Glaswegian band the Vaselines formed in 1986, broke up in ’89 and ever since their reformation in 2008 have kept their fans on their toes with three fuzzy full-lengths, including last fall’s “V for Vaselines.” Principals Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee have a standing as cultish indie-rock icons, even beyond their infamous place in Kurt […]
Incoming: The Ting Tings, Mates of State, Wolf Alice, Holychild, Wildling, the Fontaines, Hotel Hot Burrito, Ivory Deville, the Vaselines, Mini Mansions, Eric McFadden, Paul Bergmann, the Entrance Band, Blackbird Blackbird, Wale, We Are Scientists, the Hood Internet, Patti Smith, Sam Smith, Body/Head, the Warlocks, Crash Kings, the Haden Triplets, Brooke Fraser, Susanna Hoffs, Magic […]
The Vaselines are one of those comeback/reunion stories that almost make you believe in a musical deity that metes out justice. The Scottish band, formed in the late ’80s by Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee, were famously embraced (and covered) by Nirvana – although not many others – and it’s impossible to avoid thinking about them […]
[Photos and capsule reviews of selected sets from the Hill Street Stage at Saturday’s FYF Fest:] Purity Ring, Hot Snakes, Future Islands, the Vaselines, A.A. Bondy, the Men, Sandro Perri, Devin ||| Photos by Laurie Scavo More photos and reviews after the jump:”
SPIN magazine devotes its new issue to the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s “Nevermind” – “the album [well, one of them, anyway] that changed everything.” Going beyond the usual words and pictures, though, the magazine solicited 13 artists to cover the songs on “Nevermind” for a free compilation titled “Newermind.” Included are two legendary artists Kurt […]
The following thought occurred to a certain music writer Tuesday night during Superchunk’s thwackingly good set at the Music Box: I should have name-checked Superchunk a lot more over the past few years of scribbling about buzz bands who aspire to high-energy guitar rock. The Chapel Hill, N.C. quartet – visiting to promote “Majesty Shredding,” […]
[It’s Karl Wallinger’s birthday today, and I miss me some World Party …] Top show featuring fortysomethings we love: ‣ Superchunk (new album “Majesty Shredding”) and the Vaselines (new album “Sex With an X” – that’s the video, above) play the Music Box, with Telekinesis opening. You couldn’t go wrong here either: ‣ Broken Social […]
Of all the comebacks and reunions and renaissances in the past two years, none found my sweet spot quicker than Superchunk’s “Majesty Shredding.” Majestic to its exuberant, celebratory core, the quartet’s first album in nine years doesn’t feel a bit like an attempt to cash in on the nostalgia of the band’s heyday. The video […]
It’s not just the news of the Vaselines’ return that has a smile on my face, it’s the squalid bite of their new single “I Hate the ’80s.” The Vaselines slipped away too quickly after releasing one album and a handful of singles in the late ’80s and early ’90s (famously compiled on Sub Pop’s […]
[Birthday cheers go out Sunday to Donovan, and I hope this abbreviated rundown isn’t too late to inform your weekend plans:] Tonight, updated: Here’s where it gets loud – Spectrum, who will be joined by members MGMT, plays Club Underground at the Echo tonight, along with the Entrance Band and Abe Vigoda. … Grand Duchy, […]
