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March 8, 2012

"National Hamster," yet another track from the Melvins' free...



"National Hamster," yet another track from the Melvins' free digital EP The Bulls & the Bees, out March 13.

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Published on March 08, 2012 16:45

Holy shit! Bidding on the Melvan is up to $99,999.99.

Holy shit! Bidding on the Melvan is up to $99,999.99.: Though the reserve still hasn't been...
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Published on March 08, 2012 12:34

Hear me talk grunge on the 'Nights With Alice Cooper' radio show tonight!

I gab with rock legend Alice Cooper tonight (March 8) about my book Everybody Loves Our Town: An...
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Published on March 08, 2012 11:52

Everybody Loves Our Outtakes, taking one for the team edition: Ex-Pearl Jam drummer Dave Abbruzzese gets smacked in the face over "Jeremy"

In the lead-up to next week's release of the trade paperback edition of Everybody Loves Our Town: An...
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Published on March 08, 2012 11:26

Former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr died one year ago...



Former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr died one year ago today. Here is the video tribute that was played at his March 20, 2011, memorial service at Seattle's Experience Music Project. (Via In Memory of Mike Starr Facebook page)

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Published on March 08, 2012 06:56

In memoriam: Mike Starr, April 4, 1966 - March 8, 2011.



In memoriam: Mike Starr, April 4, 1966 - March 8, 2011.

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Published on March 08, 2012 06:44

March 7, 2012

U-Men - "Dig It a Hole"



U-Men - "Dig It a Hole"

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Published on March 07, 2012 20:34

"When we shot the performance part, Layne was pretty high....



"When we shot the performance part, Layne was pretty high. I remember Layne wanted to wear this cowboy hat. I was like, 'I don't know about the hat.' It felt inappropriate for the song—we were shooting them in front of projections of this Vietnam stuff. His eyes were really fucked up, he was totally pinned. It was like, 'Wow, guys, he's really fucked-up looking. What do you want to do about this?' Oh, this sweet guy, I knew it wouldn't have been very flattering for him. So I just put him in s...

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Published on March 07, 2012 19:45

The wording of question 9's answer B is particularly...



The wording of question 9's answer B is particularly troubling.

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Published on March 07, 2012 17:00