Video: Girl Talk: Scentless Apprentice (Nirvana Cover) [Live]

Last night was something of a rite de passage for me. I went to my first gig in my new hometown (Gainesville, FL), at the Common Grounds venue. It was nice to finally catch a show in what is, honestly, a poor town for live music. Opening up were The Ettes from L.A. and they were steadfastly okay. Seriously, a solid three-piece who had good dynamics, catchy hooks but nothing that you'd remember after they finished. They reminded me a LOT of the Sheffield band The Long Blondes , whose 'Lust in the [...]

All over the blogs this summer people have been up on Girl Talk's latest album Night Ripper like flies on shit. Which surprised me at first, considering music bloggers hated mashups more than anything, and this album is the ultimate mashup (300+ samples of top 40, alternative music)...that is, until i heard it. Now I am a believer. Not to mention his live shows look like maybe the funnest dance part this century has ever seen. He will be playing the Black Cat in DC the same night as [...]