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pepper’s pizza
from superchunk posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
Mac McCaughan got a job at Pepper's Pizza in Chapel Hill in 1987 when he returned to North Carolina from New York during the break between his sophomore and junior years at Columbia University. Laura Ballance worked there, and they began dating. She started playing bass in several of Mac's bands, one of which would go on to become Superchunk.
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from antonio carlos jobim; vinícius de moraes posted in music by ratsnamgod
In 1962, the songwriters would see 17-year-old Heloísa Eneida Menezes Paes Pinto walk by this bar and occasionally stop in to buy cigarettes for her mother, inspiring the quintessential song of both Bossa Nova and Elevator Music, The Girl from Ipanema.
The street would be renamed for the lyricist. The bar would be renamed for the song.
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from house of pain posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
Old Town Bar and Restaurant is one of the oldest bars in New York City. House of Pain jumped around in here in their video for "Jump Around" in 1992.
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from mike patton, mr. bungle posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
Mike Patton (Mr. Bungle, Faith No More and myriad other bands) attended Eureka High School in California in the mid '80s. Mr. Bungle was formed with his classmates Trey Spruance (guitar), Trevor Dunn (bass) and Jed Watts (drums).
Here is a video of Mr. Bungle at their high school talent show in 1985, playing under the name Bister Mungle.
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from inxs posted in music by ratsnamgod
On November 22nd, 1997, INXS singer Michael Hutchence was found dead, and nude, in Room 524 of the hotel. The coroner's office ruled the death as a suicide, though many believe his death was caused by autoerotic asphyxiation. The hotel permanently closed in March 2009.
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