Tag Archives: Kurt Cobain

April 10 Is Now Nirvana Day

Posted by on December 27, 2013

Nirvana was recently announced as one of the inductees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with the ceremony set to take place April 10. In honor of the occasion, April 10 has been declared Nirvana Day (not to be confused with the Mahayana Buddhist holiday Parinirvana Day in February). Well, maybe it hasn’t […]

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Nirvana reissue of ‘In Utero’ to include demos, live performance footage

Posted by on July 30, 2013

A release date for the 20th anniversary reissue of Nirvana’s third and final studio album, In Utero has been set. A deluxe set including previously unreleased demos, B sides, live songs and a DVD of a 1993 live performance is set to be released September 24th through Universal Music Enterprises. The band’s breakout album Nevermind turned […]

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Dave Grohl Almost Performed Nirvana Songs With… PJ Harvey?

Posted by on March 21, 2013

Dave Grohl has always been a bit reluctant to play songs from Nirvana, even though he’s essentially reunited with Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear onstage numerous times now in support of his Sound City documentary. However, it turns out that they came pretty close to pulling out a Nirvana tune for The Sound City Players’ […]

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Nirvana Reuniting Tonight With… Paul McCartney?

Posted by on December 12, 2012

Tonight (12) is the Concert for Sandy Relief at New York’s Madison Square Garden. And it’s going to have one of the strangest lineups in recent history, namely Sir Paul McCartney playing with the remainder of Nirvana. According to UK newspaper The Sun, McCartney called Dave Grohl to help out for the concert for hurricane […]

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Every Time I Die’s Keith Buckley Reflects On The Passing Of Adam Yauch

Posted by on May 7, 2012

Though best known as a hip-hop trio, the Beastie Boys influence expanded to almost all genres (including hard rock). That’s why the passing of Adam Yauch (aka MCA) this past Friday was a heavy hit for most. Obviously, we’re a metal site first and foremost, but we do want to share with you some of […]

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Frances Bean Cobain Wants Her Mom Off Twitter

Posted by on April 12, 2012

Onetime Hole frontwoman and current nutcase Courtney Love is at it again. Earlier this week, she took to Twitter to accuse Dave Grohl of sleeping with her daughter, Frances Bean Cobain. You can get caught up in the soap opera of  Nirvana’s drummer allegedly having sex with Kurt Cobain’s daughter here. You’d be wasting your […]

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April 5th Cements Status As One Of The Darkest Days In Music History

Posted by on April 5, 2012

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYrBqO45PTk[/youtube] As you’ve probably heard by now, Jim Marshall, founder of Marshall Amplifiers, died earlier today. The Marshall amp is synonymous with rock and roll, and while Marshall led a long and fulfilling life, the same can’t be said for Layne Staley, Kurt Cobain and former KISS guitarist Mark St. John, all of whom died […]

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Headbangers Brawl 3/9: What’s The Best Metal Trio?

Posted by on March 9, 2012

Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s contributors take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. Motörhead was confirmed for Mayhem Fest (though we didn’t need any press release to tell us that). Rush sent a cease-and-desist order to some […]

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The Melvins’ Tour Van With Kurt Cobain’s KISS Artwork Up For Auction

Posted by on March 5, 2012

Many die-hard fans of both the Melvins and Nirvana will likely recognize the 1972 Dodge Sportsman Royal van seen the picture off to the side. Best known as the “MELVAN,” was one of the Melvins’ very first touring vans and has been featured in numerous books and documentaries about Nirvana. What connection does it have […]

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Guitar Hero CEO On Cobain Controversy: “The Check Has Been Cashed”

Posted by on September 18, 2009

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UuAoEW5MbI[/youtube]By now, everyone knows that Kurt Cobain is an unlockable character in Guitar Hero 5, which has led to some pretty ridiculous videos, and probably a couple of sprained fingers for Courtney Love due to her Twitter barrage. Remaining Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic even got in on the action, asking Activision Blizzard to limit […]

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