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mehro at 7th St Entry, Minneapolis (21 Feb 2024)

02/21 The mehro with King Isis at 7th St Entry Mehro Setlist dopamine like you're god not alone pirate song K3TAMINE hideous cynical Acoustic Solo Set who are you hurt lighting whore reason to live perfume chance with you lady parts and mannequins pretty kids exploding King Isis Setlist macho man 141827 (the only one) im fine, thx 4 asking cesspool Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana cover) SPARKLY Make It Up never really Happier Than Ever (Billie Eilish cover) 4leaf clover Read More mehro Sporting his own merch, mehro started off the evening with a brief set (four songs: Pirate Song, Can’t You Talk to Me, Whore and Chance with You.) On the scene since …

It’s the first night of the tour, and everyone on this mehro’s “Reason to Live” tour was excited to start the tour at the intimate 7th Street Entry, in Minneapolis, on Wednesday night.

Oakland’s King Isis opened this all-ages show, on their very first national tour… making this their first time in Minneapolis. When asked if there was anything to do in town, someone shouted the Como Zoo Conservatory, while others said thrift shopping (opposite of ‘Mall of America’ that someone else replied).

With only a few EPs released (including the new shed EP that came out March 21 on No Matter / Dirty Hit), King Isis played a few tracks, including “macho man”, “never really”, and new single “Make It Up”. A few covers thrown in to make up the rest of the set, includes Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, and the popular Billie Eilish song “Happier Than Ever” (plenty of audience singing along).

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It’s good to see mehro back in town, a year ago, in Feb 2023, we saw him with a very brief 20-min set that included only four songs. Still, we mentioned that he had a captivated audience who wanted to hear more songs: “Sporting his own merch, mehro started off the evening with a brief set (four songs: Pirate Song, Can’t You Talk to Me, Whore and Chance with You.) On the scene since 2020 his music is introspective and would find a home in any coffee shop or cellar speakeasy where the acoustics of his guitar play and evocative voice would be fully appreciated. Even at the Fine Line he found a captive crowd that was quite disappointed when he started to thank everybody and wrapped up his set.”

Like last time he was wearing his own merch (the song “whore”)… but with a full set, mehro, was able to personally connect with his fans. He had plenty of time to talk to the audience, and explained some of his heart-breaking songs. For example, “hideous”, came out from a complicated relationship he had. At a party in Santa Monica, he saw this person being cold to him, and it’s at that party that he found a guitar and wrote the song.

If you listen to any of mehro’s songs, they are all songs from his experience and feeling. For example, “dopamine”, which started his set, it’s a dreamy song about despair, “I wanted to make a song from the depths of despair, just on the other side of the invisible line. So hurt that the only way to survive is to step outside of any perspective…”

In the middle of his set, his band left the stage, leaving mehro to do a three-song acoustic mini-set, starting with “who are you.”

The rest of the set includes songs from his latest album Dark Corners and Alchemy, which came out in March 2023 to critical praise… but also includes a couple of brand new songs, including “cynical” (coming out May 2), “reason to live” (March 22) and “lady parts and mannequins” (May 2).

Remaining tour dates:

Feb 22, 2024 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean
Feb 24, 2024 - Philadelphia, PA - MilkBoy
Feb 25, 2024 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East
Feb 28, 2024 - Brooklyn, NY - Baby's All Right
Mar 2, 2024 - Washington, DC - Songbyrd Music
Mar 4, 2024 - Nashville, TN - The End
Mar 5, 2024 - Atlanta, GA - Vinyl
Mar 7, 2024 - Houston, TX - House of Blues
Mar 9, 2024 - Dallas, TX - Dada
Mar 12, 2024 - Denver, CO - Moon Room
Mat 14, 2024 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
Mar 17, 2024 - Seattle, WA - Madame Lou's
Mar 18, 2024 - Portland, OR - Holocene
Mar 20, 2024 - San Francisco, CA - Cafe Du Nord
Mar 21, 2024 - Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy
Mar 24. 2024 - San Diego, CA - Voodoo Room
Mar 26, 2024 - Phoenix, AZ - The Rebel Lounge
Mar 29, 2024 - March 31, 2024 - Monterrey, Mexico

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Mudhoney at Turf Club, St Paul (18 Oct 2023)

10/18 Mudhoney with Hooveriii at Turf Club Mudhoney Setlist If I Think Into the Drink Move Under Nerve Attack Get Into Yours Souvenir of My Trip This Gift Judgement, Rage, Retribution and Thyme Let It Slide Sweet Young Thing (Ain't Sweet No More) Touch Me I'm Sick Little Dogs Inside Job Almost Everything Here Comes the Flood F.D.K. (Fearless Doctor Killers) Oh Yeah I'm Now Paranoid Core Human Stock Capital 21st Century Pharisees One Bad Actor -- Encore -- Suck You Dry Tom Herman's Hermits When Tomorrow Hits You Got It In 'n' Out of Grace Read More Mudhoney Grumpy's Bash at Grumpy’s will feature a lot of fan-favorite bands this year, including Mudhoney, Melvins, Lydia Lunch, Cherubs, The Blind Snake, and Whores. 1pm, $48. …

Legendary Seattle grunge band Mudhoney sold out the Turf Club, in St Paul, on October 18, 2023.

