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...before Caz’s lament, Little Richard voiced a similar criticism of Elvis, claiming that the so-called “King of Rock and Roll” had usurped his status as rock’s monarch. Turf wars continue to thrive in the modern era (witness Nirvana??s territorial pissings over Pearl Jam’s alleged corruption of grunge), along with another enduring cut of beef, the “philosophical” feud, one founded on a fundamental difference regarding aesthetic or content.Lynyrd Skynyrd’s classic rock diss track...
...piled on the doomster ur-grunge of “Sludgefeast,” before exiting stage left for the requisite encore. When the band swaggered back in, no-one complained.They chugged straight into “Freak Scene.” Veterans danced along as young headbangers discovered Nirvana??s extensive debt to Dinosaur Jr. The pit gave two thumbs up as the band raced into final number “Mountain Man,” only stopping as the house lights went up. As I headed out to ice my ear drums, the crowd remained, trying...
...advance, $17 day of show. (BBC)Cover Bands Halloween Party. Like last night’s amazing Cage show, the Middle East Upstairs will be hosting several cover bands in addition to comedy duo the Walsh Bros. Hooray for Earth (formerly known as Raymond) will be covering Nirvana??s “In Utero,” The Luxury will do Oasis’ “Definitely Maybe,” and Velvet Morning will take on Radiohead’s “OK Computer.” 18+. The Middle East Upstairs...
...behind their austere sound, as something resembling a more conventional melodic structure rears its head in the middle of some of these new songs. As their eighth album, it represents a major shift for the band: it is their first album for new label Sub-Pop (which, ironically, was Nirvana??s first label, and the current home of Garden State favorites The Shins and the Postal Service), and was co-produced by David Friedman, famous for his work for more exuberant acts like the Flaming Lips. The pretty pop work of Friedman shines through on a number...
...turns out that young Americans look more politically motivated than they have been in more than a decade—since Bill Clinton’s first presidential election in 1992, when a generation of grunge-rock inspired activists answered Nirvana??s call to kick George Bush Sr. out of the Oval Office...