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July 25, 2012

sachalecca:


A King of Infinite Space, a new, and musical,...



sachalecca:




A King of Infinite Space, a new, and musical, version of Hamlet featuring the music of Pearl Jam. I’m interested to see how this work in progress evolves…
Photo: Sacha Lecca


(Hamlet, played by Rey Lucas, sings “Footsteps”)



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Published on July 25, 2012 06:59

July 24, 2012

New Mad Season album to feature Mark Lanegan

He’ll lend his voice to songs originally written for Layne Staley. Guerrilla Candy has the...
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Published on July 24, 2012 07:09

July 19, 2012

ologymusic:

New Pearl Jam-Themed ‘Hamlet’ Production Premieres...



ologymusic:



New Pearl Jam-Themed ‘Hamlet’ Production Premieres Off-Broadway


At long last, someone had the ingenious idea to combine two of my all-time favorite things in the world: William Shakespeare’sHamletand the music of Pearl Jam. I promise it makes more sense than you might think. If you’re in New York City this week and looking for something interesting to check out, I’d adamantly suggest checking outA King Of Infinite Space, a new “rock and roll adaptation” ofHamletthat just premiered a...

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Published on July 19, 2012 09:34

Philadelphia’s Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction...



Philadelphia’s Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction gallery is putting on a show called Sub Pop Art Debt next month. Here’s the gallery’s description of the show:

For nearly twenty five yearsSub Pop Records’ art department has created covers, posters, stickers, a few match books and one time even a glow in the dark key chain for some of the most celebrated acts in indie rock:Nirvana,The Shins,Mudhoney,Love Battery,Fleet Foxes,The Spinanes,Six Finger Satelitte,Band of Horses,Eric’s Trip,Ja...

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Published on July 19, 2012 06:51

A preview of Dave Grohl’s upcoming Sound City documentary,...



A preview of Dave Grohl’s upcoming Sound City documentary, featuring TomPetty, Mick Fleetwood, John Fogerty, Butch Vig and Trent Reznor discussing the titular studio.

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Published on July 19, 2012 06:38

July 17, 2012

thesoulthescreen:

The Afghan Whigs cover Frank Ocean’s...



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The Afghan Whigs cover Frank Ocean’s “Lovecrimes.” FREE DOWNLOAD of the track at www.theafghanwhigs.com.


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Published on July 17, 2012 14:01

July 11, 2012

Awesome Todd McFarlane/Maxx242 poster for Pearl Jam’s...



Awesome Todd McFarlane/Maxx242 poster for Pearl Jam’s recent Copenhagen show.

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Published on July 11, 2012 19:35

July 10, 2012

The world-famous Melvan returns (in poster form)!



The world-famous Melvan returns (in poster form)!

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Published on July 10, 2012 11:34

July 9, 2012

Story here.



Story here.

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Published on July 09, 2012 10:51