Post Malone x Nirvana Tribute

Normally singer-songwriter, rapper, producer and actor Post Malone wouldn't be in my musical radar, but he recently hosted a live concert in tribute to Nirvana. I knew Post Malone had previously played in various metal/rock bands, so my interest was slightly piqued at him tackling one of my favourite bands during high school. The final bit information that finally go me to click on the link and watch the video - Travis Barker of Blink-182 would be filling in as the drummer...

I never really disliked Post Malone, it was more indifference, but after watching the above video I am definitely a fan. I'm not yet sure if that fandom extends to his regular musical output. I'll have to spend an afternoon or two giving his albums a proper listen before I can make that decision.

Members of Deftones stream live DJ sets on Twitch

Several members of Deftones have been live-streaming DJ sets over on Twitch. I've yet to catch one live set, but it looks as though all the set lists are being added to the band's Spotify page a few days after the live steam.

Here are the sets, so far:

Frank: http://bit.ly/frvnksdjset (17.04.2020)

Sergio: http://bit.ly/sergiosdjset (21.04.2020)

Chino: hopefully we'll get a link soon

Dave Grohl shared "pandemic Playlist" with The Atlantic

Dave Grohl (of Foo Fighters and Nirvana fame) compiled an eclectic 10 song play list to weather out the pandemic, which appeared over at The Atlantic.

Here's the the track listing:

1. The Cars - Let's go
2. Madness - Our House
3. Ahmad Jamal - Ahmad's waltz
4. LCD Soundsystem - Drunk girls
5. Alice Cooper - School's out
6. Art of Noise - Moments in love
7. The Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet with butterfly wings
8. Vince Guaraldi Trio - Linus and Lucy
9. Patsy Cline - Crazy
10. The Beatles - Here comes the Sun

I created a Deezer playlist if you want to take a listen.

New album(s) from Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails released the next installments of their instrumental series Ghosts V:Together and Ghosts VI: Locusts as free downloads.

A return...

Holy cow! It's been a really long time since I've visited this Blog.

I was about to start a new blog, as a means to document all the ways musicians were coming together to raise awareness about the current COVID-19 pandemic, whether it be through releasing new music for free, streaming live performances from their living rooms, or uploading old concert footage to Youtube. You can find the full list of posts here!

Maybe I should have restarted this project earlier. But, a lot has happened in the years since I last visited: priorities changed, interests shifted, and time poured into other activities. Any way, now seems as good a time as any to get back into blogging.

I don't know how often I'll post (or what additional content will be covered), but for now, I have plans to share new music from Nine Inch Nails, several playlists from live DJ sets by members of Deftones, and a Post Malone playing a Nirvana tribute concert, and a star-studded rendition of Foo Fighters "Times like these." If there are any other videos/playlists/downloads you have come across during your lock down, then don't hesitate to share them in a comment.

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