March 2011
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I was at this bar or coffee shop in San Francisco years ago, long after...
– From my interview with Kelly Canary, singer of all-female grunge band Dickless
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She led the [British] national anthem standing on the table with a toast to the...
– Oxford University Conservative Association president-elect Joe Cooke, on Courtney Love’s recent induction into the OUCA (source: Q magazine, via the Vancouver Sun)
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The Melvins stranded by New Zealand quake →
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Employer: BASE [sic] PLAYER VARIOUS SEATTLE... →
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Kurt Cobain… was one of those guys that became a friend to me that I never...
– Billy Ray Cyrus, in the new issue of GQ
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The list of Things Soundgarden, Alice in Chains... →
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We are the Susan Lucci of the Grammys. We’re tied with Megadeth. We are...
– Jerry Cantrell, of eight-time Grammy nominees Alice in Chains, in the Seattle Times
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20 Years Ago Today: Pearl Jam Gets Its First Piece...
On Feb. 11, 1991, the New York Times sports section published the following piece on the band Mookie Blaylock, soon to be known as Pearl Jam. “That was the ultimate,” frontman Eddie Vedder later told writer Kim Neely. “I mean, to be in the New York Times was great, but to be in the sports section! …It was totally amazing.” SIDELINES: THE NAME GAME; And Mookie Plays...
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Soundgarden as SNL punchline. (via Jeffgarden.com)
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Ex-Hole drummer Patty Schemel, whom I interviewed for my book, is the subject of a forthcoming documentary entitled Hit So Hard: The Life and Near-Death Story of Drummer Patty Schemel. It features interviews with Hole co-founders Courtney Love and Eric Erlandson (both of whom I also spoke to) and a score by Faith No More’s Roddy Bottum. The filmmakers are raising funds on Kickstarter to help...
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