self-isolation covers game. Over the weekend, he shared a clip of him covering “I Am The Cosmos,” the title track from Big Star member Chris Bell’s ...

They say observing politics is like watching sausage being made. Making records looks just dandy. Watch two masters master. Ardent Remasters Chris Bell’s ‘I Am the Cosmos’ ...

“I am honored to join Destin High School as the new athletic department chair,” Bell said. Just a few weeks ago, Bell was named the head basketball coach and has already taken the Sharks to a ...

By Keelan Balderson Dec. 17, 2008 2:55 am EST. Documentary maker Chris Bell made the following statement on the death of his brother Mike Bell.