That In Utero memo | An outraged* reader responds

Freedom of speech, public debate, and to then be “stable” golf writers, copy, but as long as any 1 card reader complies with lively analog temerity to take a drive, and competent writing the column, and is a common disease, schizophrenia, I call the right locations. Damn green iguana.
That In Utero memo Google-translated into Haitian Creole, Russian, Welsh, Esperanto, Icelandic and back again into English
Make more sense now?
Deconstructing The Myth | 10 Reasons Why “Secret Memo Regarding Nirvana’s ‘In Utero’ Reissue Leaked” Is Not For Real

To sum up. I think this memo is probably a spoof. A very cleverly worded and artful spoof for sure… but still a spoof.
Secret Memo Regarding Nirvana’s ‘In Utero’ Reissue Leaked

People not only like to read the same story over and over again, they demand it. Our job is to retell the story, to reinforce the legends, to emphasise the inflexibility of the narrative.
Foo Fighters unveil new song with ‘new’ lead singer – exclusive* footage

IT’S NOT FUCKING NIRVANA you deluge of fuckwits IT’S THE FUCKING FOO FIGHTERS
Why Titus Andronicus are the Most Important Band of 2012
Punk’s alive and the gates to Bangs’s Promised Land are open once again.
Oh Andrew Vanwyngarden… where have you been all my life?

I met him on a dark night in Manchester with the sky glowing a shade of pinky orange light pollution
A gentle reminder to Courtney Love as she coarsely Tweets Lana Del Rey

You are all aware the song was originally called ‘Heart-Shaped Coffin’, right?
Little Roy – Battle For Seattle (Ark Recordings)

The best treatment of Kurt’s music since the wonderful Grunge Lite
Riot Grrrl – the collected interviews

Riot Grrrl is a myriad of contradictions. And that’s to the good.
Nevermind (the years that have passed)

We all start developing an enlightened view of the world from one kernel, one flashpoint.
The 10 Myths about Kurt Cobain and Nirvana they didn’t want you to read

‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ was originally written on a zither to prove it wasn’t a rock song
Thought for the day (Kurt Cobain) + 19 Nirvana-related blog entries

How does it feel to be Number One on Billboard?
The best rock song about being hungry

It is weird to be hungry in America. No one wants to hear about it, recognize it, or believe it.
We Don’t Have To Breed – Nirvana’s Nevermind and masculinity

Stuck with powerful sexual impulses, I convinced myself that to act on them was disrespectful and cheap.
Nirvana’s Nevermind, 20 Years Later

Nirvana had a bigger effect on American culture than any rock band since The Beatles. I was there, and anyone who tells you any differently is a goddamned liar.
Both Sides, Now! – How Women are Denied Universal Appeal as Songwriters

Men demand that women be natural and unaffected, and nowhere more so than in the world of music.
Why Everett True is sort of wrong… er… well, not exactly right… partially right yet partially not… oh well… whatever… nevermind…

I just don’t think anyone was trying to suck out, water down, or destroy Cobain’s legacy
Ty Segall – Goodbye Bread (Drag City)

My immediate reaction was The Three Bs: Boring. Blokey. Beards. But it’s not that simple.






