Kid Pretentious posted a thorough roundup yesterday (see here if you missed it) but the hits just keep coming. Here's a handful of new posts with top tunes to keep you up all night:Ministry - Everyday Is HalloweenTwitter Updates For Halloween Mixtapes - including Weezy's No Ceilings and ting and ting....Cover songs mixtape - Halloween 2009 - something about David Yow of Jesus Lizard with Shell...
1. Portishead, "Sour Times." I don't know a lot about trip hop, so someone needs to correct me … was this the biggest trip hop song of all time? It sure seemed ubiquitous back in the day, still makes an impact on me when I listen to it, and I figure if it's made that much of an impression on me who's not a big fan, it must have really crossed over. I confess I don't think I can name another Por.
I'm not a huge Nirvana fan but I do have great respect for Kurt Cobain after knowing and covering Leadbelly. During his Live Unplugged show he introduced his mainstream audience to an unsung music legend barely known in today's world. Just to give you another point of reference to Leadbelly, he was one of the first musicians to record the song 'Black Betty' in the 1930's.Original: Where Did You...
Pop Heroism, One Song at a Time"Where Did You Sleep Last Night" - Nirvana Attributed to Huddie Ledbetter From MTV Unplugged in New York (Geffen, 1994) This V-C-V originally ran on August 23, 2005 on pcmunoz.com I have a picture of Kurt Cobain on my desk. It's a pretty well-known shot: a sort of sad close-up, with Cobain sporting a scruffy beard and looking directly into the camera, a few blonde...