Click Track: The Vaselines


Posted at 02:00 PM ET, 11/11/2010

Taking sides: Which Kurt Cobain-endorsed band was the best?
By Click Track
Imagine the All Tomorrow's Parties festival Kurt Cobain could curate if he was still with us. (AP Photo/Robert Sorbo) Tonight, tropicalia superheroes Os Mutantes take the stage at 9:30 Club, opening for weird-rock rambler Ariel Pink. And while Mutantes first...

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Categories:  Taking sides | Tags:  Daniel Johnston, Half Japanese, Kurt Cobain, Melvins, Nirvana, Os Mutantes, Pixies, Raincoats, Shocking Blue, Vaselines, Wipers

Posted at 09:47 AM ET, 10/04/2010

In Concert: The Vaselines at 9:30 Club
By Mark Jenkins
The Vaselines: cute songs, blue humor. (Kyle Gustafson/ FTWP) By Mark Jenkins There are two ways to sell modest, strummy pop-punk songs -- with great fervor or with good humor. Unsurprisingly, the Vaselines chose the latter strategy Saturday night...

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Categories:  In concert | Tags:  9:30 club, teenage fanclub, the vaselines

Posted at 10:30 AM ET, 10/01/2010

Be specific: The Vaselines' Eugene Kelly talks about his group's long-overdue reunion
By Allison Stewart
The Vaselines are back with their first new album in 20 years. (Courtesy of Sub Pop Records) By Allison Stewart By the time Kurt Cobain famously praised the Vaselines, calling them his favorite songwriters in the whole world, the Scottish...

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Categories:  Be specific | Tags:  The Vaselines

Posted at 09:30 AM ET, 07/27/2010

Singles file: Tennis, U.C.B. f. Wale, the Vaselines
By Allison Stewart
Tennis, anyone? By Allison Stewart A weekly playlist for the listener with a one-track mind... Tennis: "Baltimore" The husband-and-wife duo craft a peppy, lo-fi ode to Charm City. U.C.B. featuring Wale: "Diana" The DMV go-go all-stars team with frequent collaborator...

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Categories:  Singles file | Tags:  Bun B., Chip Tha Rapper, Chuck INglish, Dan Auerbach, Freddie Gibbs, Tennis, The Kleptones, The Vaselines, U.C.B., Wale