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British proto-punk Poly Styrene: 1957-2011
By MIKEL TOOMBS
“Some people think little girls should be seen ‘n’ not heard, but I say,” Poly Styrene says at the start of X-Ray Spex’ Brit-punk classic 1977 single: “Oh Bondage! Up Yours!” (It’s not about sex, but there’s sax, played by Lora Logic.)
The pre-riot grrrl, born Marian Joan Elliott-Said to a British mother and [...]
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Nirvana legend rocks on with retrospective EMP|SFM exhibit
“When Nirvana hit it big, it was overwhelming because we were part of the counterculture. Nirvana didn’t go to the mainstream — the mainstream came to Nirvana.” — bassist Krist Novoselic
By GENE STOUT
“Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses” opened last weekend at the Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum with the excitement and anticipation one would [...]
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Yellowcard brings ‘violin induced pop-punk’ to Showbox SoDo
By MIKEL TOOMBS
You’re far more likely to find violence than violins inspiring rock music.
Oh, back in the day there was hippie-dippy It’s a Beautiful Day, featuring David LaFlamme. And not all that long ago I chanced upon Guarneri Underground, outside Bellevue Square, playing an electric-violin-based version of Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” (duh duh duhnt, duh duh [...]
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Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder releases new album, launches solo tour
In support of his upcoming solo album, “Ukulele Songs,” Eddie Vedder will launch a short U.S. solo tour in June and July.
Vedder’s tour kicks off June 15 at Performing Arts Center in Providence, R.I., and closes July 15 at Seattle’s Benaroya Hall. See dates below.
Joining Vedder on the road is musical guest Glen Hansard (The [...]
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@ SXSW: SXSeattle showcase amazing, but disaster strikes OMD set at Stubbs
Seattle photographer Christopher Nelson put in a marathon week in Austin, Texas, at the 2011 SXSW music conference and festival, one of the biggest and most important gatherings of music industry professionals and fans in the country. The event closed Sunday, March 20.
Here’s what Nelson wrote about Friday’s SXSeattle showcase, as well as an OMD [...]
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