BtB is my favorite, but that’s already been mentioned. Our Fake History is my second favorite and also very worth a listen!

Their angle on things is addressing points in history that, for one reason or another, have been misrepresented or misremembered, but they get into all sorts of topics, so that’s not always their explicit goal.

There is also This Podcast Will Kill You, which is more a science show than history, but they always have a history segment on whatever their subject is (mostly viruses, infections, diseases, and occasionally poisons and disorders). The hosts are both named Erin. That’s not relevant to the thread. I just think it’s funny.

I’ve dug this song for all my adult life, but wasn’t aware he was on this one. It really might be his peak lol

Same. I’m stuck in an area where locals view me as an outsider, and loneliness is an ever-present threat. Scrolling is just one of the many ways I keep myself feeling human and connected to the larger world.

I have heard them and was aware that the Puppets performed with Nirvana on those songs, as well as of the former’s overall influence on the latter.

Still, I think there is a depth to Kurt’s voice and an eccentricity to how he played that nudges those versions over a certain metaphysical edge, but that’s just my take on it. As much as he learned from MP, he was also an avid parasocial student of Leadbelly, and that influence makes each version of those songs very distinct pieces in my ears. Still very similar ofc, but also each their own worlds, with their own flavors.

If you disagree, that is perfectly okay, and, either way, I appreciate you adding a bit of context for the uninitiated.

I completely forgot about Love Buzz somehow (that bass line tho) and have already kicked myself for not mentioning their The Vaselines covers. Glad someone brought em up!

I think Incesticide was one of their most vibiest releases and the covers on their are all wonderfully done. Molly’s Lips very much included!

It’s looking more and more like China will be filling a certain obvious power void in the near future. I wish our era would get less interesting already 😕

The “the” of it was actually a product of Russia laying claim to Ukraine. The idea was that it implies Ukraine is just one region within a larger body iirc.

Your “friend” sounds like they’re due for at least one brick to the ribs. You deserve better, dude. Get that loser out of your life!

I could be mistaken, but I think the gargoyle is something like a mythical creature that should not be directly named in some Native American cultures. Sounds a lot like ‘winnebago’ or ‘Wendy goes’, if that helps any.

I appreciate you saying so, but I’ve been doing relatively fine over here. Unless faced with a life of literal torture, I have no intention of leaving this world any time soon!

It kind of blows my mind that suicide seemed so outlandish to you back then tbh. It’s always seemed like a reasonable and, in some unfortunate cases, necessary final escape plan to me. But maybe that’s a product of having not-so-great parents, depression, and growing up in sometimes middling/sometimes severe poverty?

Nirvana did a bunch of great ones during their brief time together.

The Man Who Sold The World has already been mentioned, but their versions of Turnaround by Devo, Plateau and Lake of Fire by Meat Puppets, and Where Did you Sleep Last Night and They Hung Him On A Cross by Leadbelly are all beautiful renditions in their own ways.

Of those, I’d say that Where Did You Sleep Last Night and both of the Meat Puppets covers are just as distinctly re-stanked by that Nirvana magic as their Bowie cover was. I like their version of They Hung Him On A Cross more than the original too, but tbh it always made me feel a bit weird hearing a white man singing that one. I get that it came from a place of reverence and compassion, but…idk man. I am both mixed race and have mixed feelings on that one lol. At the same time though, if any white man was to cover that one, I’m glad it was him since the hurt inherent to Kurt’s voice was a perfect match for the vibe and tone.

Do I have to go to catholic hell if I laughed at this?

The legend himself was on Sixteenth Minute of Fame recently. He’s an interesting guy, and you can really tell that he takes amphetamines to treat his adhd lol

Edit: I mean that in the best of ways ofc. That boy can jabber jaw like an absolute beast

What kind of music do you like?

Who are your guys?

Fuck, marry, kill: happiness, financial wealth, and self respect.

It went from punk/alt rock/grunge to hip hop to synth pop for me, with speckles of all sorts of folk and electronic throughout. MagBay is my current favorite, and my first was Nirvana.

It’s a joke. They are pretending they can’t remember the very obvious/absurd/silly/etc thing, so they have to check their notes before finishing the thought.

I think it might have its origin in courtroom dramas having prosecutors being catty with the defense but that’s just a barely informed guess tbh

I know it’s true and yet he keeps getting me with it every gd time lol

Ummm…no it isn’t. Sorry

So…is Yoru the big bad now? Should we be cheering for fakesaw and “Fami”? Wtf is going on??