Killed By Death Records — In Suomi punk was a big thing and lots of bands had long and fruitful careers with multiple releases in the late 70’s and in suprisingly many cases a long way into the 80’s. The music school kids from Nirvana … Continue reading → more info

Stereogum — ISIS! Very scary, and somewhat confusing from a foreign policy perspective, right? Your buddy Stephen Colbert’s got you covered. In a segment on Tuesday night’s Colbert Report, the future Late Show host broke down President Obama’s rationale fo... more info

Stereogum — If you took a quick look at the title of Nirvana’s “Rape Me,” you would understandably have some questions. But a simple internet search should clear up any confusion — Kurt Cobain was open about the meaning behind the song, clearing up any p... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — It is exactly 20 years since Oasis released their debut album, Definitely Maybe, so here are some supersonic facts about the record.1) Definitely Maybe became the UK's fastest-selling debut album of all time, with 86,000 units shifted in the first we... more info

Perez Hilton — As Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain's widow, Courtney Love inherited one of the most lucrative song catalogues from the 90s. But due to a few lawsuits, the Hole singer lost a considerable amount of that music money. And when we say considerable, man do w... more info

Stereogum — There’s too many Arcade Fire covers to list here anymore, but if you haven’t heard by now that the band is covering a song from a local artist at each show, you must not be visiting very often. (Why not? Stay a while, take off your coat, make you... more info

NME — The band have been playing regional covers during their 'Reflektor' tour more info

NME — Annie Clark performed with the surviving members of Nirvana earlier this year more info

Time — A surprisingly heartfelt, stripped-down performance from an artist known for dance-pop more info

Stereogum — Kiesza is a Canadian dance-pop singer who’s been working with Diplo and Skrillex and whose name has popped up a few times in Chris’s Week In Pop columns. She seems primed to be a big deal, even with the difficult-to-spell name and everything, and... more info