A lot has happened in music lately

As you might or might have not noticed, I've been absent from the blogosphere for a week or so and phew, there's been all sorts of things going on! Here are some of my picks:

Arguably the biggest scoop is Nirvana's unexpected (or expected, depending on how you see it) onstage comeback. The iconic grunge group was inducted to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility (there has to be at least 25 years from the inductee's debut single; Nirvana's "Love Buzz" came out in 1988). The remaining members of the band then performed a handful of their songs with female singers, with Joan Jett, Kim Gordon (of Sonic Youth), St. Vincent and Lorde singing "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Aneurysm", "Lithium" and "All Apologies", respectively. The group also asked PJ Harvey to join them to sing "Milk It" but unfortunately, she couldn't make it. Check out the performances below:

















Hopefully the performances were also recorded officially so that we wouldn't have to rely on clips recorded with mobile phones.


So that's there. Then to other news:

Mashup Madness: Basement Jaxx vs Nirvana

I know how bizarre it sounds: Basement Jaxx's bubbly pop tune "Oh My Gosh" mashed up with Nirvana's grunge anthem "Smells Like Teen Spirit"? Doesn't sound like it would ever work. How in the world could it? But guess what - it does. Unfortunately the Youtube clip cannot be embedded so I just have to provide you with a link to it: here it is. But do check it out nevertheless, it's a fabulous clash of nearly opposite musical styles. It's ridiculously catchy!