Opening the show was psych-rock band Hooveriii (pronounced "Hoover Three") to open. Despite the “3” in their name, this is a five-piece band, featuring Gabe Flores (lead guitar and vocals), Kaz Mirblouk (bass and synths), James Novick (synths), Casey Sullivan (vocals and synths) and Owen Barrett (drums).

Based on hearing their first few songs on their set, “Guillotine”, “The Runner”, and “Control”, I thought they sounded really good. I even wrote down a note that their song “Out of My Time” sounds like something that Graham Coxon might have written. It’s very rhythmic, and catchy guitar riff.

Most of the songs on their set came from their “COVID Record” A Round of Applause, which saw official released in 2022.

It’s hard to put into words how much Mudhoney influenced a generation of bands. Mark Arm started a band called Mr. Epp and the Calculations in 1978, before breaking up in 1984. Arm and guitarist Steve Turner would then form Green River, with drummer Alex Vincent, and bassist Jeff Ament. Green River’s debut EP Come on Down in 1985, is widely considered the first grunge record.

When Green River didn’t work out, with some members going on to eventually become Pearl Jam, Arm and Turner decided to try again under a new band called Mudhoney, in 1988. Their debut EP Superfuzz Bigmuff on Sub Pop, exploded and it quickly landed them as support act for Sonic Youth (who were fans of Mudhoney). The band also got the attention of Kurt Cobain, who listed Superfuzz Bigmuff as one of his favorite albums in his journal in 1993.

Although Mudhoney’s early success (particularly with their debut single “Touch Me I’m Sick”) helped create the grunge music genre, the band was somehow forgotten over time… perhaps overshadowed by other giants in the genre like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, and Stone Temple Pilots. Still, fans of grunge music will fondly remember Mudhoney, and showed up to the sold-out Turf Club to see them play.

Remaining tour dates:

10/19/23 - Milwaukee, WI - X-Ray Arcade
10/20/23 - Chicago, IL - Avondale Music Hall
10/21/23 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Pyramid Scheme
10/22/23 - Detroit, MI - Magic Bag
10/24/23 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
10/25/23 - Rochester, NY - Photo City Music Hall
10/26/23 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
10/27/23 - Hamden, CT - Space Ballroom
10/28/23 - New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge
10/29/23 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts
10/31/23 - Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle Tavern
11/1/23 - Atlanta, GA - EARL
11/2/23 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East
11/3/23 - Memphis, TN - Hi Tone
11/4/23 - Dallas, TX - Sundown at Granada
11/5/23 - Austin, TX - Antone's Nightclub
11/9/23 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
11/10/23 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
11/11/23 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
11/12/23 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
11/14/23 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom
11/15/23 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
11/17/23 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
11/18/23 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile Showroom
11/19/23 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile Showroom

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Mudhoney at Turf Club, St Paul (18 Oct 2023)

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Dear Nirvana

Jawbreaker: Dear You Read More Dillinger Four Spend St Patrick’s Day with local punkster Dillinger Four this Thursday, March 17th. The show is dubbed “Saint Patricks Day Massacre” We caught the band at the free Pizza Luce Block Party in 2015 ....

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Influential emo/punk band Jawbreaker is celebrating their 25th Anniversary of Dear You with a new 2022 tour. Although the band started in 1986, they gain popularly when they relocated to Los Angeles and released their debut album Unfun in 1990.

By 1993, their status skyrocketed by touring with Nirvana… and they signed a $1 million contract with DGC Records. So their album, Dear You, was their first major label record. Since the record came out in 1995, the math doesn’t add up for this “25th Anniversary”. However, if you think about it, this tour was probably delayed for two years due to COVID.

Anyway, Jawbreaker will be in Minneapolis at the Fillmore on April 10th. Dillinger Four and the Smoking Popes will open.

Jawbreaker tour dates

3/18/22 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo*
3/19/22 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
3/20/22 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre #
3/24/22 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
3/25/22 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
3/26/22 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
3/27/22 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades^
4/1/22 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
4/2/22 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
4/3/22 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern #^
4/7/22 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
4/8/22 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium #
4/10/22 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore^
4/13/22 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
4/14/22 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
4/15/22 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
4/16/22 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues #
4/19/22 - Detroit, MI - Saint Andrew’s Hall^
4/22/22 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore^
4/23/22 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues^
4/24/22 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore^
4/27/22 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
4/28/22 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
4/29/22 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
4/30/22 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
5/4/22 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle^
5/6/22 - Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl*^

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SHAED: Come As You Are Read More Shaed Top 20 hitmaker Shaed has sold out the 7th Street Entry this Monday, September 30th. Shaed's debut LP is due out later this year on Photo Finish Records. ....

