I’m pretty immune to being tricked into feeling any emotion at all by headlines, but this one did give me pause. What I feel is a sense of unreality, as well as a burning curiosity.
In April of 1994, Nirvana frontman and grunge pioneer Kurt Cobain died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 27 at his time of death. And though few things are as inexorable as time’s passing, it’s remarkable to think that today he would have celebrated his 50th birthday.
Since the suicide of Kurt Cobain on April 8, 1994, his widow Courtney Love has been dogged by persistent rumors that she had a hand in it. More than 21 years later, Love has now issued a cease and desist against theaters showing Soaked in Bleach, a new documentary that gives a platform to Tom Grant, a private…
Hardcore Nirvana fans can experience what it was like to live in the same place as their god by renting out the Los Angeles home Kurt Cobain used to share with Courtney Love. Grunge rock’s royal couple occupied the two-bedroom apartment, located in the Fairfax district, from 1991 to 1992. Kurt turned the space into a…
But this being the world we live in, you can buy such a thing if you are the kind of person who thinks this is an edgy fashion statement to make.
Nirvana was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this week and, to celebrate, the remaining members of the band performed several songs, inviting some awesome female artists (Kim Gordon! Joan Jett! St. Vincent!) to take over as lead vocalists for the evening.
Female rockers Joan Jett, Lorde, Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and St. Vincent joined Nirvana onstage for their induction into the 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Thursday.
These teenagers watching Nirvana videos for the first time might give you pangs of aging-related woes, but don't worry. All the laughing you do will help you forget that most of these kids weren't even born when Nirvana was huge.
When Nirvana co-founders Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic were 18 years old, they were arrested when Cobain tagged an alley wall with Shaggy and Scooby Doo getting freaky. I guess you could say they were Scooby Dooing it? Puke, sorry, and I'll see my way out.
Last week marked the birthday of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain (he would have been 46), a dude who was cool about a lot of stuff — guitars, hair colors, well-worn sweaters, infectious hooks — but one of the things he was the coolest about was women. Or rather, his ardent support of their absolute equality. Kurt Cobain…
Vote today, you guys! Vote! OK? Even if you're just a sycophant with no political leanings, vote because your favorite celebrities want you to. As Jay-Z substituted "Mitt" for "bitch" onstage during "99 Problems" at an Ohio rally for President Obama, Beyonce was at home writing a very nice letter to our president:…
RuPaul's Christmas Ball was shot for VH1 in 1993, but now that I've discovered it (thanks, Eliot!), I'm pretty sure it's more entertaining than any Christmas special, ever. Not only does it feature RuPaul herself, but other insanely fierce celebrities of the time: Elton John, Taylor Dane, Boy George, Laura…
While plowing through all the Nevermind 20th anniversary tributes that have been released this week, you're going to need sustenance. So there's no better time to whip up a batch of Kurt's no-bake cookies! The blog Eating The Beats has an illustrated guide to making the (non) baked goods based on a recipe found in…
Here's some high-quality footage from a gig Joseph Gordon-Levitt played on Tuesday night at the Neptune Theater in Seattle, Washington. He song of choice was a solo version of Nirvana's "Lithium," and despite the fact that JGL was just a mere child starring in Angels In The Outfield when this song was on the radio,…
"Cobain the writer is funny and self-aware and snotty with a knack for off-the-cuff profundity." [NPR]
Teen blogger Tavi Gevinson spoke this morning to a packed room of industry professionals, reporters, and marketers about the "unpredictability" of Generation Y. They wanted to know how the generation's personal qualities would make young people liable to buy things.
Several readers directed us to The AV Club's list of "well-intended yet misguided feminist anthems" — inspiring us to list a few more successful ditties, and to wonder what makes a feminist song anyway.
Of this week's celebrity breakups, the saddest is the one between Courtney Love and her own daughter (now sealed with a restraining order). But what makes Courtney Love irresistible as a celebrity might make her intolerable as a mom.
The Met's much-hyped "Model as Muse" exhibit opens with a life-sized mannequin in Dior holding Dovima's place in front of two posterboard elephants. It's fashion as ticky-tacky natural history diorama. And it only gets worse.