Monday, June 16, 2008

My Bloody Valentine - Pearl Jam - Jakob Dylan

My Bloody Valentine

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This one kind of snuck up on me. I read last week that My Bloody Valentine was going to be playing their first batch of shows in over 15 years and when I woke up this morning I already had people sending me live videos from the first show. It looks like Kevin Shields and Co. are back and haven't missed a beat. Here is a video with rather shitty sound quality, but it'll give you the gist of what went down the other night.

My Bloody Valentine "Only Shallow"


Pearl Jam

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According to reports, Pearl Jam played a blistering 3 hour set at Bonnaroo this weekend that marked their return to large festivals after the tragic deaths of 5 fans at a 2000 festival in Denmark. The band hadn't played a festival gig since, and I don't blame them.

After watching fat pieces of shit Metallica stink it up on the main stage the night before, Pearl Jam was a welcomed breath of fresh air and proved to be the fan favorite over the weekend.

As many records as Pearl Jam have sold over the years, I still feel like they are pretty underrated, considering they are the only real survivors of the grunge scene. Here is a video of their performance of "Black" at Bonnaroo.

Pearl Jam "Black"


Jakob Dylan

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I've always rooted for Jakob Dylan over the years. It can't be easy having to follow in your father's footsteps - especially when your father is Bob Dylan. No matter what he does, he's always going to be Bob's kid.That's just not fair to do to anyone, but Jakob has always made interesting music - never really ripping his Dad off like so many people expected him too.

Jakob Dylan has a new solo record titled, "Seeing Things" that quietly came out on June 10th, 2008. It's pretty solid folk-rock stuff. I was actually pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this record. It's rad. Buy it.

Jakob Dylan on David Letterman

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