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September 10, 2013

Dave Grohl: "The reputation that Nirvana has is that we were three Sid Viciouses"

All Songs Considered: Were there a lot of drugs and alcohol in the studio [during the making of In...
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Published on September 10, 2013 12:21

Listen to Nirvana's previously unheard "Forgotten Tune," from the 'In Utero' reissue

The track (or at least a good part of it) plays at the very end of this All Songs Considered...
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Published on September 10, 2013 11:52

September 8, 2013

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Buzz Osborne of The Melvins with...









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Buzz Osborne of The Melvins with Jeff Pinkus of Honky and Butthole Surfers at Warehouse Live | Houston, TX


© Violeta Alvarez | www.violetaalvarezphotography.com


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Published on September 08, 2013 17:22

From Spin’s slideshow of cassettes (“bootlegs,...



From Spin’sslideshow of cassettes (“bootlegs, official releases, and homemade wonders from back in the day”):



And finally, a bona fide copy of Nirvana’s legendary “Smart Studios” demo — recorded with Butch Vig in April of 1990 — slipped to us by an A&R guy later that year (it was such a hot item that the exec actually tried to obscure the band’s name with Wite-Out). The tape included seven then-new songs along with three fromBleach. Five of those new songs would be re-recorded forNevermind(inc...

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Published on September 08, 2013 10:47

Soundgarden rep the ’90s in this TV ad for the 2014 Toyota...



Soundgarden rep the ’90s in this TV ad for the 2014 Toyota Corolla.

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Published on September 08, 2013 09:07

September 7, 2013

Thurston Moore performing earlier tonight on board Doug Aitken's...



Thurston Moore performing earlier tonight on board Doug Aitken's Station to Station cross-country art train.

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Published on September 07, 2013 20:15

"I don’t think there’s closure, per se. That seems to me like the wrong word. You..."

“I don’t think there’s closure, per se. That seems to me like the wrong word. You...
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Published on September 07, 2013 18:13

Happy Cassette Store Day!

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Published on September 07, 2013 13:19

Twenty years after In Utero, Nirvana's importance hasn't diminished

Twenty years after In Utero, Nirvana's importance hasn't diminished: They’re still a key...
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Published on September 07, 2013 13:08