Big Star. The greatest band you’ve never heard of. They lived fast and died young. They were the inspirations for the likes of REM and The Flaming Lips. And now, they’re the subject of a feature-length documentary film. Umapagan Ampikaipakan speaks to Drew DiNicola, the director of Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, about the dismal commercial failure, subsequent massive critical acclaim, and enduring legacy of pop music's greatest cult phenomenon.

<p>Big Star. The greatest band you&rsquo;ve never heard of. They lived fast and died young. They were the inspirations for the likes of REM and The Flaming Lips. And now, they&rsquo;re the subject of a feature-length documentary film. Umapagan Ampikaipakan speaks to Drew DiNicola, the director of Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, about the dismal commercial failure, subsequent massive critical acclaim, and enduring legacy of pop music's greatest cult phenomenon.</p>

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