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Archive for October 2007

October 9th, 2007

Jeff Buckley - Grace

I’m not sure why it’s taken me this long to mention Jeff Buckley’s Grace, since it’s one of my favorite albums ever.
Released on August 23, 1994, this was Jeff Buckley’s first and last complete studio album. In 2004, a Legacy edition was released, which includes the long sought after “Forget Her”
At some point you’ve probably […]

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October 8th, 2007

Pearl Jam Quick Hits: Mike McCready on Crohn’s, Eddie Vedder and the Oscars, Brad & Green River

Pearl Jam may be resting up, but it’s members are keeping pretty active.
Let’s start with guitarist Mike McCready who will be on HealthTalk.com to discuss Crohn’s Disease tomorrow, October 9, at 7 p.m.
Frontman Eddie Vedder has had some of his tracks from Into The Wild were submitted to the Academy Awards. The tracks selected were “Guaranteed”, “No […]

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October 8th, 2007

Pearl Jam Quick Hits: Mike McCready on Crohn’s, Eddie Vedder and the Oscars, Brad & Green River

Pearl Jam may be resting up, but it’s members are keeping pretty active.
Let’s start with guitarist Mike McCready who will be on HealthTalk.com to discuss Crohn’s Disease tomorrow, October 9, at 7 p.m.
Frontman Eddie Vedder has had some of his tracks from Into The Wild were submitted to the Academy Awards. The tracks selected were “Guaranteed”, “No […]

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October 5th, 2007

FYI: Radiohead

Hopefully by now you’ve heard the news about Radiohead’s new album, if not, you can go here or there for more info. With all this buzz, it seems like a good time for an FYI on Radiohead.

Colin Greenwood, Thom Yorke, Ed O’ Brien, Phil Selway and Jonny Greenwood went to Abingdon School together.
In 1986 they formed […]

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October 4th, 2007

The Top Alternative Beatles Covers

It seems like a prequiste to cover The Beatles if you’re in a band. Everyone from legends, (such as Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash and Stevie Wonder), to more diverse acts (Motley Crue, PM Dawn, Aerosmith), to the are you serious covers, such as Jim Carry’s take on “I Am The Walrus”, have covered the Fab Four. With that being said, I now present […]

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October 3rd, 2007

Veruca Salt - Seether

This was the breakout song from Veruca Salt’s 1994 debut album American Thighs.
“Seether” is a catchy little number that proves that girls can rock. It doesn’t hurt that the song’s writer, Nina Gordon, and fellow Veruca Salt founder Louise Post are hotties.
Oh yeah, that dreadful band Seether got their name from this song. I guess […]

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October 2nd, 2007

Cake - B-Sides and Rarities

The Sacramento natives just released their 6th album, which is a collection of b-sides and rarities, just as the title implies.
Among the songs on the 12 disc compilation is a number of diverse covers done Cake style, ranging from Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs”, Frank Sinatra’s “Strangers in the Night”, Barry White’s “Never, Never Gonna Give […]

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October 1st, 2007

Chris Cornell On Tour…Again!

Chris Cornell will remain on the road until the end of November, as he adds another round of dates.
The former Soundgarden/Audioslave frontman has been touring for the last six months in support of his second solo album Carry On. He’s currently wrapping up some dates in the Western parts of the U.S. and Canada before […]

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October 1st, 2007

Chris Cornell On Tour…Again!

Chris Cornell will remain on the road until the end of November, as he adds another round of dates.
The former Soundgarden/Audioslave frontman has been touring for the last six months in support of his second solo album Carry On. He’s currently wrapping up some dates in the Western parts of the U.S. and Canada before […]

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