A Day of Grunge, Rock, Sci-Fi and Horror at the EMP!

June 23rd, 2012 The Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum (EMP) in Seattle has some great special exhibitions happening at the moment from tributes to some of the greatest bands in the world to classic Science Fiction and Horror movies. NIRVANA: TAKING PUNK TO THE MASSES A great exhibition with many personal items belonging…

The Allure of Seattle for an Aussie Kid

Growing up in Australia there was always one city that stuck in my mind that I would like to visit someday, that city was Seattle. Originally it wasn’t high on my priority list as there were so many amazing places to visit, but it was always in the back of my mind. I first visited…

R.I.P. Kurt Cobain

 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana died in Seattle, Washington on April 5th, 1994 Just 27 years of age Rest In Peace Kurt Your music lives on forever…  From The Way of the Dragon to Nevermind Nirvana Live: 20th Anniversary Concert at the EMP Nirvana: Live at the Paramount Kurt Cobain’s Aberdeen A Day of Grunge, Rock, Sci-Fi…

Kurt Cobain’s Aberdeen

December 21st, 2011 Musicians Kurt Cobain (1967-1994) and Krist Novoselic grew up and started the early incarnation of the legendary grunge band Nirvana in the Western Washington city of Aberdeen. Being a huge fan of Nirvana, It was one place I had to visit on my recent trip to the Olympic Peninsula. The welcome sign to Aberdeen says “Come As You Are” in…

Shonen Knife: The most adorable punk pop band in the world!

November 8th, 2011 Shonen Knife the band I had come to see at the Tractor Tavern in Ballard on this Tuesday night are a three piece all girl punk pop band from Osaka, Japan who are celebrating their 30th anniversary on this tour (they have been heavily influenced by punk rock bands like the Ramones – one of the worlds first punk…

Mudhoney

October 23rd, 2011 Tonight I went to Neumos a music venue in Capitol Hill, Seattle to see the alternative rock band Mudhoney. Formed here in Seattle in 1988, their “dirty” sound (combining rock and punk) was a heavy influence on the distorted sound of Grunge that was to follow, and they inspired bands such as Nirvana. The…

Nirvana: Live at the Paramount

24th September, 2011   On this day 20 years ago Nirvana released their second studio album Nevermind. I have discussed this album and the 20th Anniversary Tribute Concert at the EMP Museum in previous posts, and can never say enough about how good an album it is. I still listen to it regularly and it really has stood the test…

Nevermind Live: 20th Anniversary Concert at the EMP in tribute of Nirvana

September 20th, 2011 Nevermind Live The Experience Music Project (EMP) Sky Lounge in Seattle was the venue for a sold out tribute concert for the 20th anniversary of the release of Nirvana’s classic 1991 album Nevermind. I was lucky enough to have managed to get a ticket the day it went on sale (for only $21!). Over 20 Seattle bands performed…

Purple Hazed Rock N’ Roll – Hendrix Lives On

A rock and rolled themed week for me in Seattle, not just the birthplace of Grunge music but also of a guitar god, the one and only Jimi Hendrix! Perhaps one of the greatest electric guitarists of all time? Born James Marshall Hendrix in Seattle on November 27th, 1942, he went on to play guitar down south,…

From the Way of the Dragon to Nevermind

JUNE 25th, 2011 Bruce Lee Today I ventured out to Lake View cemetery to pay my respects to “The Little Dragon” Bruce Lee and his son Brandon Lee.  One a true legend, the other on his way to becoming one. Bruce Lee died on July 20th, 1973 at the age of 32 (from an acute…