Even though I've known about this show for months, have written about it and even made my first-ever international phone call to interview an actual member of The Vaselines, I'm still having trouble containing my joy for this show.

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The Vaselines play at Neumo's on Tuesday, May 12 with Hallways.

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The new double CD set of singles, album tracks, outtakes, and live songs from the agonizingly adored Vaselines is officially out from Sub Pop (today).

This is a great thing, for on its second disc it has some endearing more obscure material not present on the 19 track collection Sub Pop issued at the hump day of grunge, when Kurt Cobain forced his Aberdeen-born band to cover at least three of the Scottish band's coy and bawdy basement snogging soundtracks.

But even those who have never owned but a compilation track or those covers themselves will find much to delight in, on Enter The Vaselines -- from the packaging, which features wonderful interviews with the band/liner notes by Everett True -- to the adolescent angst and slacker snottiness of "Dying For It," "Let's Get Ugly," and "Sex Sux (Amen)." Yes, "Molly's Lips" and that Nirvana on MTV complaint about religious types are here too.

Buy now, and prepare for next week, to remember or memorize all the songs, when they will be at Neumos on May 12 to remind everyone about the immortal teenage years of "alternative rock."

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at Marymoor Park

Judging from the local stars in plenitude around me (I spotted a sweaty Mark Arm from Mudhoney, fresh off his set, Kim Thayil from Soundgarden sporting a Sunn-O shirt, and Eddie Vedder and his daughter on stage, watching the band), this trip of theirs across the pond was a big freaking deal.

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Still no word on TIG faves the Postal Service or Sleater-Kinney, however...

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Wow, I haven't heard mention of this up until now... but it's official Barsuk Records will be releasing the soundtrack to the motion picture Kurt Cobain About A Son on September 11th, 2007.

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