There’s a series of photos of Kurt Cobain taken at the 1993 VMAs that are… Read the postWeek 690: “All Apologies” by Nirvana (Sinéad O’Connor cover)
This song was huge in the 90s. I remember hearing it everywhere, marvelling at the… Read the postWeek 671: “The First Day of Spring” by Gandharvas
Every group of friends has one member who, despite being a bit off-the-wall, is really… Read the postWeek 634: “Before Your Very Eyes…” by Atoms For Peace
Of all the famous fictional uncles of screen, stage, and page – Uncle Phil, Uncle… Read the postWeek 588: “Sandusky” by Uncle Tupelo
In 1962, baseball player Richie Ashburn was in the final season of a hall-of-fame career.… Read the postWeek 508: “Green Arrow” by Yo La Tengo
In most ways, I’m a fully-functional adult. I pay my bills. I do my laundry.… Read the postWeek 501: “Wrapped” by Ola Szmidt
The Dead Texan was a one-off audio-visual project by ambient musician Adam Wiltzie and filmmaker… Read the postWeek 460: “The Struggle” by The Dead Texan
For a teenager in the early post-Nirvana days searching for the next life-changing band, the… Read the postWeek 348: “Lucid Anne” by Self
Sweden really has a knack for pop music. From ABBA in the 70s, to Roxette in the… Read the postWeek 309: “Heartbreaker” by The Cardigans
Since the day this blog started, I knew it would feature a Radiohead song. I… Read the postWeek 300: “Let Down” by Radiohead
March is one of the best months. It gets a bad reputation because of the… Read the postWeek 251: “Sunshine” by Josh Rouse
I don’t really remember much about Kurt Cobain’s suicide. At the time, I was more… Read the postWeek 203: “Something In The Way” by Nirvana
At a fair a couple weeks ago, I saw a display of “hypnotism”, in which… Read the postWeek 173: “Rainbo Conversation” by Stereolab
Failure was a rock band from California that rose to almost-fame in the 1990s. I… Read the postWeek 168: “Blank” by Failure
I walked past a yard sale the other day. Actually, it was more than a… Read the postWeek 163: “Strings of Complacency” by Twigs & Yarn
This is a 1990s alt-rock anthem that doesn’t get enough credit. Which is fitting, because the band… Read the postWeek 145: “Red” by Treble Charger
There are a lot of Weezer fans who hate Weezer. Recent research (ie. an afternoon… Read the postWeek 124: “Only In Dreams” by Weezer
The Tea Party is a Canadian band that gained a healthy following in Canada in… Read the postWeek 100: “The Badger” by The Tea Party
Every country has a Glasgow. Glasgow tends to exist in the shadow of Edinburgh. Just… Read the postWeek 97: “Plastic” by Midnight Lion
One of the big criticisms of Nirvana was that they couldn’t play their instruments. But… Read the postWeek 74: “Walking After You” by Foo Fighters