Paul McCartney Reportedly Replacing Kurt Cobain in Nirvana Reunion
Huh?
We should’ve known this date would bring about some weird news. The Guardian is reporting that Paul McCartney is set to take the place of Kurt Cobain in a set at tonight’s 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy benefit concert at Madison Square Garden.
Surviving members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic haven’t played together in 20 years—save Novoselic’s appearance on the latest Foo Fighters album—but will perform a new song they’ve been working on with McCartney.
According to the article, McCartney’s spokesperson said Grohl asked him to play recently and the music icon found himself playing with the whole band—including guitarist Pat Smear, who toured with the band near the end of its run and is also a member of Foo Fighters.
“I didn’t really know who they were,” McCartney was quoted in the article. “They are saying how good it is to be back together. I said: ‘Whoa? You guys haven’t played together for all that time?’ And somebody whispered to me: ’That’s Nirvana. You’re Kurt.’ I couldn’t believe it.”
12-12-12 The Concert for Sandy Relief will bring together the likes of the Rolling Stones, Kanye West, Bruce Springsteen and as the above proves, much, much more. It begins tonight at 7:30 p.m. EST and will broadcast live on select television networks and in select theaters. It will also stream online.
IMHO it's not a Nirvana reunion; just some guys playing together.
That's whacky. And yet, Paul's got the rock and roll voice to sing "Helter Skelter" so I think he could rock "Smells Like Teen Spirit."
Side note: I'm still mildly boggled that Kathleen Hanna married Mike D. of the Beastie Boys.
They should play some songs from the
Backbeat
soundtrack. (eta: Dave Grohl played on it.)
I just rewatched
Backbeat.
Good times. So I bought the soundtrack and the first four Beatles albums along with the first Beatles anthology. I've always preferred mid-late Beatles to their early stuff, but now I'm enjoying their early stuff for its enthusiasm - I can almost imagine how new it must have sounded back then.
Also, I really liked the graphic novel
Baby's in Black
(about Astrid and Stu). It's fun to compare that book to the movie
Backbeat.
It's fun to compare that book to the movie Backbeat.
Yeah, the graphic novel is more from Astrid's point of view, while the movie is more Stu's.
Random bit o' randomness:
Currently I'm rocking out to Jeffry Lee Pierce's "Get Away."
(Pierce was the lead singer of The Gun Club.)
Just watched the "Nirvana" thing with Sir Paul. I really liked it. Nice to see Grohl on drums again.
ION, I just downloaded
In Limbo
by TEEN and am listening to it for the first time. I am working, and the album keeps on distracting me over how awesome it is.
eMusic sez:
Kristina “Teeny” Lieberson used to play keyboard for Brooklyn indie rockers Here We Go Magic, and while her own dreamy electro-psych sister act relies on slightly different ingredients, the results can be similarly spellbinding. TEEN’s 2011 digital-only EP Little Doods leaned toward narcotic lo-fi jangle that recalled Mazzy Star. Mixed and produced by Spacemen 3′s Sonic Boom, and engineered by Here We Go Magic’s Jen Turner, full-length debut In Limbo is a brainy, immersive and often-intriguing blend of pulsing krautrock drone and bouncy Phil Spector harmonies. The 11-track set has its share of reverby retro-pop gems, whether confidently thrumming “Better,” lovesick space-prom waltz “Charlie” or insistent, surf-flecked “Electric.” Elsewhere, on tracks like free-flowing synth workout “Unable” or crunching, Beta Band-skewed “Why Why Why,” TEEN sprawls out to suit the youth-appropriate album title. Either way, In Limbo is an alluring, sometimes-enchanting stroll along the blurry line between hooks and incantations.
In Limbo is a brainy, immersive and often-intriguing blend of pulsing krautrock drone and bouncy Phil Spector harmonies.
Sounds kind of like Stereolab?
Am listening to it again. I'll pick my fave and post to Buffistarawk if you want.
