Post-Rock Hall Induction, Nirvana Plugs In at Brooklyn Venue
By Kevin Rutherford The party wasn’t over for Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic following their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of Nirvana last night in Brooklyn. The duo, along with...
View ArticleNirvana Bassist Krist Novoselic Speaks About Their Rock Hall Induction
By Annie Reuter Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic of Nirvana celebrated the Kurt Cobain and the whole band’s legacy with a feminine spin last week. During their induction at the Rock & Roll Hall of...
View ArticleDave Grohl, Krist Novoselic Talk Preparing for Nirvana’s Rock Hall Induction,...
By Brian Ives Minds were blown last week when surviving Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic got together to perform songs by their former band for the first time since Kurt Cobain walked...
View ArticleNot Fade Away: The Pixies’‘Doolittle’ Turns 25
By Brian Ives In Not Fade Away, we take a look at the legacy of some of the greatest albums of the past few decades – some iconic, some lesser known – as they celebrate significant anniversaries....
View ArticleInterview: Band of Skulls Talk Metalheads, Hipsters and Nirvana
By Brian Ives “Cool enough for hipsters, heavy enough for metal heads, smart enough for muso snobs, Band of Skulls succeed in striking that oft-elusive aural sweet spot for fans of all stripes.”...
View ArticleNewly Revealed Note from Kurt Cobain Death Scene Mocks His Wedding Vows
By Scott T. Sterling A newly revealed handwritten note found at the scene of Kurt Cobain‘s death finds the Nirvana frontman’s marriage vows to Courtney Love mocked. According to CBS News, the note was...
View ArticleInterview: Cage The Elephant Already Working On New Music
By Shannon Carlin Cage the Elephant released their third album Melophobia only six months ago, but they’re already working on its follow-up. For a band who usually takes two to three years between...
View ArticleCourtney Love Admits She Wrote Note Found in Kurt Cobain’s Wallet
By Kevin Rutherford That note found in Kurt Cobain‘s wallet at the Nirvana frontman’s death scene? Written by Courtney Love. In an interview with The Guardian, Love admitted to penning the note, which...
View ArticleInterview: Joel Peresman, CEO/President of the Rock Hall On 2014 Induction...
By Brian Ives On one hand, it must be the coolest job in the world. On the other, you can never satisfy everyone. That’s the rub for Joel Peresman, the CEO and President of the Rock and Roll Hall of...
View ArticleIggy Azalea on Nirvana’s Rock Hall Induction: ‘Lorde is Not Kurt Cobain’s Peer’
By Kevin Rutherford Lorde was a fourth of the four ladies honoring Kurt Cobain by taking his place as frontman at Nirvana‘s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction last April, a move that inspired a few...
View ArticleCourtney Love says Kurt Cobain ‘Wanted Fame Bad,’ Contrary to Myth
By Brian Ives Kurt Cobain wasn’t the reluctant superstar he wanted everyone he believed he was, according to his widow Courtney Love. In an interview with National Geographic, she said that the Nirvana...
View ArticleHere’s What It Took to Appear In Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ Video
By Marissa G. Muller If you’ve ever wondered how the disaffected kids in the bleacher stands were chosen for Nirvana’s iconic “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video, take a look at this casting call....
View ArticleCourtney Love On Kurt Cobain Biopic: ‘I Am Leading The Charge’
By Philip Cosores It’s 2014 and there still hasn’t been a proper Kurt Cobain biopic. Though his widow Courtney Love has long spoken of plans to turn the deceased grunge singer’s life into a film. Love...
View ArticleWatch Kiesza Cover Nirvana’s ‘Heart Shaped Box’
By Philip Cosores You may not know how to say her name, but chances are you’ve been seeing Kiesza‘s more and more these days, particularly with her recent cover of Hozier’s “Take Me to Church” and her...
View ArticleCourtney Love Spent All of Kurt Cobain’s Nirvana Money
By Philip Cosores What would you do with $27 million? Retire? Buy your parents a house? 27 houses? Buy a minor league baseball team? Settling lawsuits isn’t the most exciting way go go through a chunk...
View ArticleCoolio Really Wanted to Work with Kurt Cobain
By Ezra Marcus Coolio has made music with a lot of different people, but none of them were Kurt Cobain, to his apparent chagrin. In an interview with SPIN, Coolio was asked to give his input on the...
View ArticleNirvana Practiced Ten Hours a Day for ‘Nevermind’ to Stay Warm
By Philip Cosores Despite the crunchy guitars and raspy voice of Kurt Cobain on Nevermind, no one would ever criticize the record for not being tight. This was not by accident. In his keynote address...
View ArticleInterview: Bea Miller Dreams of Ed Sheeran, Nirvana, Non-Slutty Halloween...
By Scott T. Sterling Teenage pop stars: they’re just like us. Being a talented 15-year-old singer-songwriter like Bea Miller obviously comes with some perks: a Top 10 finish on the second season of The...
View ArticleHear Kurt Cobain’s Pre-‘Bleach’ Mixtape, Featuring Led Zeppelin, the Beatles...
By Marissa G. Muller Twenty years after the death of Kurt Cobain, it still doesn’t feel like we’ll ever get tired of Nirvana nostalgia. Another piece of proof for that is a recently surfaced mixtape,...
View ArticleNirvana’s ‘Come As You Are’ Covered on ‘American Horror Story’: Watch
By Scott T. Sterling This season of American Horror Story: Freakshow has been chock full of unexpected cover versions of classic rock songs, with the most recent episode delving into the early ’90s...
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