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So the TAD reunion is just a sorta reunion: To clarify; Tad...

So the TAD reunion is just a sorta reunion:To clarify; Tad Doyle and Gary Thorstensen (two original members of TAD) will be joining Brothers of the Sonic Cloth to play a set of songs from the band TAD’sGod’s Balls,Salt Lickand8-Way Santarecord at the Sub Pop Records 25th Jubilee in Seattle’s Georgetown in July 2013. Details to follow. #SP25

Interesting that Thorstensen is participating, as he declined to be interviewed for the TAD documentary. Also: Love Pavitt’s Facebook comment!

SeattlePI.com: Kurt Cobain suicide scene: Previously unpublished...

SeattlePI.com: Kurt Cobain suicide scene: Previously unpublished photos

WARNING: Though there’s nothing overly graphic in these photos, the shots of Kurt’s sheet-covered body being carried out on a stretcher are particularly disturbing. (There are also photos of people attending Kurt’s memorial ceremony, plus some previously unpublished live shots.)

Alice in Chains/Mad Season frontman Layne Staley died 11 years...

Alice in Chains/Mad Season frontman Layne Staley died 11 years ago today. Watch Mad Season perform “River of Deceit”onNew Year’s Eve 1995 at RKCNDY in Seattle. Video of the full show is available for the first time as part ofthe new Above deluxe edition.

rollingstone:“People looked to Kurt Cobain because his songs...

rollingstone:

“People looked to Kurt Cobain because his songs captured what they felt before they knew they felt it. Even his struggles – with fame, with drugs, with his identity – caught the generational drama of our time. […] Cobain’s life and music – his passion, his charm, his vision – can be understood and appreciated. His death leaves a far more savage legacy, one that will take many years to untangle.”

Kurt Cobain died 19 years ago today.

God’s balls! I’m taking this to mean that TAD are...

God’s balls! I’m taking this to mean thatTAD are reuniting for Sub Pop’s 25th anniversary show. (Via the TAD Facebook page)

Pro-shot video of Pearl Jam performing “Alive” in...

Pro-shot video of Pearl Jam performing “Alive” in Buenos Aires, April 3, 2013.

Time-lapse video documenting the creation of the new Mad Season...

Time-lapse video documenting the creation of the new Mad Season mural at Easy Street Records in Seattle.

primpxproper:marilyn manson, courtney love, kim gordon and...

primpxproper:

marilyn manson, courtney love, kim gordon and ariel pink for saint laurent s/s ‘13. shot by hedi slimane

Courtney! Whoopi! Watch Courtney Love’s appearance on The...

Courtney! Whoopi! Watch Courtney Love’s appearance on The View here. (Barbara Walters is pretty tough on her.)

The sad news of Roger Ebert’s passing reminded me of this...

The sad news of Roger Ebert’s passing reminded me of this 2002Salon piece I wrote about fan-made DVD commentary tracks.Ebert, who popularized the idea of such commentaries, was kind enough to provide some quotes for the story.