Back to the Shack

So, we finally got to hear our first bit of "Everything Will Be Alright in the End," Weezer's 9th (or 10th if you count "Death to False Metal") studio album. There is a lot of buzz online about the new album and fans are excited for a return to form after the lackluster "Ratitude"/"Hurley" eras.

Here's the first single "Back to the Shack"



Not bad, not "Blue" or "Pinkerton" great, but it shows lots of promise for the new (old) direction the band is heading.

Nirvana Unplugged After the Show

Nirvana Unplugged stands alone at the top when people look back at MTV's Unplugged series. Being a huge Nirvana fan, I love every minute of that concert and came across a unique video on YouTube that talks with the people involved in planning and producing Unplugged.

I hadn't seen this before, so if you're a big Nirvana fan (or grew up in the '90s), have a look:

Nirvana Reunion with Paul McCartney

"Cut Me Some Slack"

One more time, with feeling ...

Are these getting old yet?

History of Rap 2.0

It was great the first time around and Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon deliver again on "History of Rap 2"

The Big Four

Metallica has announced that the rumors are true and the "The Big Four" are indeed playing together.

Now, Metallica playing with Anthrax and/or Slayer, while still a big show, isn't that newsworthy, but Metallica sharing a stage with Dave Mustain's Megadeth is huge. Any Metallica fan knows that Dave was the original guitarist in Metallica and Lars and James kicked him out just before they recorded "Kill 'em All." Kirk Hammett was brought on board and the rest is metal history.

To say that Metallica and Mustain had a rocky relationship from there would be putting it lightly. So for them to be in concert together is historic and shows the materity that these guys have gone through over the years.

Now fans can only hope that "The Big Four" make it to the states.

20th Anniversary of "Bleach"

Nirvana's debut album "Bleach" is turning 20, so there's lots of cool, new information out there on about it. Check out the Seattle Weekly blog for lots of articles and interviews about "Bleach," head over to Sub Pop for a track list and info on the new delux edition being release on Nov. 3 (including a never before released live show from 1990) and PopCandy asks, "Where did you first hear it?"

I'm not sure I first remember hearing it. I was and still am a huge Nirvana fan so I've been listening to "Bleach" for years. I know after Unplugged, everyone wanted to hear the original version of "About a Girl," and that song soon became one of the only complete songs that 7ate9 (my band from high school) could play completely.

I'm definitely going to check out the delux edition and if you are a Nirvana fan and have never given "Bleach" its due, you should check it out as well. The songs are different that what you hear on "Nevermind" and "In Utero," but in a good way. This was before Dave Grohl joined Nirvana so there's a different vibe to the drumming and the guitars are more raw, but songs like "School," "Negative Creep" and "About a Girl" will show you where Nirvana was headed before Nevermind, while other songs like "Floyd the Barber," "Sifting," "Paper Cuts" and "Mr. Moustache" show you a more heavier, metal/punk, experimental early style.

Metallica Inducted in Rock and Roll HOF

Awesome to see Jason back with Metallica, even if it was for one night only: