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Posts Tagged: Unplugged
Song of the Day: "Helpless"
By Max Gray
Neil Young's name has become synonymous with a special brand of rock music that came of age in the 60s, matured in the 70s, and burned on well past its contemporaries. From the laid back Buffalo Springfield, to the soaring harmonies of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, to his solo career, his songs and his […]
Tags: 22 A Million, bon iver, Buffalo Springfield, Helpless, neil young, Ray LaMontagne, Song of the Day, Stephen Stills, Unplugged
Song of the Day: "All Apologies"
The new documentary about Kurt Cobain, Montage of Heck, contains up-until-now unreleased home videos and animated footage of the Nirvana frontman's tortured diary entries. It reveals a deeply troubled psyche, inextricable from the genius associated with it. On the hypnotic Unplugged version of "All Apologies," Cobain complements a recognizable strain of defeatism in his lyrics with a kind of layman's spirituality. […]
Tags: All Apologies, Kurt Cobain, Montage of Heck, Nirvana, spirituality, Unplugged
Albums of Our Lives: Nirvana's Nevermind
By Naima Coster
The first time I listened to Nevermind, I sat on the bathroom floor with the liner notes and jewel case open on my lap.
Tags: cutting, depression, Experience Music Project, From the Muddy Banks of the WIshkah, Grunge, In Utero, Jagged Little Pill, Kurt Cobain, Music, Naima Coster, Nevermind, Nirvana, rock, Seattle, self harm, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Unplugged
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