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Chris Cornell's message to Andrew Wood, written in...

Chris Cornell's message to Andrew Wood, written in Wood's memorial guestbook, 1990. (From the collection of Xana La Fuente)

The return of Chilean Eddie Vedder! This time he's singing...

The return of Chilean Eddie Vedder! This time he's singing "Black." (H/T @ever_snow)

ifc:Get excited!Eddie Vedder, Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols,...

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Get excited!

Eddie Vedder, Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock and songwriter Joanna Newsom will be featured guests on the new season of the IFC sketch comedy show Portlandia, set to premiere January 6th. Co-created by SNL's Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein of the band Wild Flag, the series is entering its second season. According to the network, other guests will include Johnny Marr (the Smiths) and Annie Clark (St. Vincent).

Season one of Portlandia featured...

Mudhoney documentary I'm Now to premiere in December or January

Mudhoney documentary I'm Now to premiere in December or January

Grammy winning rock giants Creed will hold special intimate two-night events in New York City on April 19th and Friday, April 20th at the Beacon Theatre to perform their classic, multi-platinum selling albums My Own Prison and Human Clay in their entirety.

maura:

That's it. Everybody go home.

Don't despair: The release says, "News on U.S. shows will follow in due course."...

Don't despair: The release says, "News on U.S. shows will follow in due course."

endlessmeghan replied to your post: New Mark Lanegan Band album, Blues Funeral, out February 7 (U.S.)

I just despise that he's not touring the states with this. i love his music, i met him and nearly melted at his feet, i understand Europe's cooler than the US, but i'm not in Europe and I want to see him play again. so yeah.

"I was using [heroin] then, but I never really did it that much. For me, it was a weekend-only sort..."

"I was using [heroin] then, but I never really did it that much. For me, it was a weekend-only sort of a thing, and then it became weekends and Wednesdays. When Andy [Wood] died, mainly people wanted to know where he got it. People thought it must have been really good, and that he'd obviously just done too much. 'Where did he score that good shit from?' People were sick and twisted with that drug. It really fucks you up."

- Supersuckers singer/bassist Eddie Spaghetti, from Everybody Loves...

The Daily's oral history of oral histories: from Studs Turkel to... me!

The Daily's oral history of oral histories: from Studs Turkel to... me!

New Mark Lanegan Band album, Blues Funeral, out February 7 (U.S.)

From the press release: Blues Funeral is the new Mark Lanegan Band record, the first since 2004's Bubblegum. It was recorded in Hollywood, California by Alain Johannes at his 11ad studio. The music was played by Johannes and Jack Irons with appearances from Greg Dulli, Josh Homme et al.

European tour dates and additional info here.

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