Mark Yarm's Blog, page 773
July 19, 2011
"The release of the album [Apple] was anticlimactic. We went on with plans for a record release..."
"The release of the album [Apple] was anticlimactic. We went on with plans for a record release party, which was just wrong in more than one way. Firstly, by that time [after the death of singer Andrew Wood], the band was not a band. And for some reason, it was held at a club up north, which was outside of our universe. It was not a place we ever had played, not a place that we probably would play, and it just seemed weird and pathetic. I don't remember there being really a lot of people ther...
My weed-fueled Ten fantasy
My weed-fueled Ten fantasy:
A 42-year-old MTV online columnist gets extremely baked in an attempt to recapture the glory of listening to Pearl Jam's debut circa 1991.
The Meat Puppets cover Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen...
The Meat Puppets cover Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit," from the Spin magazine Nevermind tribute album, Newermind.
Download Spin's Nevermind tribute album now
It's available for free via Spin's Facebook page. Participating artists' reflections on Nevermind are here.
"[Blood Circus'] 'Six Foot Under' is in the [Pearl Jam] documentary. It's one of..."
"[Blood Circus'] 'Six Foot Under' is in the [Pearl Jam] documentary. It's one of the first songs I heard back in Seattle when [Sub Pop's] Bruce Pavitt was DJing at a museum show and played 'Six Foot Under' into 'Ring My Bell' by Anita Ward. I was thinking, Holy shit. That's a different sensibility than I grew up with. That is not a San Diego segue. That feels like the future."
- director Cameron Crowe, in a really good new Q&A posted on The Uncool
- director Cameron Crowe, in a really good new Q&A posted on The Uncool
July 18, 2011
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Brothers of the Sonic Cloth at Neumos on June 29th...
Brothers of the Sonic Cloth at Neumos on June 29th 2011 on Flickr.
Tad Doyle of Brothers of the Sonic Cloth.
At long last… the full version of Citizen Dick's...
At long last… the full version of Citizen Dick's "Touch Me I'm Dick."
