May 14th, 2013
Zoom Today, the Onion A.V. Club asks, Are oral histories a good way to write about music? (My answer: definitely not as often as many writers and editors seem to think.) The piece, pegged to today’s release of Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal by my friends Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman, gives a nice shout-out to my book, Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge: Everybody Loves Our Town is an oral history, and it’s about the Seattle grunge scene. It’s also a fantastic work of journalism, one that punctures a lot of the mythology surrounding the town and sound that Nirvana supposedly built (but really didn’t). Besides giving a soapbox to various grunge-era lunatics and movers-and-shakers alike, it’s not afraid to show some of its subjects contradicting each other. Or in the case of Courtney Love, lashing out at Yarm as he interviews her. Check out the Louder Than Hell Tumblr here. \m/

Today, the Onion A.V. Club asks, Are oral histories a good way to write about music? (My answer: definitely not as often as many writers and editors seem to think.) The piece, pegged to today’s release of Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal by my friends Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman, gives a nice shout-out to my book, Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge:

Everybody Loves Our Town is an oral history, and it’s about the Seattle grunge scene. It’s also a fantastic work of journalism, one that punctures a lot of the mythology surrounding the town and sound that Nirvana supposedly built (but really didn’t). Besides giving a soapbox to various grunge-era lunatics and movers-and-shakers alike, it’s not afraid to show some of its subjects contradicting each other. Or in the case of Courtney Love, lashing out at Yarm as he interviews her.

Check out the Louder Than Hell Tumblr here. \m/

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May 13th, 2013
Layne Staley's mom sues Alice in Chains over royalties
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May 12th, 2013

“Jerry Cantrell Shares the Tales Behind Some of the Most Treasured Pieces in His Arsenal,” Guitar World, June 2013

(Source: nemi72)

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May 10th, 2013

Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell talks about his signature Gibson Memphis ES-335

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May 8th, 2013
Zoom Alice in Chains The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here vinyl picture disc, available for pre-order.

Alice in Chains The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here vinyl picture disc, available for pre-order.

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May 1st, 2013

Video of Blondie’s Clem Burke recording guest drums for the Melvins’ cover of the Kinks’ “Attitude.”

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May 1st, 2013
Zoom melvinmania: A super old photo of Buzz Osborne, Lori Black and Kim Walker. This must have been 1989 or something. via Brian Walsby on Facebook

melvinmania:

A super old photo of Buzz Osborne, Lori Black and Kim Walker. This must have been 1989 or something.

via Brian Walsby on Facebook

Reblogged from Melvinmania
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April 30th, 2013
Grunge, Golf, and Wedded Bliss: 30 Years of The Melvins | Mark Arm Interviews Buzz Osborne | The Skinny

As peerless post-punk mavericks The Melvins ring in their third decade with a daring covers LP, Mudhoney’s Mark Arm asks Buzz Osborne the secret to a healthy marriage and whether it’s high time they brought in a keyboardist

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April 30th, 2013

Melvins (feat. Mudhoney’s Mark Arm) cover the Scientists’ “Set It on Fire.” From the Melvins’ covers album Everybody Loves Sausages, out today.

(Source: Spotify)

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April 28th, 2013
Zoom Alice in Chains timekeeper Sean Kinney’s new bass drum head is an apparent tribute to Layne Staley and Mike Starr.

Alice in Chains timekeeper Sean Kinney’s new bass drum head is an apparent tribute to Layne Staley and Mike Starr.

(Source: facebook.com)

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April 28th, 2013
Zoom Alice in Chains, Birmingham, Alabama, April 30, 2013

Alice in Chains, Birmingham, Alabama, April 30, 2013

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April 23rd, 2013
Zoom The Melvins have announced dates for their 30th anniversary tour of North America. Meanwhile, Spin is streaming the band’s new cover album, Everybody Loves Sausages, accompanied by track-by-track commentary from Buzz Osborne.

The Melvins have announced dates for their 30th anniversary tour of North America. Meanwhile, Spin is streaming the band’s new cover album, Everybody Loves Sausages, accompanied by track-by-track commentary from Buzz Osborne.

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April 23rd, 2013
Alice in Chains: We don’t wanna know what f***in’ sandwich you ate at the airport, man!

The resurrected Alice in Chains don’t like a lot of things – but they ESPECIALLY don’t like Twitter

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April 23rd, 2013
I didn’t have a lot of confidence as a singer [in the beginning]. But Layne pushed me to sing my own shit. I was unsure, especially standing next to a guy like Layne, who had an amazing voice, was super-talented and so quick. He was a natural. I’m not. But with Layne pushing me, my confidence grew. William is real challenging, too—a natural like Layne was. The way we work together is very similar.
Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell, in a new interview with Electronic Musician magazine
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April 22nd, 2013
Zoom Alice in Chains will headline the Uproar Festival tour, which runs August 9 to September 15. Tour dates here. 

Alice in Chains will headline the Uproar Festival tour, which runs August 9 to September 15. Tour dates here. 

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Official Tumblr for Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge, a Time magazine book of the year. (Now in paperback; purchase info here.) The blog is run by the author, freelance writer/editor Mark Yarm; he is of no relation to Mark Arm of Mudhoney.