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August 20, 2012
The Muppet barbershop-quartet cover of Nirvana’s...
The Muppet barbershop-quartet cover of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (from the 2011 movieThe Muppets).
August 17, 2012
melvinmania:
From “The War On Wisdom” video shoot.
RollingStone.com: Song Premiere: Eddie Vedder and Natalie...
August 16, 2012
From the Sub Pop blog: In conjunction with our ongoing efforts...



From the Sub Pop blog: In conjunction with our ongoing efforts to constantly remind people that Nirvana released an excellent record before Nevermind that they called Bleach and we at Sub Pop released, we’ve brought in some classic Nirvana t-shirts to sell on our webstore, the Megamart. Please join us in celebrating nostalgia by donning one on.
The world-famous Melvan, featuring artwork by Kurt Cobain, is...




The world-famous Melvan, featuring artwork by Kurt Cobain, is back up for bid on eBay, this time with no reserve. Pictured above: the van and supporting documents, including an affidavit from ex-Melvins/Mudhoney bassist Matt Lukin.
Read the Everybody Loves Our TownTumblr’s past Melvan coverage here.
melvinmania:
Freak Puke 12” vinyl will have 5 different artists...

Freak Puke 12” vinyl will have 5 different artists doing picture disc art! This one is by pesky Canadian Gary Taxali.
Billy Corgan’s recent charge that Soundgarden are...

Billy Corgan’s recent charge that Soundgarden are “back only to make money” reminded me of the classic argument between Corgan and Kim Thayil (“You hurt me deeply in my heart”) documented in Spin’s April 1994 cover story on Soundgraden.