Mark Yarm's Blog, page 790
June 8, 2011
Hole's Courtney Love on covering Pearl Jam's "Jeremy": "That's when I knew I am not in the best band in the world"
An outtake from my interview with Hole's Courtney Love, in which she discusses covering Pearl Jam's "Jeremy":
"When I had Frances I was in Cedars, and this kid was on the same floor as me—she was pregnant as a young kid—and she had Ten on her Walkman. I was like, [whispers] 'Let me listen to "Jeremy."' I couldn't listen to 'Jeremy' around Kurt, so I would secretly listen to 'Jeremy.' I liked it, I really liked 'Jeremy.'
"Actually, I finally covered it. I'll never do it again. I covered it at...
Old Gruntruck T-shirt design.
Old Gruntruck T-shirt design.
June 7, 2011
Hey, all! My book, out September 6 in the U.S. through Crown...
Hey, all! My book, out September 6 in the U.S. through Crown Archetype, now has a Facebook page: www.facebook.com/everybodylovesourtown. Please like it! And while you're at it, pre-order the book!
mikemccreadypj:
New PJ in the works…
Matt/Brendon work as Kraftwerk looks on
Jeff working on bass parts
New PJ in the works…
"Sebadoh were supposed to tour Europe with Nirvana like a month or so after Kurt killed himself. Some..."
- from my interview with Sebadoh frontman Lou Barlow
Today in grunge auctions: Eddie Vedder's uke, Dave Grohl's decimated drums
Bid on a Kamaka Ukulele signed by Eddie Vedder (eBay) or "a remnant of the TAMA bass drum from Nirvana's Dave Grohl's first drum-kit, as smashed on stage by Kurt Cobain at the end of a concert at the Cabaret Metro, Chicago, 12th Oct. 1991, and subsequently thrown out into the crowd" (Christie's).
