Author Archives: mike
Goo Goo Dolls Celebrate the 4th in a Downpour
Question: What do these three guys have in common? Name: Jon John Johnny Born: 1962 1963 1965 Occupation: Lead Singer (Bon Jovi) Lead Singer (Jesse and the Rippers) Lead Singer (Goo Goo Dolls) Hair: Glorious Incredible Magnificent Better question: What … Continue reading
Kurt Cobain Would Like to Know Where You Slept Last Night
After Nirvana ended their Unplugged in New York special with Where Did You Sleep Last Night, the producers wanted an encore. But Kurt didn’t think he could top the performance. Plus, he had prefaced it with “Fuck you all, this is the … Continue reading
Aloe Blacc Earns that Dollar
Here we have Aloe Blacc and friends with a Parisian coffee shop a cappella version of I Need A Dollar. This performance is part of the Take Away Shows series put together by La Blogotheque, which is really worth checking … Continue reading
Florence + the Machine Get Everybody High
“We need human sacrifices!” So says Florence Welch, lead singer of Florence + the Machine, getting as many people as possible up on shoulders before launching into Rabbit Heart (Raise it Up) at the Reading Festival in 2012. If you watch a … Continue reading
A Killer Neil Young Cover by Grace Potter and Joe Satriani
According to Rolling Stone, Neil Young’s Cortez the Killer is the 321st best song of all time, featuring the 39th best guitar solo of all time. So the original album version is awesome. But it’s been covered a lot too, and … Continue reading