March 2011
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"After it finished, Scott said, 'Hey, guys, that... →
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Stream Pearl Jam's Vs. and Vitalogy reissues →
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The other day I was driving to the market and I flipped on the radio and...
– from my 2010 interview with Nevermind producer Butch Vig
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Fluid Guitarist Ricky Kulwicki remembered
Friends and family share their memories of recently departed Fluid guitarist Ricky Kulwicki here and here.
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Ex-Screaming Tree Van Conner launches record label
Former Screaming Trees bassist Van Conner has launched a label, Strange Earth Records. First release will be “Space Station,” a single by his current band, Valis. Van will also be putting out music by his brother/former Trees bandmate Gary Lee Conner’s Microdot Gnome.
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Contest: Help SeattleTimes.com build a Nirvana... →
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I was recently talking to Phranc, the Jewish lesbian folksinger, and she said,...
– from my interview with former Hole drummer Patty Schemel
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Excerpt from a new interview with Chris Cornell at RollingStone.com: Pearl Jam are planning a big festival in the late summer to celebrate their 20th anniversary. Drummer Matt Cameron divides his time between the two bands, so it makes sense that Soundgarden might get invited to play too. “I haven’t heard anything about that,” says Cornell. “Whether it makes sense or...
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Hole Will Reunite at MoMA... for a Q&A →
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Eddie Vedder announces dates for all-ukulele tour... →
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I remember being on that tour with the Reverend Horton Heat and the Dwarves in...
– from my interview with Eddie Spaghetti of the Supersuckers
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Hear the late Mike Starr’s bass playing on a cover of Sonic Youth’s “Kool Thing” by Philly-based singer Leiana. (Click on the “songs” tab on the widget above to find it.) Back story here.
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I suppose it’ll give me an opportunity to talk about the songs a little...
– Chris Cornell, on keeping his Seinfeldian musings to himself during his solo acoustic tour
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Wheedle’s Groove, a 2009 documentary about the little-known Seattle soul and funk scene of the 1960s and ’70s, comes out on DVD next week. The grunge connection? Talking heads include Mark Arm of Mudhoney, Ben Shepherd of Soundgarden and Kim Warnick of the Fastbacks.
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We were playing at Emo’s [in Austin] once, and some dude comes up to me...
– from my interview with Ben London, former Alcohol Funnycar frontman
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Only tangentially grunge-related, but here ya go: Pixies drummer David Lovering shows off his magic skills.
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Eddie Vedder releasing solo album and live DVD May... →
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Unreleased Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love song... →
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It’s every band’s right, you shouldn’t have to do fucking Glee. And then the guy...
– Foo Fighter Dave Grohl sticks it to “Glee guy” Ryan Murphy (THR)