Courtney Love's Phones And Computers Bugged, Says Courtney Love

Love's relocated to NYC claiming people on her L.A. staff "enlisted off-duty, gun-wielding cops to stage bogus 'raids' on her Malibu home" in an attempt to pilfer Kurt Cobain's fortune. There's so much more. ... CONTINUE READING COURTNEY LOVE'S PHONES AND COMPUTERS BUGGED, SAYS COURTNEY LOVE»

Posted on October 29, 2009 (3 comments)
Tags: Courtney Love | Hole | Kurt Cobain | Nirvana | Thao Nguyen

The Week In Grunge: Temple Of The Dog Reunite At Pearl Jam Gig, Nirvana Release New Video, Alice In Chains Are Popular

Yes the full lineup of Temple Of The Dog reunited Tuesday night in L.A. to play "Hunger Strike," and the high-school-you is flashing back to beautiful young EdVed in the tall grass and shitting its pants. (If the high school... CONTINUE READING THE WEEK IN GRUNGE: TEMPLE OF THE DOG REUNITE AT PEARL JAM GIG, NIRVANA RELEASE NEW VIDEO, ALICE IN CHAINS ARE POPULAR»

New Remastered Nirvana - "Scoff" (Live In Portland 2/9/90)

Yesterday it was Sunny Day Real Estate flashbacks, today it's Nirvana (and everyday it's Pearl Jam). As you likely know by now, in honor of Bleach's 20th Anniversary, Sub Pop's releasing a Deluxe Edition of the band's 1989 debut. It... CONTINUE READING NEW REMASTERED NIRVANA - "SCOFF" (LIVE IN PORTLAND 2/9/90)»

Posted on October 1, 2009 in MP3 (9 comments)
Tags: Nirvana

Guitar Hero CEO Says Blame Courtney

Dan Rosensweig insists his company's offer to desecrate Kurt Cobain's legacy was crystal clear and that Dave and Krist should take it up with Nirvana's estate. Jon Bon Jovi's weighed in too. No doubt this will all be cleared up... CONTINUE READING GUITAR HERO CEO SAYS BLAME COURTNEY»

Courtney, Dave, Krist, Activision Fight Over Guitar Hero's Controversial Kurt Cartoon

Who to believe, who to believe. As you know, Guitar Hero 5 features a playable Kurt Cobain avatar which you can unlock to have the Nirvana icon cover Bush, stunt like Flavor Flav, and roll over in his grave. Everybody's... CONTINUE READING COURTNEY, DAVE, KRIST, ACTIVISION FIGHT OVER GUITAR HERO'S CONTROVERSIAL KURT CARTOON»

Unlocked Kurt Cobain Sings Bon Jovi In Guitar Hero 5

Not to mention Bush, Megadeth, and Public Enemy. Last week we reported that the Nirvana frontman has been licensed as a videogame character, complete with Daniel Johnston t-shirt. Frances Bean's rent isn't gonna pay itself, ya know? The game, Guitar... CONTINUE READING UNLOCKED KURT COBAIN SINGS BON JOVI IN GUITAR HERO 5»

Posted on September 2, 2009 in Video Games (68 comments)
Tags: Bon Jovi | Guitar Hero | Megadeth | Nirvana | Public Enemy

Guitar Hero 5 Lets You Be Kurt Cobain

Just in time for the 20th Anniversary of Bleach, aka one more milestone to make Nirvana fans feel long in the tooth, the Guitar Hero series introduces the Be Kurt Cobain feature, sure to bring the joys of "Territorial Pissings"... CONTINUE READING GUITAR HERO 5 LETS YOU BE KURT COBAIN»

Posted on August 25, 2009 in Video, Video Games (30 comments)
Tags: Guitar Hero | Kurt Cobain | Muse | Nirvana

New Them Crooked Vultures - "Elephants" (Live At Pukkelpop Festival)

This past weekend the Josh Homme/Dave Grohl/John Paul Jones supergroup Them Crooked Vultures did two festival gigs in Europe, including the "surprise" set which surprised nobody at Belgium's Pukkelpop. We're still waiting on the trio to stop playing coy and... CONTINUE READING NEW THEM CROOKED VULTURES - "ELEPHANTS" (LIVE AT PUKKELPOP FESTIVAL)»