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Multi-Platinum DC trio Shaed recently shared their cover of Nirvana’s “Come As You Are”, in celebrating of the song’s 30th Anniversary.

The band said:

It doesn’t matter if you’re 13 or 70 - chances are you’ve heard "Come As You Are" and can sing along - it’s just that good and timeless. We wanted our version to feel classic but danceable and we landed on something that we hope feels like the love child of Fleetwood Mac and Daft Punk.

On their Facebook, they added additional details:

When we recorded Come As You Are I was super pregnant, could barely sing, and just wanted to eat frozen mangoes on the couch. We jammed for hours, Max in the family room on bass, Spence in the studio on drums and me in our makeshift vocal booth in the guest bedroom… we did this until we finally found a vibe that had baby June kicking in my belly so we took that as a good sign. Thank you all so much for listening

Also we totally traumatized June making this video

Shaed’s debut album, High Dive, came out in 2021, via Photo Finish Records.

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Flashback: EdgeFest VI (29-30 May 1999)

Lineup Hole Cake Staind Might Mighty Bostones Flipp Marvelous 3 Buckherry Local H My Friend Steve Econoline Crush The Offspring Mason Jennings Dropkick Murphys Motörhead Def Leppard Nothingface The Flys Supercell Sponge Hatebreed Second Coming American Head Charge Grinspoon Bare Jr. Coup de Grace SoulMotor Moby Read More Hole The main story that I'll be talking about is the Courtney Love vs the former Nirvana band members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic. I remember really hating Love (haha) after reading this article. …

If you live in Minnesota or Wisconsin, you probably made your way to EdgeFest at the Float-Rite Amphitheatre in Somerset, Wisconsin, during the Memorial Day Weekend. I went in 1999 because of mainly Hole. Tickets, as priced in the advertisement was $30 for two days, which sound like an incredible deal once you saw all the bands on the lineup! The music festival re-branded themselves as 93XFest, and eventually the annual music festival went away.

For those who aren't from the area, there is basically one main road to Somerset, and we basically had stop-and-go traffic as we got closer to the tiny city. We had also rented a small lot at the campgrounds, which was a lot more expensive than the concert ticket. Of course, no one could get any sleep, no thanks to all the drunk kids yelling, talking, shooting fireworks, and tailgating (we saw a car bumper crash at some point).

Since I only attended as a fan, I regret not taking any notes or taking any photos, etc. So I have very little memory of the whole thing.

It is funny what you do remember. Since there were three or four stages, I had to 'camp' out at the Hole stage and basically waited for them to go onstage, enduring Marvelous 3 and Sponge. I think I also saw Cake, which wasn't my first time that I've seen the band.

Anyway, across the other stage, I remember hearing the announcement that Backstreet Boys made a surprise appearance! I couldn't believe it, and I turned to look at the other stage. Hundreds of young girls ran toward the stage as five young men came on doing synchronized dancing... Then it all went terribly wrong: Flipp, in clown makeup, came on stage with fake baseball bats and pretend to beat the young men to a pulp. A little deceiving, but what an entrance.

By the time Hole came on stage, all I could remember was looking up at the stage and seeing singer/guitarist Courtney Love flashing me her underwear. She was wearing a short fluffy skirt and had no problem putting one leg up the sound monitor to show off her undies.

I'm pretty sure they played all their hits, including "Doll Parts", "Violet", and "Miss World" (they might have ended their set with this song).

This was pretty exciting to finally see the band. You have to remember that after Kurt Cobain's suicide, the band went into a rather long hiatus and didn't emerge until 1998 for their long-delayed third studio album Celebrity Skin.

Shortly after appearing at EdgeFest, Hole broke up (again) in October 1999.

Needless to say, I did not see all these bands, and realistically if you're at one stage, you're only going to catch about four or five bands.

All images taken from wwwcsfblog.blogspot.

EdgeFest VI at Float-Rite Amphitheatre in Somerset, Wisconsin (29-30 May 1999)

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Jimi's thoughts on vinyl record collecting

In Utero (20th Anniversary Edition) Geffen/Universal Music Read More Nirvana There's never been a more exciting time to be a Nirvana fan than now, 20 years after Nevermind was released. I remember the first time I saw Nirvana on Spin Magazine… Jimi I have been obsessed with the garage scene as of late, and what is great is that it's not just a musical style, but a lifestyle. These are working class hero bands with humor and a love for 60's …

After spending about $200 on a SodaStream, Jimi discovered that the product does not work/broken machine. He hates it and warn people from buying this crappy product. If you factor in all the extra costs, a drink it produces is probably well over a 75¢ can of soda from the vending machine.

