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Placing a lengthy jam session or free improv in the middle of an album can often ruin its flow, but these artists realized that these loose, free-flowing tracks would be most effective when placed at the end of an album. Here are eight albums that end with jam sessions. -
Dave Grohl: Lorde's 'Royals' Is a 'Revolution in a Sea of Bulls--t,' Foo Fighters Frontman Slams Pop Music
Dave Grohl established that he was a fan of Lorde earlier this year, and he even invited the New Zealand singer to perform with Nirvana at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in April. The Foo Fighters frontman continued to praise the singer-songwriter in a new interview, especially her "Pure Heroine" hit "Royals."In an interview with the Red Bulletin, Grohl talked about why he and Krist Novoselic chose to perform with female lead vocalists for their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performance."Because Kurt was a feminist," he said about the band's deceased leader, Kurt Cobain. "And someone suggested Joan Jett. I mean, Joan Jett, she's the first lady of rock 'n' roll. She's the one. Then it was like, 'What about Kim Gordon?' She and Kurt were great friends, they loved each other and Sonic Youth were our heroes. 'Yeah, let's get Kim.'""Lorde was my idea," he added about the pop singer who performed "All Apologies" with the band. "Her song 'Royals' is its own little revolution in the sea of bulls--t."Grohl went on to call today's pop music "superficial" and "devoid of meaning." -
Lorde Talks 'Hunger Games' and Nirvana in Recent Interview; 'Royals' Singer Is Taking Her Time with New Album
Lorde has been pretty busy since her debut album, "Pure Heroine," dropped last year. The "Royals" singer has been parodied on "South Park," performed with Nirvana at the band's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony and was even charged with curating the soundtrack for "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1."In a recent interview with "Rolling Stone's" Brian Hiatt, Lorde talked about her many adventures in music, which included a tour stop in her native New Zealand last month."It definitely feels like a bit of a victory lap," she said.The singer got the Hunger Games gig in July and it has taken up a lot of her precious time. -
10 Bands That Were Started With Former Bandmates: Foo Fighters, Audioslave, And More
Bands break up all the time, but just because a group of musicians have decided not to work together anymore as a unit, it doesn't mean that none of the members will never work together again. Here are 10 examples of bands that were started with former bandmates. -
Kurt Cobain's Mixtape Before Nirvana's 'Bleach' Has Surfaced [LISTEN]
Any bit of unreleased work by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain is just another glimpse into a world of one young man's passion for making music. In a recently discovered tape that the singer made in 1988, it's evident that there was more to Cobain than what would come in a year later with his band's first release, Bleach. -
Dave Grohl Opens Up about the 'Sonic Highways' Song Inspired by the End of Nirvana
When Dave Grohl and his Foo Fighters decided to record their upcoming album, "Sonic Highways," in different studios across the country, there was almost a guarantee that the band would end up in Seattle. A song on the album was inspired by the end of Nirvana. -
7 Indie Bands Who Had Incredible Major Label Debuts: Green Day, Modest Mouse and More
A major label deal may seem like a dream come true for any musician, but for many independently minded artists, major labels have often suppressed their true creative voices, resulting in sub-par work. These seven artists, however, still managed to deliver incredibly strong albums for their major label debuts. -
5 Songs Actually About Courtney Love: Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails and...Gwen Stefani(?) Hole Singer Supposed Inspiration for 'Siamese Dream'
Plenty of performers, if not Billy Corgan, have openly made songs about Love. And uh, none of them are very flattering. -
8 Classic Albums That End With Acoustic Songs: Green Day, Weezer, And More
When sequencing the songs on an album, musicians tend to place something particularly poignant and emotionally powerful for the last track, and what better way to do this than to write a simple song on acoustic guitar? Here are eight classic albums that end with acoustic songs. -
Dave Matthews, Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic Post Twitter Selfie Following DMB ‘Under The Table And Dreaming’ 20th Anniversary [PHOTO]
Yes, it’s true. Dave Matthews and Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic have posted a selfie to Twitter … and the world is totally excited! At least, Twitter is. The iconic bassist posted the photo to the social media platform last night, saying he ran into the Dave Matthews Band frontman at Boeing Field in Seattle, WA. Matthews is currently riding high – not only because he and the bassist ran into one another – but also because his band’s debut major label album Under the Table and Dreaming just turned 20 years old. -
'Nevermind' Producer Butch Vig: Nirvana Rehearsed For Nearly 2,000 Hours Before Recording
Nevermind producer Butch Vig recently served as the keynote speaker for Yellow Phone Music Conference, where he claimed Kurt Cobain and Nirvana rehearsed 10 hours a day for a period of six months before recording their 1991 mega-hit. -
Coolio Suggests Kurt Cobain Should Have Done More Drugs to 'Stay Alive,' Laments Never Collaborating with Late Nirvana Singer
In a new interview with "Spin," 1990s hip-hop veteran Coolio gave his 2 cents about a pretty unlikely subject: the death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.
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