New but oldie – Nirvana’s Scoff (live @ Pine Street Theatre)

HOLY FUCK! The whole interwebs is packed with Nirvana all of a sudden, with every blog blogging  and every speaker popping over the band’s insane rocker “Scoff,” played live almost 20 years ago at the Pine Street Theater. The song was released yesterday for free by Sub-Pop, being featured on the upcoming re-master and expanded version of Bleach, as part of its 20th anniversary. This expanded CD/double-LP will include a never-before-released live performance (allegedly, the…

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6 great grunge bands you would have never found out about [w/ bonus]

Anybody here remember the good ol’ grunge days ?? Grunge was about …well it wasn’t about anything, really, but it changed our lives and despite the fact that it didn’t last for a whole lot of time some songs will be remembered forever, in the golden frame of eternity, and the influence of grunge is ever so present in our times. We all know Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and of course, Nirvana; these guys were everywhere….

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Krist Novoselic and what’s (maybe) the worst bass throw in history

The year is 1992. Nirvana is in full swing by now, after releasing what would become one of the decade’s most influential record – “Nevermind.” Of course, back then the annual MTV Music Awars was something every artist and teen alike was looking forward to every year, but something really weird happen in ’92, which, to this day, after 16 years, still remains one of the most awkward moments in televised history. If you remeber…

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Nirvana baby resurfaces as a teenager

When asked about their favorite Nirvana record, almost everybody, including yours trully, will fermly reply “Nevermind.” Smells Like Teen Spirit, Lithium, Come As You Are etc. One of the most influencial album of the last 20 years, nonetheless. Besides it’s music, Nevermind is also famous for the notorious baby in a swimming pool, chasing a one dollar bill. Kurt Cobain had a thing for subtle representations of society’s gaps. Anyway, I just recently found out…

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Smashing Pumpkins: ‘Zeitgeist’

Artist name: Smashing Pumpkins Album name: Zeitgeist Label: Reprise Gender: Alternative Rock/ Hard Rock Release date: July 10, 2007 ZMErating: 6.5/10 Website: http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/ The [tag]Smashing Pumpkins[/tag] are back, or should I say [tag]Billy Corgan[/tag] is back, after a 7 year hiatus. The band was a ’90 alt legend, seconding in my opinion [tag]Nirvana[/tag] as alt kings of our times. During the years, however, something went terribly wrong; after their classics 2nd and 3rd albums “Siamese…

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My Chemical Romance with a new single

The forth single to be extracted from [tag]My Chemical Romance[/tag]’s hit record “The Black Parade” is it’s eleven track “Teenagers”, set to be released on July 9. Single tracklist: “Teenagers” “Dead! (live in Berlin) The video for teenagers premiered on the 28th of May, and ran on all MTV channels. In the video we can see the band playing Teenagers in a empty high-school auditorium with cheerleaders behind them (this is the second school themed…

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