In Jimi's latest video series, he reflects on record collecting and how it's being exploited by major labels. The offender in this case is Geffen's reissue of In Utero triple-disc vinyl that retails for $60. First of all, who doesn't already own the In Utero? It's just a way to exploit the fans (particularly with that $150 In Utero CD/DVD boxset). As much as I love Nirvana, I'm saying 'no thank you' to this 20th Anniversary Edition.

Personally, I think it's great that vinyl are back in fashion. I sometime pick up a random 7" at shows to help support the bands I love. Usually it's because it's the cheapest merchandise, usually affordable at a sub $5 price. To me, most LP should retail $15 or less, once it starts trending on $20 and above, I won't even consider buying it (unless it's a double disc/foldout or other things that warrant the extra cost).

Of course, besides the price factor, there's other things going into purchasing vinyl for me. Since I don't own a record player, I would prefer to have the vinyl bundled with a "free" mp3 downloads. I specifically look for the sticker that say downloadable, if I don't see it, I just won't buy the record. Of course, this has bitten me in the butt, because sometime the download EXPIRED (screw you Guns n' Roses LP!) or the record label is no longer online.

Anyway, here's Jimi's "S**** I Think About: Vinyl Record Collecting":

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Rewind TV: Decemberists and McCartney with Nirvana

Read More The Decemberists It looks like The Decemberists have left 1825 with their latest release, The King is Dead, released today on Capitol Records. While I can't say upon first listening to the new album that I like this new direction .....

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Did you catch the seventh episode of season 24 of the Simpsons? It's basically Portlandia (Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein) meets the Simpsons.

What's also pretty cool about the episode is that the Decemberists briefly appeared as themselves! It's exciting because the Decemberists took a "multi-year hiatus" after their The King is Dead tour (which ended last August). They haven't released new music since their EP, Long Live the King, which came out November 2011.

Colin Meloy and company were probably asked by the Portlandia people to guest star because the band is also based out of Portland, Oregon.

Anyway, I don't normally watch the Simpsons, but my sister said I should watch it this week for the Decemberists and so I did. Can't believe Matt Groening is still producing the Simpsons after twenty-four years! I remember seeing them when they first appeared on the Tracey Ullman show!

The Decemberists on the Simpsons Season 24, Episode #7 (12/09/12)

Read More Paul McCartney Since I'm assuming we all know who Sir Paul Mccartney is, I'll skip the usual introduction and just proceed to Memory Almost Full. .....

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So, did we all survived 12/12/12?

Members of Nirvana, Dave Grohl, Krist Noveselic and Pat Smear, reunited for the first time in 18 years after Kurt Cobain's death with Sir Paul McCartney on the benefit show for the Superstorm Sandy victims. They collaborated on a brand new song called "Cut Me Some Slack," which can be seen on YouTube.

According to Wikipedia, over 2 billion people saw this "12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief" special!

The song, "Cut Me Some Slack," will also appear on Dave Grohl's upcoming film "Sound City Movie."

McCartney's latest album is called Kisses on the Bottom, it was released earlier this year. The big controversy about his fifteenth studio album was that you couldn't find it on Spotify or any streaming services. His label, Hear Music (Starbucks) might have changed their tune, but McCartney, as far as I'm concern, is old-skool and it doesn't surprise me that he won't go streaming.

Paul McCartney and Nirvana at 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief (12/12/12)

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Kurt Cobain: The Graphic Novel

There's never been a more exciting time to be a Nirvana fan than now, 20 years after Nevermind was released.

I remember the first time I saw Nirvana on Spin Magazine (all of last month, Spin Magazine celebrated its anniversary) and Rolling Stone Magazine, and pretty much everywhere else. They were really HYPED. But you know the first time I heard "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and not able to understand what the heck Kurt Cobain was saying, it wasn't like any song I've never heard! History was made.

Anyway, Nevermind got a special 2-disc release last month, but super fans will probably want to pick up the deluxe 4-CD/1-DVD edition. I think it retails for about $50, a little too rich for my blood. Besides, I already bought the album when it was originally released.... still, who would blame me for lusting after its packaging with rarities, b-sides, and alt mixes.

