If you thought Nirvana 's "Polly" was about a bird, this video is not going to make much sense to you. But "Polly" is not about a bird, it's about the rape and torture of a teenage runaway. Kurt read about the case the paper and wrote this song about it. Amanda Palmer covered the song as part of SPIN 's tribute to Nevermind , and now she has a video to go with her chilling take on the Nirvana classic. Watch it below.
Check out the video for Amanda Palmer's cover of Nirvana's "Polly' which was featured on the SPIN magazine's Nirvana " Nevermind" tribute album that was posted last summer
Owl Mag writer and Bay Area native, Jeff Bracco, cut classes and bought bootleg CDs to get his musical fix in high school.
Last spring Mumford & Sons, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros embarked on the Railroad Revival Tour , which saw the three bands traverse the country together via vintage train cars. The throwback tour, which got its inspiration from the famed 1970 Festival Express tour that transported the likes of the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin and The Band across Canada, began in Oakland and ended in New Orleans, stopped in six cities along the cross-country route where the bands performed at unique outdoor venues. The entire [...]
Watch Amanda Palmer put visuals to the dark story behind Kurt Cobain's lyrics in her video for Nirvana's 'Polly.'
Photo by Reed FischerOne of Pachyderm's forgotten classics: Girardo's Mo' RitmoPachyderm Studio was once an ever-expanding source of rural Minnesota trivia. The complex, tucked away behind some trees
Amanda Palmer has always been a bit of a weirdo, so what better Nirvana song to cover for a tribute compilation that their creepiest tune "Polly". Watch the video for the song from the SPIN tribute to Nevermind :
The AMANDA PALMER and co bring the NIRVANA's POLLY mp3 back to life via their haunting rendition for a SPIN magazine tribute comp.
Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra - Polly Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra have released the official video for their cover of Nirvana's "Polly" which was originally available via Spin Magazine as part of their Nirvana tribute issue. The video is based on Kurt Cobain's purported inspiration for the song, a newspaper article outlined the abduction and torture of a young girl.
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Tweet "Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes", David Bowie once sang. A rather apt song to be thinking of at the moment of my return back to the hallowed halls of LBYB after some time away. I'd like to tell you it was to do something grand like climbing Everest but sadly it was changes to personal stuff. All the while I was gone however, I kept an eye on the site and watched it go through some changes of its own, and what great changes they were. [...]
Guys, I have some really, really surprising, and upsetting, news to share. Maybe you should sit down for this one, 'cause it might be kinda hard to hear. But it's gonna be okay. We'll get through this together. I promise. Alright? Are you sitting down? Okay. Good. Here we go. Courtney Love has not been [...]
Frances Bean Cobain , figlia di Kurt Cobain e Courtney Love , ha recentemente posato per il fotografo Hedi Slimane. Alcuni attenti osservatori hanno subito notato come moltissimi scatti del servizio che vede protagonista la diciannovenne sembrino essere una sorta di rifacimento di alcune pose famose che immortalano il suo illustre padre. Questa galleria d'immagini mostra i casi più eclatanti. Qualche malvagio direbbe che Frances Bean ha solo una cosa che non va: un po' di geni di troppo provenienti da Cortney Love. via | Buzzfeed [...]
Gary Clark Jr. es un guitarrista originario de Austin, Texas. Comenzó su carrera como guitarrista en el circuito blues de esa ciudad por ahí de los 15 años y de pronto, a pasos agigantados se ha puesto en la mira del mundo de la música. Le llaman la reencarnación de Hendrix, salvador del soul, quien hará popular el blues dentro la audiencia actual, acostumbrada a la música mainstream prefabricada. Esas afirmaciones son de mucho peso y aceptémoslo, muy aventuradas, pero también hay que reconocer que son justificadas. Clark Jr. se mantuvo consistente como guitarrista [...]
Happy Friday everyone. It's time for another round of Friday on My Mind, when we present you a different musical idea every Friday. These posts are a joint effort between KEXP and King 5 News. This week, we're discussing three seminal Seattle artists. Nirvana One of the world's most influential bands of the past 20 years is Seattle's Nirvana. In the early 90's, Nirvana single-handedly altered the landscape of rock music and the Kurt Cobain penned "Smells like Teen Spirit" brought grunge to the forefront of the world's mind, and confirmed the [...]
This weekend, the City of Seattle and Sea-Tac Airport invite you to Experience the City of Music. Join us on Saturday, January 28, for the Sea-Tac Airport Music Initiative | Experience the City of Music Launch Party with free performances to celebrate this new initiative showcasing the Northwest region's music culture throughout the airport. This family-friendly event is totally free and features Recess Monkey , Carrie Clark & the Lonesome LoversClark , Fly Moon Royalty , and The Dusty 452s , all performing at the south end of baggage claim in the Gina Marie [...]
Infamously cantankerous studio rat/national treasure Steve Albini doesn't like to be called a record producer. He prefers the term "recording engineer." That's a dry, clinical term for what Albini actually does, but it makes sense that he'd prefer to be seen that way. Over the past few decades, Albini has overseen the creation of countless numbers of recorded artifacts. And even though he's been an outspoken opponent of the major-label system (and of other underground-rock heroes), he's known to work with just about anyone who requests his services, whether it's a major-label juggernaut like '90s radio-grunge rulers Bush or the [...]
With the early Two Thousand and Twelve emphasis on nurturing new talent in the world of music, we at MUZU.TV talked to the up and coming Dead Wolf Club, who are releasing their debut album on February 1st, through Scene Not Heard records. MUZU: Hi guys! You're releasing your debut album on DIY collective Scene Not Herd who claim to "put on the absolute best up and coming bands.". How's it feel to be part of something that chooses to be synonymous with launching great bands? [...]
Nell'anno di grazia 1991 il punk sfondò e i Nirvana fecero il botto, ma il sottoscritto era distratto. Attraverso la placenta protettiva in cui trascorreva l'infanzia, i selvaggi richiami della teenage angst gli erano giunti come suoni sordi ed ovattati. Solo una manciata di anni più tardi il summenzionato gruppo sarebbe diventato per lui - come per milioni di coetanei - una religione che sconfinava nel fanatismo. Gli ingredienti perché si consolidasse la vera fede, del resto, c'erano già tutti: un profeta morto per lavare i peccati del mondo e un testo sacro a cui attingere [...]
You have no idea how many times I've read about people referencing Captain Beefheart when describing the music I love, but for some inexplicable reason I have never really explored his music. The other day someone shared the video above on their Facebook timeline thingy and for the first time I actually listened to some Beefheart. And you know what, pretty fucking good don't you think. After that I happened across this phenomenal video for The Blues Are Still Blue by Belle & Sebastian. I am not convinced they gave permission for this directly, [...]
Whats good bugz?! I have some kick ass tunes to get you through this monotonous Monday. Some new Deadmau5, a little Notorious B.I.G. courtesy of Viceroy, and some throwback Nirvana that's given a modern-day makeover. Deadmau5 comes out hot with "Cthulhu23, a jam that is retro in style but still bangs hard, and a clip from "Shits Fashionable I Guess" , The Mau52s own version of the dubstep variety. Viceroy gets his Jet Life on with a funky and tropical remix of "Going Back to Cali", which features some steel drum samples that give it a truly beachy feel. Sound [...]
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