New Them Crooked Vultures - "Dead End Friends" (Live In Amsterdam)

Josh, Dave, and John Paul didn't make it easy for us to attend their first-ever live show: midnight on a Sunday in Chicago, which happened to be just hours after three days of the muggiest Lollapalooza to date, at the... CONTINUE READING NEW THEM CROOKED VULTURES - "DEAD END FRIENDS" (LIVE IN AMSTERDAM)»

Krist Novoselic For County Clerk

The former Nirvana bassist's protesting Washington state's "confusing" system of allowing candidates to name their own party affiliation when running for office by running for clerk of Wahkiakum County as part of the "Grange Party." (Not "Grunge Party," sadly.) See... CONTINUE READING KRIST NOVOSELIC FOR COUNTY CLERK»

Posted on June 5, 2009 (4 comments)
Tags: Krist Novoselic | Nirvana | The National | The Raveonettes

Pissy Pumpkins Unplug On Chris Isaak Hour

Last night's Chris Isaak Hour featured Billy Corgan and his now departed bandmate Jimmy Chamberlin in a predictably petulant Q&A intercut with sweet acoustic performances to remind us why we still care about the Smashing Pumpkins. Along with their touring... CONTINUE READING PISSY PUMPKINS UNPLUG ON CHRIS ISAAK HOUR»

Krist Novoselic On That Time His Bass Came Crashing Down On HIs Head

In his latest column for the Seattle Weekly, the Nirvana bassist reveals the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding his band's classic, head-smashing performance of "Lithium" at the '92 VMAs. It includes unpleasantries exchanged between Axl Rose and Kurt & Courtney, "Rape Me,"... CONTINUE READING KRIST NOVOSELIC ON THAT TIME HIS BASS CAME CRASHING DOWN ON HIS HEAD»

Posted on November 20, 2008 (1 comments)
Tags: Jarvis Cocker | Krist Novoselic | Nirvana

New Nirvana - "Swap Meet (Diplo MotorStorm Remix)"

Diplo's remixed Bleach's "Swap Meet" for the videogame Motorstorm: Pacific Rift. It was created by Evolution Studios, whose "audio lead" Alan McDermott had this to say about Diplo's ADD version of the 1989 track: This is our big hitter. First... CONTINUE READING NEW NIRVANA - "SWAP MEET (DIPLO MOTORSTORM REMIX)" »

Posted on November 11, 2008 in Commercial Appeal, Video Games (15 comments)
Tags: Diplo | Florence And The Machine | Nirvana

Give It A Rest, Nevermind Baby

In 1991, Spencer Elden was immortalized on the cover of Nirvana's Nevermind, and he's spent the last seventeen years not letting anyone forget it. Recently the high school student recreated that famous image in the same pool in Pasadena. "It... CONTINUE READING GIVE IT A REST, NEVERMIND BABY»

Posted on November 10, 2008 (48 comments)
Tags: Crystal Antlers | Nirvana

This 10-Year-Old Guitar Prodigy Plays "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Really Well

And also a little bit like it's a flamenco song. Watch at Videogum. When I was 10 I was pretty good at not wetting the bed, so I too know what it's like to be a young master. ... CONTINUE READING THIS 10-YEAR-OLD GUITAR PRODIGY PLAYS "SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT" REALLY WELL»

Posted on November 3, 2008 (2 comments)
Tags: Nirvana | Röyksopp | Robyn

Download of Montreal's "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

When recapping of Montreal's over-the-top Skeletal Lamping-themed show at Roseland this past Friday, we mentioned and posted a video of their "Smells Like Teen Spirit" cover with MGMT's Andrew VanWyngarden. The clip was a tad grainy, though, and it didn't... CONTINUE READING DOWNLOAD OF MONTREAL'S "SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT" »

Posted on October 15, 2008 in MP3 (7 comments)
Tags: Nirvana | of Montreal

OldStand: Rolling Stone, November 11, 1993

Take our ink-stained hands and join us at the OldStand, where Jon McMillan goes to remind everyone what an honest-to-goodness music magazine is supposed to look like. The late, lamented, Hoon-led Blind Melon shows up on the cover of RS... CONTINUE READING OLDSTAND: ROLLING STONE, NOVEMBER 11, 1993»

