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Twenty years ago today, this amusing thing happened on British...

Twenty years ago today, this amusing thing happened on British television.

EBay find: Nirvana In Utero tour angel arm

From the listing: Here's a fiberglass arm from one of the two life-sized Angel figures that appeared on stage during Nirvana's 1993-1994 "In Utero" world tour. The Angels, biological models similar to the one on the "In Utero" album cover, appeared on stage during all the shows on the tour, as well as in numerous Nirvana television appearances. As detailed in the two accompanying letters of authenticity, Nirvana's tour equipment and crew were stranded in the Czech Republic for a time after...

When I first watched this, I didn't realize it was...

Nickelback Responds to NFL Petition

Nickelback finally figures out why everyone in Detroit hates Nickelback.

"I remember playing a show at bar in Vancouver, BC, in 1986…. We were the absolute best that..."

"I remember playing a show at bar in Vancouver, BC, in 1986…. We were the absolute best that Soundgarden was at that time. I could feel it. The audience was pinned against the wall looking at us and didn't have a clue as to what it meant. It was like, What? An indie rock band with huge riffs that sounds like '70s rock? And that was not okay for a band that wanted to fit into the punk rock world! I remember an ashtray whizzing right by my head. It almost hit me in the eye. Just then I thought,...

Kurt Cobain biopic title: This Is Gonna Suck

Kurt Cobain biopic title: This Is Gonna Suck:

For real.

Melvins, Capitol Theater, Olympia, Washington, 8/29/10

Melvins, Capitol Theater, Olympia, Washington, 8/29/10

Kims

Kims

Soundgarden's cover of Black Sabbath's "Into...

Soundgarden's cover of Black Sabbath's "Into the Void," from the SOMMS EP

I have yet to see a copy, but there's an interview with...

I have yet to see a copy, but there's an interview with me, about my book Everybody Loves Our Town, in the current issue of Rolling Stone Argentina.

"And here's the tragedy of that [Nirvana Unplugged] show: The minute the last note finished ringing..."

"And here's the tragedy of that [Nirvana Unplugged] show: The minute the last note finished ringing out, all the record company suits jump on Kurt like fuckin' flies on shit. I couldn't hear them, but I knew what they were saying: 'Is this okay? Are we going to do another song?' And my heart just sank for the guy. He's just put on one of the best performances I've ever seen—and I've been to thousands of rock shows—and now he has to deal with these fuckin' leeches making sure that they don't n...