Mark Yarm's Blog, page 273
May 21, 2015
Watch: Foo Fighters perform “Everlong" for the closing...
Watch: Foo Fighters perform “Everlong" for the closing montage of David Letterman’s final show. #ThanksDave
May 20, 2015
Yet another vintage Letterman performance: L7 - “Pretend We’re...
Yet another vintage Letterman performance: L7 -“Pretend We’re Dead,” 1992.
Alice in Chains perform “Again/We Die Young” on Letterman, 1996....
Alice in Chains perform “Again/We Die Young” on Letterman, 1996. It’s No. 3 on Alternative Nation’s Top 10 Grunge Performances on David Letterman.
Look, I made my very first GIF! Courtney Love flashes David...
Look, I made my very first GIF! Courtney Love flashes David Letterman, March 2004.
Watch the entire segmenthere.
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Screaming Trees make their network TV debut...
Screaming Trees make their network TV debut onLetterman, October 16, 1992.
“Letterman was all excited because he likes to make jokesabout fat people, apparently. So during the food segment he held upa giant ham and was like, ‘This is trail mix for the Screaming Trees.‘Actually, for a band that’s good publicity.”
—Screaming Trees bassist Van Conner, Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge
Reblogging to honor of David Letterman’s retirement.
