Video: Hüsker Dü - Eight Miles High (Pink Pop Festival 87)

Want to Levitate the Pentagon? These Songs Might Help

John Denver - Live from England - Fly Away
​On this date in 1967, some 50,000 protesters marched on the Pentagon with the intention of levitating it and exorcising any "evil spirits" within. The effort was led by Yippie leader Abbie Hoffma... Continue reading "Want to Levitate the Pentagon? These Songs Might Help" >

New Bob Mould

Hüsker Dü - Eight Miles High (Pink Pop Festival 87)
The incomparable Bob Mould releases his new solo album Life And Times on Tuesday April 7th. Seems like just yesterday when Bob released his first solo album, Workbook, 20 years ago, just a year or so after the legendary Husker Du broke up. He plays Philly this Friday (April 3rd) at the North Star Bar. City Lights (Days Go By) - Bob Mould [...]
Artist:Bob Mould
Title:City Lights (Days Go By)
Link Text:City Lights (Days Go By) - Bob Mould
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Year:2009

Covers - Weird, Wonderful and Downright Odd

Hüsker Dü - Eight Miles High (Pink Pop Festival 87)
Just like tribute albums, covers are a very special topic - some bands do nothing but copy the original note-for-note, while others are capable of transforming somebody else's song into their own original number. Here's a list of curious covers and artists who decided to do their take on songs that we least expected to [...]

Hüsker Dü weekend: Eight Miles High

Hüsker Dü - Eight Miles High (Pink Pop Festival 87)
Everything comes to an end, and so we must ring down the curtain on our Hüsker Dü weekend. To wind up, a cover version, from the 1987 Pink Pop Festival - the band take their crack at Eight Miles High: [Part of the Hüsker Dü weekend ]

MML: Indie Classics Vol. 2 (Minneapolis)

Hüsker Dü - Eight Miles High (Pink Pop Festival 87)
Hopefully, a few of you had a chance to check out our first indie classics post (1985 - 1986) in March [original feature + downloads]. For those who did and were wondering, we will most definitely be following up, however random and sporadic the updates may seem. Today we jump all over the time line, but at least were able to stay within the same city to do so. The now famous Minneapolis/St.
Title:Even Without You
Link Text:Even Without You
File Name:The Magnolias - Even Without You.mp3
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Artist:Magnolias
Title:When I'm Not
Link Text:When I'm Not
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Year:1992
Artist:Soul Asylum
Title:Closer To The Stars
Link Text:Closer To The Stars
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Year:1986
Artist:Soul Asylum
Title:Tied To The Tracks
Link Text:Tied To The Tracks
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Year:1986