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
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
Simply the Best Halftime Show Ever
First, a disclaimer. Every performance featured on Newport 65 is selected because it’s been deemed extraordinary. Ninety-nine percent of the time, that also means the performance is excellent. But sometimes, as in this case, we’ll leave the descriptors at extraordinary. Here … Continue reading
Ed Sheeran Plays One More Song
If the name Ed Sheeran makes you think top 40 radio, sappy songs, and a teeny bopper audience, fair enough. Those things have made him very famous and very rich. But before all that he put in the work, played … Continue reading
Prince Unleashes a Monster Solo
Here’s a song almost everyone knows, The Beatles’ While My Guitar Gently Weeps. In this version from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Dhani Harrison, and others pay tribute to George Harrison with one of … Continue reading