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My favorite track off the Pixies’ Bossanova, which turns 25...

My favorite track off the Pixies’ Bossanova, which turns 25 today.

Chris Cornell Made a Paparazzo Sing Audioslave’s “Like a...

Chris Cornell Made a Paparazzo Sing Audioslave’s “Like a Stone”

thezarias:William DuVall For Guitar Edge MagazineDuvall grew...

thezarias:

William DuVall For Guitar Edge Magazine

Duvall grew up in the punk scene in Atlanta and told me awesome stories of the Metroplex and 688 days. Like the time he wasn’t allowed into the Dead Kennedy’s show because he was 14. He was sulking in the parking lot when Jello Biafra asked him why he was sad. The Jello then snuck him into the venue. Now William is the front man of Alice in Chains.

Photography by ZackArias.com

Watch: The Melvins’ Buzz Osborne talks about the book that...

Watch: The Melvins’ Buzz Osborne talks about the book that changed his life.

joeyx:On this day, August 13th, in 1990: Pixies and 4AD...

joeyx:

On this day, August 13th, in 1990: Pixies and 4AD Records released“Bossanova” (CADD 0010)

Today’s soundtrack: Not my favorite Pixies album, but I still love“Velouria.”

Today’s screening:“Velouria” live in Brixton, 1991 -http://bit.ly/1EoL00L

Today’s book club: “Fool the World: The Oral History of a Band Called Pixies” by Josh Frank and Caryn Ganz

Today’s quote:“I was writing [lyrics] on napkins five minutes before I sang. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes not. That’s just the nature of t...

Lyric video for Chris Cornell’s “Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart.”

Lyric video for Chris Cornell’s“Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart.”

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Chris Cornell: “I Was Trying To Avoid Having Any Solo...

Chris Cornell: “I Was Trying To Avoid Having Any Solo Identity”

guiltregret:The Target Shoots First (full movie)An NYU...

guiltregret:

The Target Shoots First (full movie)

An NYU philosophy grad struggles to maintain artistic and personal integrity as a production manager for Columbia House.

(via The Target Shoots First on Vimeo)

For later.

Columbia House’s parent company has filed for bankruptcy. Relive the“8 CDs for a penny”glory days via the 2000 documentary The Target Shoots First.

fuckyeahcourtneylove:The 3rd show that Hole ever played....

fuckyeahcourtneylove:

The 3rd show that Hole ever played.
Huntington Beach, California. November, 1989.

Courtney was 25 here.

Setlist:
1. Introduction
2. Unknown
3. Retard Girl
4. Berry
5. Unknown
6. Unknown
7. Turpentine
8. Phonebill Song
9. Fork Down Throat
10. Interview