Can't get enough Nirvana? Gibson Guitar had just announced its upcoming release of Krist Novoselic Signature RD Bass! This Signature model can be seen on various Nirvana tours in 1991. One thing to expect is that the bass guitar will be massive, quote Novoselic "I play Gibson RDs from the 1970s and it's incredible to now have my own signature model. This is a big bass! I am 6'7" tall and these long-scale beasts fit me physically. You've got to pound those heavy grunge riffs and you need the weight to do it. At the same time, there's plenty of fretboard that accommodates the finer runs and fills higher on the neck." The guitar is a wee bit expensive (over $2,000), but if you're a fan... more details on gibson.com

$5.99 Category: Books Updated: Oct 18, 2011 Version: 1.1 Size: 132 MB Language: English Seller: Musicroom.com © Music Sales Limited You must be at least 17 years old to download this app. Requirements: Compatible with iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later. Read More iPad I really don't understand why people really, really hate this thing. Haven't you ever used your iphone and wished you had a bigger device? I'm sorry, but watching movies on a small screen on your phone is not a great experience.

Meanwhile, I have the new Kurt Cobain: The Graphic Novel iPad app for review.

Just to give you a little background, I love comic books. I've started collecting since 1985 with Crisis on Infinite Earths #1 (I maintain george-perez.com). I am an old-timer, I still prefer printed comics, but I do understand that the medium is moving towards digital.

Anyway, Kurt Cobain: The Graphic Novel is basically a comic book app, reprinting Omnibus' Godspeed - The Kurt Cobain Graphic from 2003. While the pages are readable, I wish they'd gone in and digitally clean up the colors or make it more vibrant, because it just look like they scanned the artwork. My other gripe is that the application requires iOS 5.0 to run the software. Don't really understand why it needs iOS 5, there's nothing fancy about the graphics or anything.

The comic book is basically a biography of Cobain, from his childhood to his eventual suicide. I was kind of surprise how the writer (Barnaby Legg) and artist (Jim McCarthy) paints this picture that Cobain was like Jesus Christ - at least playing with the cross and angel wings images. I know that during Nirvana's final tour, they played a lot with the religious elements, but according to the comic book, these things were with Kurt Cobain when he was a boy).

If you're familiar with Comixology, the Kurt Cobain: The Graphic Novel works the same way - you can tap on an image and it will zoom in the panel... making it easier to read (especially on an iPhone or iPod). I recommend reading it in vertical mode on your iPad for the best experience.

The only extra feature is that get a rather long introduction, which goes uncredited (I am assuming the writer Legg wrote it), and a "About" page talking about the source material (Godspeed - The Kurt Cobain Graphic).

If you're a hardcore Nirvana fan (and over 18 years old), you should consider picking up this iPad app. If you want to take one step further, the printed Godspeed - The Kurt Cobain Graphic can be purchased at musicroom.com for £9.95 (the iPad app is cheaper at £3.99).

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Tributes

I've a couple of Crickets/Buddy Holly and Bobby Vee albums that I ended up listening to all day today. They sure don't write them like they used to.

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Since it would be Buddy Holly's 75th birthday, if he were still alive, so there's actually a few tribute album to the thick-rimmed glass-wearing rock pioneer.

Listen to Me: Buddy Holly is one of the albums, coming out September 6th, 2011, via Verve/Forecast in the US (and eOne Music in Canada). The album is produced by Peter Asher (with Songmasters), and it features a collection of tribute/cover songs, all originally written by the late Buddy Holly. Some of the artists involved, includes Ringo Starr (Beatles), Linda Ronstadt, Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac), Natalie Merchant (10,000 Maniacs), Jackson Browne, Cobra Starship, Brian Wilson (Beach Boys), Chris Isaak, Pat Monahan (Train), Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy), Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra), and Zooey Deschanel (She & Him).

In case you were wondering what Songmasters' name attached to this project, they are supporting emerging talents to carry on Buddy Holly's legacy. Since 2009, Songmasters has given out The Holly Prize, an annual award presented by the Songwriters Hall of Fame to recognize and support aspiring young musician/singer/songwriter whose work exhibits the qualities of Holly's music.

More information on Songmasters at songmasters.org, more information about Listen to Me: Buddy Holly at listentomebuddyholly.com.

While the above tribute is more centered around established and older musicians, it would seem that Rave On Buddy Holly speaks more on the modern music listeners with such artists like Paul McCartney, My Morning Jacket, Cee Lo Green, Justin Townes Earle, The Black Keys, Florence + The Machine, She & Him (Zooey is double-dipping!), Modest Mouse, Julian Casablancas (Strokes), Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Fiona Apple and John Brion, Graham Nash, The Detroit Cobras, Kid Rock, John Doe, Karen Elson, Nick Lowe and Jenny O.

The album actually came out last month (June 28, 2011), via Fantasy Records/Concord Music Group. I don't have a copy, but I'm curious what Fiona Apple & Jon Brion's version of "Every Day" (one of my favorite Holly song) would sound like. I can only imagine Apple to ooze of sex and weirdness.

You can find out more about Rave On Buddy Holly at raveonbuddyholly.com.

