MTV'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... 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
Found in: Culture, NewsNirvana's MTV Unplugged comes to DVD
Nirvana's unanticipated swan song on MTV's Unplugged stands as a pretty iconic performance. Okay, make that a ridiculously iconic performance. Surrounded by an almost funereal backdrop, Kurt Cobain and company proved that they didn't have to jack up the amps to make an impact, turning in haunting renditions of original tunes "Dumb" and "All Apologies," as well as excellent covers of David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold The World" and Meat Puppets' "Lake of Fire." Recorded just under five months before Cobain's suicide, the show took on a new weight when it first appeared on CD in November of 1994.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsNirvana's Live! Tonight! Sold Out! Released on DVD
Geffen/UMe has announced the DVD release of Live! Tonight! Sold Out!, which chronicles Nirvana's 1991-1992 world tour and their subsequent rise to rock icon status. First released on VHS in 1994, the new DVD version has been digitally remastered, color corrected, and amped up to include previously unreleased concert and interview footage. Originally filmed on home video by the band, Live! Tonight! Sold Out! features live performances of "About A Girl," "Polly," and "Come As You Are," among others. Exclusive DVD extras include five tracks recorded live in Amsterdam on the band's first world tour. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsNirvana - Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind (DVD)
A fascinating look inside the album that helped flannel trump leather in rock couture... read more
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