OldStand: Q, June 1994

Take our ink-stained hands and join us at the OldStand, where Jon McMillan goes to remind everyone what an honest-to-goodness music magazine is supposed to look like. Well, the headline pretty much says it all. But here's the thing about... CONTINUE READING OLDSTAND: Q, JUNE 1994»

Posted on March 20, 2008 in OldStand (2 comments)
Tags: Blur | Kurt Cobain | Nirvana | Phil Collins | Spin Doctors

Kurt Cobain Pushing Shoes From The Great Beyond, One More Time

We are constantly reminded of how much dead musicians love advertising footwear. Just recently Ian Curtis and Sid Vicious got in the game, and before that Kurt was unsuccessfully appropriated by Doc Martens. Well if you've been waiting since then... CONTINUE READING KURT COBAIN PUSHING SHOES FROM THE GREAT BEYOND, ONE MORE TIME»

Posted on March 17, 2008 in Rock Shoes (7 comments)
Tags: Kurt Cobain | Nirvana

The Forms Cover Nirvana @ Gothamist's 5th Birthday Party

Friday night we made the trek out to Union Hall in Brooklyn to help our friends at Gothamist celebrate five fine years of broadcasting NYC news into our RSS readers. Congrats, -ists. Of course, it wasn't just the birthday cake... CONTINUE READING THE FORMS COVER NIRVANA @ GOTHAMIST'S 5TH BIRTHDAY PARTY»

Posted on February 18, 2008 in Concert, Video (8 comments)
Tags: Craig Wedren | Nirvana | Pattern Is Movement | The Forms

Frances Bean Cobain Acts, Dresses Nicely

Last week we reported on France Bean Cobain's Harper's Bazaar interview and her dream of one day interning at Rolling Stone. Once we got past that shock, we realized there were some other intriguing moments in the piece -- which... CONTINUE READING FRANCES BEAN COBAIN ACTS, DRESSES NICELY»

Posted on February 11, 2008 (43 comments)
Tags: Frances Bean Cobain | Hole | Madonna | Nirvana

The Simpsons Revisit The '90s, Reveal Homer Invented Grunge

Fresh premises don't come easy for a show 19 years into its existence, but hats off to last night's The Simpsons, mining nostalgia for the decade after the show was created. It was That '90s Show: Marge and Homer taught... CONTINUE READING THE SIMPSONS REVISIT THE '90S, REVEAL HOMER INVENTED GRUNGE»

Posted on January 28, 2008 in Show Tunes, Video (39 comments)
Tags: Bush | Nirvana | The Simpsons | Weird Al Yankovic

Courtney Love May Be Looking At Ryan Gosling To Play Kurt Cobain ... And Scarlett Johansson To Play Her

A year ago this past Saturday, we asked who you thought would play Kurt Cobain in Courtney Love's planned Kurt Cobain biopic. And the consensus was: there was no consensus. But in hindsight, it seems commenter cherries knew a little... CONTINUE READING COURTNEY LOVE MAY BE LOOKING AT RYAN GOSLING TO PLAY KURT COBAIN ... AND SCARLETT JOHANSSON TO PLAY HER»

Posted on January 14, 2008 in Casting Couch (22 comments)
Tags: Courtney Love | Kurt Cobain | Nirvana | Ryan Gosling | Scarlett Johansson

The 'Gum Drop Volume XV: Hear New White Williams, Win Nirvana And R.E.M. Swag

This week's Drop brought some previously unreleased White Williams straight to your inbox. We have oodles of of love for the one-time BTW and recent Andrew W.K. party school grad, so we were super happy when Williams delivered us "Luke... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP VOLUME XV: HEAR NEW WHITE WILLIAMS, WIN NIRVANA AND R.E.M. SWAG»

Posted on December 5, 2007 in Giveaway, MP3 (0 comments)
Tags: Nirvana | Ol' Dirty Bastard | R.E.M. | The Hood Internet | White Williams

Metal That Sounds Like Other Metal

Someone named BakNBlack came up with a pretty ingenious and ongoing project, pointing out where various rock and metal riffs echo, borrow, pillage, and/or pay homage to one another. It's rich enough territory that he can afford to be picky:... CONTINUE READING METAL THAT SOUNDS LIKE OTHER METAL»

Posted on October 18, 2007 in Video (11 comments)
Tags: Judas Priest | Megadeth | Metallica | Nirvana