Watch Krist Novoselic Join The Vaselines Onstage at Bumbershoot
Nirvana performed a number of covers during their iconic 1994 MTV Unplugged performance, one of which was Scottish duo The Vaselines’ 1987 song “Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam.”... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe 15 Best SNL Musical Guests of All-Time
Tomorrow night, Mick Jagger will be hosting the season finale of Saturday Night Live with Foo Fighters and Arcade Fire backing him up for the show's musical performance. With that in mind, we bring you our rundown of the 15 Best SNL Musical Guests of All-Time. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayCatching Up With Garbage's Butch Vig
Here’s a fact that might make you feel old: It’s been seven years since the release of the last Garbage record Bleed Like Me, and 17 years since the release of their self-titled debut. read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesKurt Cobain's Daughter Assumes Public Image Rights
The addiction and recovery website The Fix reported yesterday that 19-year-old Frances Bean Cobain has been in control of Nirvana’s publicity rights—including using the name, likeness and appearance of her late father, Kurt Cobain—for two years now. This transfer of power happened in December 2010 when Love received a $2.75 million loan from Frances’ trust fund and agreed to resign from her post as the manager of End of Music LLC—the company responsible for collecting funds from Cobain’s publicity rights. read more
Found in: Music, NewsClassic Albums Recreated Out of Pantone Swatches
David Marsh, a British artist, has used Adobe software to turn 1,369 individual squares into reinterpretations of classic album covers. read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayThe Melvins' Kurt Cobain-Decorated Tour Van For Auction on eBay
The Melvins’ infamous 1972 Dodge Sportsman Royal Van, which they used as a tour van and dubbed “The Melvan,” is up for sale on eBay. Not only did the rock band leave many memorable drawings on the sides of the van, but Kurt Cobain also left few doodles of his own. You can bid on this one of a kind piece of memorabilia, but it will cost you a mighty penny. The current bid at the time of press is $99,999.99 with just over three days left. If you win you’ll also get two pieces of registration; one signed by... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayThe 20 Best Bonus Tracks
Thanks to the slightly wonky Gregorian calendar system, February is a bit longer this year. So to celebrate the bonus day, we’re highlighting 20 of our favorite bonus tracks on albums. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 90 Best Albums of the 1990s
We asked Paste editors, writers, as well as Twitter followers and Facebook fans what albums from the ’90s still matter to them. Here are the 90 Best Albums of the 1990s. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 10 Best Album Reissues & Box Sets of 2011
Since new music doesn't sell like it used to, labels are repackaging and remastering just about every classic album ever made. Our panel of music writers nominated 73 different reissues, best-of collections and box sets, which we narrowed down to 10 absolute must-haves. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayListen to a Previously Unreleased Nirvana Concert
Pitchfork points out that Duane Bruce, an alum of the Boston radio station WFNX, has posted a previously unreleased Nirvana concert that took place right before the release of Nevermind. The set was originally released through The Boston Phoenix’s website. read more
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