The Vaselines formed in Glasgow during 1987 but they were put on a high pedestal for all music fanatics when Nirvana covered three of their songs and listed them as a major influence. They’ve also been known to include guest appearances by notable Belle & Sebastian members whose career started later in the 90s.

Now, out of nowhere, the band is about to go on tour in support of their first new album in 20 years. If we were to pick a band who was doing classic indie pop way before others came on to the scene and unfortunately dipped it the genre into Twee, The Vaselines would be it.

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Entertainment Weekly reports that funeral-makeup practice cadaver/ rock singer Courtney Love no longer has any use for her famous last name, insisting that she will now go on using her given name, Courtney Michelle Harrison.

Says Love, er, Harrison:

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The 2010 Olympics may be over but man oh man, do we have a GEM for you. You may think you’ve gotten your fill of ice skating competitions, but thanks to Boing Boing (via BoreMe.com) and the the creators of YouTube we can ask you to go back in time with us and gawk at this horrific marriage of Nirvana and figure skating.

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Guitar Hero 5 is having some issues in both the legal department and their liaison with musicians. To many fans of the game, getting a certain avatar to sing other people’s songs can sound kind of fun. However, it might be a little weird to hear Kurt Cobain exclaim, “Yeah Boyeeee” like Public Enemy’s Flavor Flav or sing songs by Bon Jovi… or Bush.

Hardcore Nirvana fans do not support this feature in the game, and Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love, along with Dave Grohl and Kris Novoselic certainly don’t stand for it either. Love had threatened to sue Activision, the game’s makers, so Cobain would not be seen singing other artists’ songs in the game.

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Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, the surviving members of Nirvana, on Thursday issued a statement objecting to the use of the late Kurt Cobain’s likeness in the Guitar Hero 5 video game.

In the game players who unlock Cobain’s image can utilize him for any kind of song the player wants. Grohl and Novoselic have urged Activision (the maker of Guitar Hero) to ‘re-lock’ Cobain’s character to stop this usage.

Click below to read the joint statement from Novoselic and Grohl.

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It’s that time of year again when we show appreciation to the men who we owe our lives to. No, I am not talking about your future ex-husbands (you know I’m right, have you seen the divorce rates these days??), I am talking about your father! 

Now even though I was generalizing and not all children are blessed to have a father who is always there for them and who always provides them with the love and affection they need but, for the sake of this editorial, we are going to pretend we all have the perfect father and we are trying to get our perfect father the perfect album for a Father’s Day gift.

Not all fathers are alike but they tend to fall in one of the following categories. Find your “father” and check out what kind of music he would prefer…

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Some music news you may have missed over the weekend…

• While performing at the Love Music, Hate Racism festival which took place at the Britania Stadium, Pete Doherty slammed the British National Party (BNP). The festival featured a diverse range of artists urging the people to vote against the BNP. Doherty ended his 4 song set with “Time For Heroes” which he closed by telling the crowd, “in times of crisis, its time for heroes”. (NME)
• Guitar Hero 5 is expected to be released worldwide this autumn.  The latest edition of the popular video game provides music lovers with bands galore.  Some of the bands that will be featured include Arctic Monkeys, Nirvana, Blur, Muse, Duran Duran and many, many more. (NME)
• Print Journalism is not what it used to be. In honor of the once dynamic newspaper industry, pastemagazine’s writer, Mark Kemp, came up with a list of 10 songs about newspapers and journalism. Some of which include Bob Dylan’s “Ballad of a Thin Man” and Public Enemy’s “A Letter to The New York Post”. (Pastemagazine)
• Eccentric and always fashionable singer, Lady GaGa premiered her new music video, “Paparazzi.”  It is said to be her strongest music video to date. The video is  almost 8 minutes in length and is similar to Michael Jackson’s mini-film style music videos. (PrettyMuchAmazing)
• Over 18 million viewers tuned in to see one of Britain’s biggest entertainment shocks as of late; Street dance team, Diversity, won Britain’s Got Talent over fan favorite Susan Boyle. She has big fans in the United States such as Oprah Winfrey and Demi Moore. Boyle’s audition for the show became one of the most watched video’s on youtube. She still plans on releasing an album one day. (NME)

In celebration of Record Store Day earlier this April, The Bad Plus performed live in their hometown, Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the Electric Fetus. I like how drummer Dave King’s technique cuts the rhythm just enough to make it interesting, and pianist Ethan Iverson gives the band’s jazz fusion his own classical touch.

The store crowded to see the local jazz power-trio perform songs from their new album For All I Care, which they released in February. The album is a collection of covers which added Wendy Lewis’ vocals to their established formation. Watch another video from the same location after the jump, with Lewis singing Nirvana’s Lithium:

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After learning a few lessons on day one of the SXSW music conference , I began day 2 (March 19) with a fresh fervor. No line or mob of badge-holding yuppies was going to stand in my way this time.

My determination served me well, but not at first. The line for the Von Bondies at the Austin Convention Center was a sight to behold – it snaked almost all the way around the hallway to the registration center. Instead of sticking around for a lost cause, I embarked on a walk up Red River Street toward Stubb’s BBQ.

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