Metalsucks — Melvins guitarist/vocalist and sworn enemy of hair dryers, Buzz Osborne, has been writing a tour diary for Spin, and in his most recent entry, he shares some really fond memories of touring with White Zombie: “Easily the worst touring experienc... more info

Chorus.fm — This week I'm calling to arms a campaign to end the elitist cancer we sometimes harness against the Top 40 radio that we tend to forget we were brought up on. You can read my thoughts (http://absolutepunk.net/journal.php?do=showentry&e=364302) on The... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — There's no shortage of nostalgia for '80s-era punk right now, and two of the genre's titans have finally joined up for a show . more info

Metal Injection — That's right! They counted DC as a state. A few weeks back, we reported The Melvins are looking to set a world record by playing 51 shows in as many days, in a different state each day, including Alaska and Hawaii. The tour kicked off this week ... more info

ContactMusic — A battered tour van used by cult rock band the Melvins and featuring a mural by Kurt Cobain has recently been sold on eBay for a generous 24701 The van dubbed Melvan was auctioned as a 1972 Dodge Sportsman Royal and was used by the Melvins on... more info

Prefix — Back in March, we reported that the legendary punk band Melvins' legendary touring van 'Melvan' was up for ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/melvins-melvan-sold-for-24000/68447/ more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Melvan, aka the old Melvins tour van that featured artwork by Kurt Cobain and which was driven by Kurt numerous times as well, has been sold on eBay for $24,701.00 (via Daily Swarm). In related news, Tweak Bird... more info

Chorus.fm — *Russian Circles* (http://www.facebook.com/russiancirclesmusic) recently shot a studio session with Toshi Kasai (The Melvins, Big Business). "309" can be seen in the replies. This is part one of a three part series. more info

Consequence of Sound — 1983 lineup back together for 1983 10". more info

Brooklyn Vegan — One half of Big Business on stage with Melvins at MHoW (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) While the remainder of their other bands are out doing deliciously obnoxious things like playing basements or every single state in the nation, Big... more info