Robyn Covers “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall” For BBC
Listen to Robyn‘s rendition of the Coldplay single, on BBC’s Radio 1 Live Lounge, on YouTube.

Anniversaries: Nevermind Reissue To Contain Demos; Is This It Tribute
The 20th Anniversary reissue of Nevermind, due out September 27, will come in 1-CD, 2-CD, and 4-CD/1-DVD formats, the lattermost of which will contain all of producer Butch Vig‘s original mixes as well as boombox recordings. And here we thought there was no unheard Nirvana in the vault. [Spin]

Meanwhile, Stereogum celebrates the tenth anniversary of the Strokes’ Is This It (released July 30, 2001 in Britain) with Stroked, a front-to-back tribute to the album (in its original form; there’s no cover of “When It Started,” the song that replaced the critical “New York City Cops” when the album was released in the United States less than a month after the September 11 attacks). [Stereogum]
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February 15, 2008

Perez and Pink Talk Dirty

Perez Hilton, the self-proclaimed Queen of All Media, is a diva-lover (and yes, he’s something of a diva himself, too). On his upcoming VH1 special, What Perez Says About Divas, the celebrity blogger gets down to the roots of diva behavior, interviewing household names like Tori Amos, Stevie Nicks and Elton John, who’s really a divo, but let’s not split hairs. The show doesn’t premiere until Tuesday, but in the meantime we can show you this clip, in which Perez sits down to talk turkey with Pink and Dolly Parton. Pink is a motorcycle-punk kind of diva — actually, as we find out here, Pink owns a motorcycle and likes to ride it naked. On the other hand, Dolly Parton is a “nice” diva, at least until Perez begs her to whip him. She does, with only the sort of charm that Dolly Parton can muster. If you can’t get enough, tune in Tuesday, February 19 at 10 p.m. (EST). In the meantime, allow the video above to quell your jones.