NEVERFIND
I'm not sure if you can still get this, but Spin Magazine is giving away Newermind, a collection of covers by Meat Puppets, The Vaselines, Butch Walker & The Black Widows, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Midnight Juggernauts, Titus Andronicus, Amanda Palmer, Surfer Blood, Foxy Shazam, Ema, Telekinesis, Jeff the Brotherhood, Charles Bradley & the Menahan Street Band. I was told that the album is free until July 25th, but as of this writing, it's still available at facebook.com.

You are required to "like" Spin (lame, I know)... but it's cool, I actually like Spin Magazine, they give away a lot of free music.

Since I have a lot of music to shift through, the only song I listened to from this tribute is the Meat Puppets song, "Smells Like Teen Spirit". I've heard a lot of "Teen Spirit" covers, this isn't one of my favorite - but there are very few bands that can do Nirvana justice.

GERMFREE IDENTITY
It was at the Hunx and His Punx show (05/01/11) when I first heard that Poly Styrene had passed away. It was a random conversation with a fellow X-Ray Spex fan. She's gone, but she's definitely not forgotten.

The latest news is that Michael Jackson impersonators paid tribute to the late Poly Styrene for the video "Ghoulish". Having just watched the video, it's about a Michael Jackson audition, and it turned into a massive Thriller-dance throw down at the end. Really fun video.

I think the real irony is that the song "Ghoulish" was inspired by Michael Jackson himself. Her lyrics about seeing through Jackson's mask of "crimson lips and charcoal eyes" to see that he is "quite a nice guy", even though she's never met him.

The music video can be seen at youtube.com, more information about Poly Styrene can be found at www.poly-styrene.com.



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I know, I know, she's not gone for a week and already I got a note about a mini-mix tribute by Diwon.

Off topic, but I've also noticed all these compilations called Amy Winehouse Tribute/Collection appearing on iTunes and Zune marketplace. I know they have to strike while the iron is hot, but doesn't it seem weirdly greedy? In fact, Microsoft apologized for tweeting "Remember Amy Winehouse by downloading the ground-breaking 'Back to Black' over at Zune." Microsoft didn't need to do that, by all accounts, her death brought her album album "Back To Black" back on the charts.

Anyway, the free Amy Winehouse mix by Diwon can be download at shemspeed.com, where they have this to say:

We were all really sad to hear that Amy Winehouse, the English singer-songwriter known for her powerful contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres including R&B, soul and jazz passed away two days ago and we wanted to pay tribute with a mini-mix that really shows how incredible of an artist she was. Feel free to share and re-post wherever you would like.

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They came from Seattle

Rocky Votolato - Red River Rocky Votolato Tour Dates 02/24/10 NY - Mercury Lounge 02/26/10 Chicago, IL - Schubas 03/02/10 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios 03/04/10 SF, CA - Bottom of the Hill * 03/05/10 LA, CA - Troubadour * 03/06/10 Upland, CA - Wire Music * 03/07/10 San Diego, CA - Casbah * 03/08/10 Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room * 03/09/10 Albuquerque, NM-Launchpad * 03/10/10 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive * 16+ 03/11/10 Provo, UT - Velour * 03/13/10 Seattle, WA - Neumo's* ^ 03/26/10 Pullman, WA - Gladish () 04/01/10 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock 04/02/10 Milwaukee, WI - Bay View% 04/03/10 Lansing, MI - Mac's Bar % 04/05/10 Toronto - Drake Hotel % 19+ 04/07/10 Allston, MA - Great Scott % 04/10/10 Philly, PA - First Unitarian % 04/11/10 Washington, DC - DC 9 % 04/13/10 Philly, PA - Garfield Artworks % 04/14/10 Akron, OH - Musica % 04/15/10 Newport, KY - Southgate% ! with My Flag Is On Fire, The Bindle Stiffs % with Brooke Waggoner * with Adam H. Stephens ^ with Terrordactyls () with Birds on a Wire Folk Discography [1999] Rocky Votolato [2002] Burning My Travels Clean [2003] Suicide Medicine [2006] Makers [2007] The Brag and Cuss [2010] True Devotion Read More Barsuk http://weheartmus... Barsuk are AWESOME!

ROCKY VOTOLATO
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For a while, it seems that Seattle, Washington could do no wrong in terms of producing some of most diverse bands: everything from metal (Queensrÿche and Nevermore) to indie, punk rock (Harvey Danger, Goodness, and The Presidents of the United States of America) to grunge (Nirvana and Soundgarden). Waxwing was among those bands, and for a while they were rocking it on radio and TV show ("The OC").

By 1999, lead singer/songwriter/guitarist Rocky Votolato, was starting to write gentle songs that didn't fit in the style of Waxwing, and before you knew it, by 2003 the band band broke up. Votolato, himself, is still going strong and will be releasing his latest album, True Devotion, on February 23^rd on Barsuk Record.

