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Flashback: Kurt Cobain died 19 years ago

April 5th, 2013

April 5, 2014 will mark the 20th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death. That makes today 19 years since the frontman of Nirvana died of an alleged self-inflicted gunshot to the head. He was discovered three days later in his Seattle home by an electrician reporting for work. A suicide note signed off with the Neil [...]

Tags: Anniversary, Blog, Kurt Cobain, nirvana
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Today’s Top 10: Musical Trailblazers

May 14th, 2012

Without Madonna there would be no Lady Gaga, without Jay-Z there would be no Kanye West, and without Michael Jackson you wouldn’t have any of the singing and dancing male popstars we know and love today. On Today’s Top 10 we’ll countdown the top 10 musical trailblazers. Don’t miss brand new episodes of Today’s Top [...]

Tags: arcade fire, beastie boys, David Guetta, drake, jay-z, Kanye West, lil wayne, ludacris, M.I.A, madonna, Maestro Fresh Wes, michael jackson, nirvana, Taio Cruz, Today's Top 10
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Today’s Top 10: Artists We Miss

April 17th, 2012

With the recent appearance of Tupac Shakur back from the dead as a hologram on stage at this past weekend’s Coachella Music Festival, we couldn’t help but put together a list of other legendary artists that we miss. And now this holograph of Tupac is allegedly going on tour now with Snoop Dogg and Dr. [...]

Tags: 2Pac, Aaliyah, amy winehouse, Big Punisher, Joe, michael jackson, nirvana, Ol' Dirty Bastard, The Notorious B.I.G., tlc, Today's Top 10, Whitney Houston
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Male Bonding “Aneurysm” (MP3)

November 14th, 2011

Male Bonding have quite a bit in common with the late Nirvana. They’ve both released albums on Sub Pop. They both like to blend bubblegum pop with loud, fuzzy guitars. They both live in the ’90s. And they both know how to play the song “Aneurysm.” Among other things, y’know. Male Bonding will be releasing [...]

Tags: Aneurysm, EMA, Male Bonding, MP3, nirvana, Rough Trade, The Wedge
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Nirvana ‘Live At Man Ray’ (Download)

November 3rd, 2011

If you thought the Nirvana vault had been cleared out, well, guess again. The Boston Phoenix has dug up an unreleased live set performed at a goth club club called Man Ray in Cental Square, Cambridge, on April 18, 1990. Despite the fact that they had yet to record Nevermind, the band kick out “Breed” [...]

Tags: download, nirvana, Stream, The Wedge
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The Wedge A.M. News Round Up: Big Day For Album Releases, Including Wilco, Dum Dum Girls, and Twin Sister

September 27th, 2011

Today marks a big day for album releases, unless you’ve already illegally downloaded all of them. Nirvana released the Nevermind 20th Anniversary edition, which Pitchfork awarded the rare rating of 10. Chicago rock veterans Wilco released their ninth album, The Whole Love and L.A. girl group Dum Dum Girls dropped their sophomore album, Only In [...]

Tags: dan mangan, Dum Dum Girls, Marion, nirvana, Ohbijou, radiohead, smashing pumpkins, Twin Sister, wilco, Youth Lagoon
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Watch a classic interview with Nirvana from 1991

September 23rd, 2011

It was 20 years ago – September 24, 1991 to be exact – that Nirvana released Nevermind, the album that swept aside a horde of hair-metal bands, changed the face of rock and made “grunge” a household musical term. In this vintage and worthless (the band’s words) Musique Plus interview, done a couple of weeks [...]

Tags: dave grohl, Krist Novoselic, Kurt Cobain, Musique Plus, Nevermind, nirvana
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The Wedge P.M. News Round Up: R.E.M. Call It Quits

September 21st, 2011

After 31 years, R.E.M. have called it quits. A few hours ago, the band announced the following statement on their website: “To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of [...]

Tags: Big Troubles, Bob Mould, nirvana, R.E.M.
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The Wedge A.M. News Round Up: VH1 to air rare Nirvana concert that will also be released on DVD

September 15th, 2011

The 20th anniversary for Nirvana’s Nevermind is quickly approaching and almost everyone is doing some sort of tribute to the eponymous album. On September 23, VH1 will be airing a rare, never-before-seen concert, entitled Nirvana: Live at the Paramount. The concert took place in 1991 on Halloween in Seattle and the band played a bunch [...]

Tags: Castanets, nirvana, PledgeMusic, Raymond Raposa, Sony, Sufjan Stevens, The Flaming Lips, Xtra Mile Recordings
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The Wedge: Five After Five

September 14th, 2011

For “5 After 5″ we bring you the five best tracks released into the world today via the World Wide Web. Click on ‘em and enjoy! Porcelain Raft “Come As You Are” (Nirvana cover) James Blake “Not Long Now” Guided By Voices “Angry Pillows (Gone Away)” Florence and the Machine “Shake It” Wavves “100%” (Sonic [...]

Tags: Florence and the Machine, Guided By Voices, James Blake, nirvana, Porcelain Raft, Sonic Youth, Wavves
Posted in 5 After 5, Blog, The Wedge | Posted by Cam