Paul McCartney + Dave Grohl and friends - "Cut Me Some Slack" (Jam)

That "Nirvana" "reunion" everyone is talking about that isn't a "Nirvana" "reunion" at all.

AMANDA PALMER & THE GRAND THEFT ORCHESTRA: "POLLY"

Check out this version of Nirvana's "Polly" by Amanda Palmer.

Nirvana - Live Version of "Scoff"

Nirvana was awesome in 1990. Check out their tune "Scoff". Download it if you want by clicking here. The band's debut will be reissued on November 3rd of this year. The track listing is below. Please tell me you already have this album already and you are just going to buy the reissue for the liveness that follows.

Bleach: Deluxe Edition
1. Blew
2. Floyd the Barber
3. About a Girl
4. School
5. Love Buzz
6. Paper Cuts
7. Negative Creep
8. Scoff
9. Swap Meet
10. Mr. Moustache
11. Sifting
12. Big Cheese
13. Downer
Live at Pine Street Theatre
1. Intro
2. School
3. Floyd the Barber
4. Dive
5. Love Buzz
6. Spank Thru
7. Molly's Lips
8. Sappy
9. Scoff
10. About a Girl
11. Been a Son
12. Blew

Enter the Vaselines Review and "Son of a Gun" MP3

It's easy to hear the Vaselines influences as well as the influenced. But it's funny to think a band of relatively unknowns as big influencers. As we all know, we owe Kurt Cobain for that. He spoke very highly of this band.

And that inspiration may not appear to be worn on Cobain's sleeve. But, really it is. There are many things that are special about the Vaselines. Most important is their talent with melody. These songs seep into your brain and can float about for days. How very Nirvana is that?

In fact it is fun for the casual fan to stumble upon a few songs that they may have credited to Nirvana in the past ("Son of a Gun, "Molly's Lip's", "Jesus Don't Want Me For a Sunbeam")

On Enter the Vaselines- a career retrospect in two parts-a reissue of a reissue of the bands complete recordings from 1992 (at the height of Cobain-mania) and the remaining demos and live tapes.

Although this is a lot of music to listen to consecutively there are few bad moments. On the second half of the release many songs will slip into the background because of the weak recordings or because of boredom.

But the jangle pop punk is so sweet on the first half of the disk that you will wonder how more aren't influenced by this band.

As far as their influences, they owe a lot to the Velvet Underground, but the boy/girl contrast of Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee -though somehow lo-fi-also channels punk bands without much distortion.

The highlights on the album are many. The aforementioned Nirvana covers are stunning to hear in their original form. And beyond these tracks "Dum-Dum", "Dying For it" and "You Think You're a Man" continue along the bands playful sexual driven tunes.

This is an album that all rock fan should have in their collection. Many owe Nirvana a thanks for getting them off commercial rock. And if you aren't off it and still listen to Nevermind regularly this may be the album to wean you off and take you through a decade plus of great indie music...even if these tunes are years older than Nirvana.

Rated: "It's Great"

Vaselines - "Son of a Gun (MP3)

Kurt Cobain's Ashes Stolen

Can you believe this? Courtney Love had this to say about her late husband, Kurt Cobain's ashes being stolen.

"I can't believe anyone would take Kurt's ashes from me. I find it disgusting and right now I'm suicidal. If I don't get them back I don't know what I'll do."

Read the whole story here. Cobain, the front man for Nirvana died in 1994.

Kurt Cobain: About a Son, Happy Birthday

Watched About a Son tonight. Mr. Cobain's birthday is tomorrow. This is a video for a song called "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Remember it?