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thegrunge:Nirvana John Peel Session Vinyl

thegrunge:

Nirvana John Peel Session Vinyl

richsex:Take a wild guess at what song they were...

richsex:

Take a wild guess at what song they were playing. 

"YMCA"?

Henry Rollins has lost his tattoos! Draw some new ones to cheer...

Henry Rollins has lost his tattoos! Draw some new ones to cheer him up! (By Brandon Bird.)

Mother Love Bone, "Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns"

Mother Love Bone, "Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns"

hello there:)just wanted to say your blog is really cool and full of quality posts that make me love Nirvana even more. thank you! and keep up the good work :Dxx

Thanks for reading. Lots more good stuff to come—including some celebrity grunge playlists—in the lead-up to the book!

Blag Dahlia of the Dwarves, on tour in Europe.

Blag Dahlia of the Dwarves, on tour in Europe.

Spacemen 3 cover Mudhoney's "When Tomorrow...

Spacemen 3 cover Mudhoney's "When Tomorrow Hits."

The cover of Spin's August issue. (Story behind the eerie...

The cover of Spin's August issue. (Story behind the eerie cover photo here.) Looking forward to seeing the issue, as I contributed some stuff to the Nirvana package.

"The main thing about that [1989 Nirvana/TAD] tour was just laughing. It was always, 'What..."

"The main thing about that [1989 Nirvana/TAD] tour was just laughing. It was always, 'What could we do that would be funny?' Like somehow they got hold of some Arnold Schwarzenegger exercise video, and Kurt Cobain made a cassette tape of Arnold Schwarzenegger saying things like 'Sexy, slim waist' over and over. During some of the shows, my instructions were that whenever there was a gap between songs, I would bring this cassette in, so between Nirvana songs you'd hear Arnold Schwarzenegger go...

Soundgarden at Jones Beach in Wantagh, NY, July 9, 2011. Pic by...

Soundgarden at Jones Beach in Wantagh, NY, July 9, 2011. Pic by fan photographer Marc Millman (via Soundgarden Facebook page).