Unlike the synth-pop sound of youth with their recent release, Votolato is more like folk-like sound of aged. Usually with his acoustic guitar and with the help of percussions. Songs like "Fragments", "Sparklers", and "Red River" are typical Votolato songs, illustrating a story, but hearing the passion in his voice, it sounds like the story is being told by someone who experienced the story.

Sometime I imagine Votolato to sound like another favorite, Don Henley. I don't know if this is a bad thing, since this will conjure up images of "oldies". Nothing wrong with that, I think, like Votolato and Henley's voice, that they are a voice of trust and experience. If you like storytelling, if you like folk and country music, I think you'd love Rock Votolato.

If you pre-order now, you get access to the MP3s of the album (free download of Red River is available at Barsuk) while you wait for the record to be sent to you. You're also given a bonus 7" single with two non-album tracks (while supplies last), and a chance to have a private free house show for you & twenty of your closest friends. I did read the finer details, and if you win, you can choose to cash out of $250.00... and you also do not have to pre-order to be entered. You can simply submit a postcard with your full name, email address and phone number to Barsuk Records PO Box 22546 Seattle, WA 98122 to be entered.

PS The harmonica on "Instrument" is even gentle, and does not remotely bring up any Bob Dylan!

Discography [1989] Bleach [1991] Nevermind [1993] In Utero Read More Nirvana http://weheartmus... Corporate rock sucks. Zombie Kurt Cobain recently made an appearance on ROCK BAND 5, which some f...

NIRVANA
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Undoubtly, the band that put Seattle on the musical map is surely Nirvana.

Between the official three studio albums that the band produce, I would have to admit that I like Bleach the least, even though some fans might protest that I've sold-out. In fact, I think In Utero is Nirvana's finest hour, go Steve Albini!

The thing about Bleach, was that I did visit it after Nevermind, because, like most people, we were unaware that there was an album previously. Bleach, at the time that I listened to in the early 90s, was too raw and borderline metal. When I say raw, I mean the music really sounds like it wasn't recorded in a proper studio or something.

Thankfully, Sup Pop Records decided to revisit the album and release it in a deluxe 20^th edition format. Since I'm assuming many of you already own a copy of Bleach, I'll be talking mostly about the extra new stuff in the Deluxe Edition.

First of all, the packaging is pretty sweet. The paper package folds out to reveal a picture of the band in a car (see picture). The square-bound 50+ page booklet contains some nice rare early photographs of Kurt Cobain and the gang (including Chad Channing, who also clearly signed the Sub Pop contract). They all look so young in these pictures, I'm pretty sure many casual fans have never seen them before.

Bleach - Deluxe

I did get a kick out of seeing the original picture of the master recording that was sent to produce 1,000 White Label (for a mere $1,100.00). Also, the first and last page of the original Sub Pop contract is shown in the booklet as well. The contract tells me that they had a one year commitment with a two year option should they remain on Sub Pop - but obviously history tells us that they went to sign with major-label Giffen Records with Nevermind in 1991.

Anyway, there are "new" bonus 12 live songs included on the deluxe Bleach. The recording comes a Portland show at the Pine Street Theatre in 1990. The live audio sounds surprisingly crisp (although the audio starts to degrade with clicks "About a Girl" and onward), I particularly enjoyed hearing their cover of Shocking Blue's "Love Buzz" and The Vaselines' "Molly's Lips" live.

Chances are, you probably already own Bleach, but I suggest you look into the deluxe edition. It's remastered from the original master tapes and it comes in a nice package. Plus, I believe the album retails for only $12, which is an unbeatable price for any deluxe editions... now if only Giffen would do the same thing for Nevermind and In Utero (I suppose that would also mean that Courtney Love would have to approve of such things).

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News: Where in the world is Reading Field?

Here are some music news from the wonderful world of news.weheartmusic.com for this week.

NIRVANA
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Corporate rock sucks. Zombie Kurt Cobain recently made an appearance on ROCK BAND 5, which some fans are saying that it's "too soon" and how the music franchise is just interested in money.

 

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (live)

Not to be left behind, Geffen Records is hopping on the bandwagon by announcing the release of Nirvana Live At Reading, out on various formats: Limited Edition CD/DVD, DVD only, CD only, and 2LP. All available on November 24^th (the Limited edition comes out November 3^rd), just in time for that mad-shopping craze known as Black Friday.

Fans will cheer knowing that the official release is taken from the soundboard source, in glorious 5.1 surround sound, and they can finally toss out their crappy bootleg of this show.

Interestingly enough, this is the concert where Cobain came on stage in a wheelchair and played the entire show in a hospital gown. Hmm, foreshadowing something, are we?

Can't wait for November. In the meantime, enjoy this live version of their hit song, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from their live album From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah.

