Nirvana: Live at Reading
In an age where Twitter feeds, YouTube footage and Brooklyn Vegan-esque blogs guarantee over-documentation of any concert mere moments after the lights go up... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsDownload Nirvana's "Scoff"
Download Nirvana's "Scoff" here.A deluxe, reissue version of Nirvana's Bleach will be released Nov. 3 on Sub Pop.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Free MP3Sub Pop to Reissue Nirvana's Bleach
There’s no need to keep waiting for the new Nirvana to come and change music forever when the old Nirvana is still kicking up dust. On Nov. 3, Sub Pop will re-introduce Kurt and Co.’s introductory album, Bleach.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsMTV's Unplugged Returns with Adele, Silversun Pickups and Katy Perry
There are a few essential steps in a musician’s career that signify big-time success: releasing a best-of album, headlining a festival, and throughout the 1990s, performing live on MTV’s Unplugged. Alhough the series was hugely popular for a time, when major rock artists like Nirvana and Eric Clapton graced the stage with acoustic-only versions of their biggest hits, after eight seasons, Unplugged left the air, to return only for special occasions in the following years. Today, it makes a comeback, returning to MTV.com with a series of monthly performances from popular contemporary artists like Adele, Silversun Pickups and Katy Perry.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsClassic Paste: The Best of Issues 11-15 (Aug. 2004 - May 2005)
(JUST A FEW MORE REASONS TO HELP SAVE PASTE)In less than two weeks, I'll celebrate my 6th anniversary at this magazine. When I started as Paste's second-ever intern on June 1, 2003, we were still a tiny operation. Only five of us were in the office full-time: publisher Nick Purdy, editor Josh Jackson, assistant editor Jason Killingsworth, myself (who would go on to become associate editor) and my intern cohort, Steven Bevilaqua. Other important folks—like senior/film editor and future Paste president Tim Porter, design director José Reyes, and future associate publisher Joe Kirk—were working part-time, since Paste couldn't yet support a full staff. Back then, we were... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayMarc Forster rumored to be director on Kurt Cobain biopic
There would seem to be few tasks more thankless than making a biopic of Kurt Cobain. Gus Van Sant turned enough protective heads with Last Days (pictured), and that was only about someone whose final hours very much resembled Cobain’s.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsSeattle's Crocodile club set to re-open March 20
In December of 2007, a pair of Seattle up-and-comers named Robin Pecknold and J. Tillman played a set at the city's infamous corner-venue The Crocodile Cafe. It was the last show ever played there. The next day, owner Stephanie Dorgan called her waitstaff and told them she was closing the venue due to financial difficulties.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsLet's Get (Meta) Physical: Top 5 Top 5 Lists in John Cusack film High Fidelity
Us music geeks love making Top 5 lists. It helps us deal with and understand this big scary world. Writer Nick Hornby understood this when he wrote the novel High Fidelity. As did John Cusack and director Stephen Frears when they made the movie version. Today, in Paste's List of the Day, we divulge our Desert-Island All-Time Top 5 Most-Memorable Top 5 Lists from the film version of High Fidelity.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayActivision unveils Guitar Hero: World Tour line-up
For months now, Guitar Hero diehards have been hanging on... read more
Found in: Games, NewsCourtney Love reports Kurt Cobain's ashes stolen
Stalking celebrities seems to be an ever-present issue in the realm of entertainment news. To name a few, Jerry Lewis, John Cusack and Mel Gibson have all sustained various fanatics who have taken things to the extreme. These parasocial relationships pale in comparison, though, to the news that Kurt Cobain’s ashes have been taken from Courtney Love’s home in Los Angeles.... read more
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Where Have All The Weird Girls Gone?…
