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Top 10 Songs About Bad Fathers

While searching through my music selection for tracks that were fitting for father's day, it was quite apparent that most musicians sing about their dads whom they dread. SinceĀ not everyone was blessed with a loving and caring father, here are ten songs that will help the rest of you...

Dave Grohl, Eddie Vedder, Pat Smear & Mike Watt Jam Session

What do you get when you have Dave Grohl, Eddie Vedder, Pat Smear and Mike Watt in the same room? Well, if you were in Seattle this past Wednesday, you got to hear one hell of a jam session.Mike Watt was performing with his band the Missingmen when Eddie, Dave...

4 Basic Guitar Chords Every Beginner Should Master

If you're like me, the first song that you learned to play on guitar was Come as You Are by Nirvana. You probably didn't care about what key the song was in or what notes you were actually playing; you just wanted to play along, have fun and emulate your...

Kurt Cobain: 7 Interesting Facts That You Might Not Know

It's already been 17 years since the passing of Nirvana frontman, Kurt Cobain. He was only 27 years old when his body was found dead by an apparent suicide on April 8th, 1994. An investigation determined that his death occurred three days prior to his body being discovered. Today, we're...

Where Are They Now: Kids from Album Covers

What do a swimming baby with a dollar bill as bait, a girl on a swing set with shadow of an evil man in front of her ,and a baby angel smoking a cigarette have in common? They're all album cover artwork that are as memorable as the classic records...

Top 10 Biggest Grammy Upsets

Every year, the music industry gets together to award the most talented musicians of the previous year with a golden gramophone. With all the competition, crowd favorites don't always walk away with the prize. However, there are certain times where a clear winner is shunned and you're left wondering "What...

David Grohl's Awesome Discography

As the Foo Fighters prepare to launch their much anticipated 7th studio album, we take a stroll down memory lane and look at the various bands that frontman Dave Grohl has helped made awesome. Chances are that you knew that he was a part of Nirvana, Them Crooked Vultures and...

The Early Careers of Grunge Musicians

Have you ever wondered what musiciansā€™ jobs were before they made it big? Today, we start a new series to answer just that. "Before They Were Big" seeks to answer that burning question. This edition features some of the artists whose talents contributed to the grunge revolution.Kurt Cobain - NirvanaKurt...

The Rebirth of Grunge

In the mid 80s, a new genre of music began to emerge from the Seattle music scene. This punk/rock hybrid consisted of electric guitars, distortion pedals, angst-filled lyrics, and a lot of noise. It wasn't meant to be radio friendly, it was grunge. Sub Pop Records capitalized on the growing...

Frances Bean Cobain to Record First Song

It was bound to happen sooner or later; Frances Bean Cobain (FBC) is teaming up with Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley (both from Dresden Dolls) in their latest band, Evelyn Evelyn. According to Spin Magazine, she will be contributing vocals to a song titled "My Space" alongside Weird Al, Andrew...