Dig On The Smashing Pumpkins' "Siamese Dream"

P&B brings you the "Dig On" Classic Album Series. We'll delve into our vaults to discuss the records that have profoundly impacted our musical tastes. The albums we present are considered essential to anyone's record collection. In the end, you can't understand the present (or future) until you "Dig On" the past.

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"And it's a chance I'll have to take.

And it's a chance I'll have to break."

-Lyrics from The Smashing Pumpkins' "Luna"

Like many others, I associate music to specific memories and times in my life. There are albums that I can't even listen to anymore because I get blasted with some serious post traumatic stress (Sarah McLachlan's Surfacing). And other albums bring me to an amazing, happy place. "Siamese Dream" is one of those special records that uncannily make me calm and remind me of what it feels like to be swept away by a collection of incredible songs.

Happy 1st Birthday, Paqman&Bull!

Turnbull & Paqman (Photo via us)

Well, it’s a bit of a belated birthday but here we are 1 year later and (hopefully) wiser. 276 posts, over 30,000 pageviews and hundreds of hours spent writing have come to pass. We feel that we're still refining our style to ensure we deliver the best product on the web while focusing on our mission: to be your source for insight on music, sport, and culture.

The WZRDs: Kid Cudi and Dot Da Genius Drop Rock Collabo

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WZRD's album dropped last week and I'm trying to figure out what to make of it. This project or duo consists of the outspoken Kid Cudi and Dot da Genius. I saw Cudi last year at the Molson Amphitheater after he rescheduled due to an illness and I felt really old. It was nothing but kids in attendance, who were eating up every verse and chorus. What made me uncomfortable were his vocals, not the young concert goers. And that was my major concern coming into this WZRD album.

Things That Make You Say WTF?!: Courtney Love Interprets "Jeremy" By Pearl Jam

You all know how I feel about Courtney Love, but this one was too terribly good to pass up. In this epic fail of a video, Love interprets Jeremy, a classic Pearl Jam cut, for the webonauts to enjoy (read: cringe). I did say that she interprets it since I can't in my right mind consider this singing. 

I highly encourage you to watch the "hole" video...it's so awful and hilarious at the same time. The 3:00 mark is in my opinion the pinnacle of this performance. Courtney needs a serious "Old Yellering" as she clearly has rabies or is clinically insane.

Sound off on this debaucherous spectacle in the comments .

-Paqman  

Rewind Worthy: Bon Iver Kills It On SNL

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From David Bowie to Nirvana, we've seen great artists perform on the Saturday Night Live stage. Bon Iver appeared in support of his latest self-titled release on Saturday, February 4th, and did not disappoint.

Friday Flashback - Happy Birthday! Naked Swimming Baby Edition

Nirvana - "In Bloom"

The 20th anniversary of Nirvana's quintessential album has come and gone. In honor of Nevermind's (belated) bday, here is one of my fave cuts "In Bloom", complete with a rad video. 

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For all of you Cobain heads out there, the Super Deluxe edition of Nevermind comes complete with 4 CDs and a DVD. The CDs include the original release remastered with B-sides, The Boombox Rehearsals recorded before to the final product and the Devonshire Mixes by Butch Vig. The DVD is a previously unreleased concert recorded at the Paramount Theater in Seattle, accompanied by a CD of the live show. This special box set will run you about $130 as it's limited to 10,000 copies in North America, with another 30K for the rest of the world.

Vinyl is also available if you want to wax your memories back.

Click here and here for previous P&B posts about Nirvana.

Your homework for the weekend: throw your copy of Nevermind in your stereo and remember when rock/alternative made a massive impression on the 90s and beyond. Heroin optional. Headbanging required.

-Paqman

SPIN Magazine Commemorates Nirvana's "Nevermind" with Free Tribute Album

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The August 2011 issue of SPIN Magazine pays tribute to Nirvana's Nevermind, celebrating the 20th Anniversary of it's release with a tribute album.

The album is called Newermind, and includes covers by Meat Puppets, Titus Andronicus, Surfer Blood, EMA, and Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band.

For your FREE Download, click HERE

-Turnbull

I Miss You, I'm Not Coming Back: 17 Years After Kurt Cobain's Death

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The music industry suffered a huge loss in 1994, when Kurt Cobain was found dead of an apparent suicide. It's hard to believe that so much time has passed since that dark day. You're going to see tons of articles today about the "what ifs" and "what really happened". I'm going to take you on a more personal journey exploring why Nirvana was, and still is, so important to me.