Enter The Vaselines

Subpop Records released this remastering of selections from The Vaselines' discography just a month ago. These unusual indie-boppers come all the way from Glasgow, Scotland, and have been in and out of recording studios since 1986. With a Belle and Sebastian meet Kimya Dawson kind of sound, The Vaselines never fail to surprise audiences with their bizarre, often overtly sexual song lyrics and subjects (The Day I Was a Horse, Rory Rides Me Raw, Sex Sux, and Monsterpussy, to name a few). Their biggest claim to fame is that they are one of Kurt Cobain's most-cited musical influences (Nirvana covered at least 3 Vaselines songs). And that's more than enough of an endorsement to get me to set aside 2 minutes to give them a listen. I hope you do too.

Matt & Kim Do Times Square

Here's the new Matt & Kim video, "Lessons Learned," off of their most recent album, Grand. As usual, this savagely cute duo keeps the budget low and the entertainment high. It looks like they're hitting the mainstream now, because this video was featured all day on MTV. I'll cry if I hear teeny-bopppers screaming at the next Matt & Kim show I attend.

PS: Kim, we were so close! Fuck censorship...