Lynhurst - Exactly

Lynhurst

LYNHURST
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I can't claim to actually be all that hipster when it comes to Minneapolis bands (there are so many of them!), and I've definitely never heard of Lynhurst. To be fair, they've spent most of their time in Los Angeles, where they've been writing/recording/performing in the concrete city.

So, we have here three siblings: Mari, Matt, and Jake. All under 23 years old, the youngest being the singer, Mari. My first impression of their album, Field Day (released July 21^st on DKE/Anatomic Records), is that it's weepy soft pop with young sassy vocals and lots of lyrics.

If you like what you heard, you can download a free track of "Exactly" from the official website. The song is radio-friendly, with a hint of guitar plucking and orchestral. It's cute and non-threating.

So the good news is that they're back in the Twin Cities. They have a CD signing thing at Cheapo Records in Uptown tomorrow (Friday, September 4^th). Then on Saturday to be on KARE 11 Morning Show, followed by a show at the Fine Line Cafe.

09/04/09 KSTP TV channel 5 - Twin Cities Live Minneapolis/ St. Paul, Minnesota
09/04/09 Cheapo Records In-Store Performance Minneapolis, Minnesota
09/05/09 KARE 11 Morning Show Minneapolis/ St. Paul, Minnesota
09/05/09 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, Minnesota
09/07/09 Lake Harriet Bandshell- Labor Day Minneapolis, Minnesota
09/11/09 The Evening Muse Charlotte, North Carolina
09/12/09 Tosco Music Party Charlotte, North Carolina

If you don't live near a Cheapo, then there is always the download option ($6.99 on amazon).

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego: The Costume Caper

ROCKAPELLA
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Remember Rockapella? You know, they were the house band from the original "Where In The World is Carmen San Diego?" kids program? For some reason, I always think of that one-time joke of Saturday Night Live's parody of "Where in the World is San Diego?" - in which most contestants would already know it's in south California.

So, I got a note that the band is auditioning new tenor/baritone singer. They are looking for someone over the legal age of 18 and under 49. You can send your submissions to the senior-hating group to audition[a]rockapella.com with biography/resume, photos, audio/video. Alternatively, there is the snail mail method (details on their website).

Deadline is September 15^th, so hurry. In the meantime, who wouldn't enjoy hearing that song one more time?

Batrider - Let Me In To Down Below

Batrider

Rounding out the news is Maximo Park cancelled North American Tour, Brendan Benson debuts on the #1 Billboard Heatseeker chart, and hard-rockers Slayer announces "World Painted Blood".

Sad as the cancellation of Maximo Park, here's a band that's starting their US tour dates: Batrider (batrider.com / myspace), the band that Sally calls "Sad and beautiful".

BATRIDER US TOUR OCT/NOV 2009
01-Oct-09 Union Pool Brooklyn, NY
02-Oct-09 The Charleston Brooklyn, NY
03-Oct-09 New Brunswick House New Brunswick, NJ
05-Oct-09 The Annex New York, NY
06-Oct-09 Ottos Shrunken Head New York, NY
07-Oct-09 The Saint Asbury Park, NJ
09-Oct-09 The Stomping Grounds House Lancaster, OA
10-Oct-09 House of One Accord (DIY) Harrisburg, PA
13-Oct-09 Labyrinth Press Co. Jamestown, NY
15-Oct-09 BJ's Fredonia, NY
16-Oct-09 Lucky's Cortland, NY
17-Oct-09 Larry's Danbury, CT
18-Oct-09 PA's Lounge Boston, MA
19-Oct-09 Eleven's Northampton, MA
24-Oct-09 Smiling Moose Pittsburgh, PA
25-Oct-09 Brown Town (diy house) Athens, OH
26-Oct-09 Monster House Columbus, OH
27-Oct-09 Soggy Dog House (DIY) Lakewood, OH
28-Oct-09 Trumbull Plex Detroit, OH
29-Oct-09 Ramalama Records Toledo, OH
30-Oct-09 Courtyard Cafe Urbana-Champaign, IL
02-Nov-09 Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, IO
03-Nov-09 The Pistol Kansas City, MO
04-Nov-09 Opolis Norman, OK
05-Nov-09 The Blue Lounge Wichita, KS
06-Nov-09 One Eyed Jack's Denver, CO
11-Nov-09 Cretin Hop Spokane, WA
12-Nov-09 Comet Tavern Seattle, WA
13-Nov-09 The Voyeur Olympia, WA
14-Nov-09 The Know Portland, OR
16-Nov-09 Steyberg Gallery San Luis Opisbo
18-Nov-09 Echo Curio Los Angeles, CA
19-Nov-09 The Smell Los Angeles, CA

 09/03/2009 21:58:48 ♥ vu () ♥weheartmusic.com♥twitter.com/weheartmusic♥news.weheartmusic.com