EMA

So here's one modern artist that I actually like. Finally. Her name is Erika M. Anderson, aka EMA. She's the girl that did this fabulous (such a phony word. So sue me) cover of "Endless, Nameless."

Most Nirvana covers are pretty crappy. That's a fact. But this one is rather great (even though the drummer is no Dave Grohl). Most of EMA's other songs are kinda weird and spacey. And she puts so much emotion into them that it's almost embarrassing (like her "California" video). But I like her for some reason. She gets a lot of comparisons to Kim Gordon, and it's easy to see why. (As a side note, a few days ago Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon announced that they're divorcing. Very sad, they said Sonic Youth was going to continue, but it's not going to be the same.) And look! EMA plays a Mustang!

What pisses me off is that they played San Francisco on October 12. And I missed it. It was a weekday. But tickets for that show were 18 and over. Boo. At least Shellac this Saturday is "all ages." Cause Shellac is totally family friendly.