Kurt Cobain

TASTES LIKE TEEN SPIRIT: These Two Rockers Are Inspiring New Cocktails

David Moye | Posted 05.21.2012

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David Moye

The music of Kurt Cobain and Adam Yauch has inspired some San Diego mixologists to create cocktails designed to be paired with their music.

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'I Want To Be Part Of A Generation That Doesn't Lose Steam'

Michelle Castellanos | Posted 05.18.2012

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Michelle Castellanos

My generation has to pick up where the previous one left off. Not only do we have to fix the problems of our generation, but we also have to finish what the boomers started.

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Adam Yauch's Passing -- Yet Another Example of How I Want My MTV... Back

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.04.2012

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Jon Chattman

I want to mourn the death of an icon by watching tributes on a so-called music station. Yauch and the Beasties were pioneers in the hip hop and pop culture world. This news hurts. It's time for MTV to return to its roots.

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WATCH: Kurt Cobain & Courtney Love Sing Unreleased Track 'Stinking Of You'

The Huffington Post | Crystal Bell | Posted 04.23.2012

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Rare home video of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, his then-wife Courtney Love and their infant daughter Frances Bean Cobain has surfaced online. In the...

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Kurt Cobain Sound-Alike Ramiro Saavedra Rocks Peruvian TV

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.20.2012

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Nirvana fans won't believe their ears. Ramiro Saavedra is a 27-year-old guitarist from Arequipa, Peru, who appeared on the national musical compet...

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Hole Guitarist Says Kurt Cobain Recorded A Solo Album Before His Death

The Huffington Post | Crystal Bell | Posted 04.16.2012

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Was Kurt Cobain working on a solo album before his death? Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson recently told Fuse TV that the Nirvana frontman had recorded m...

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What To Do In New York This Weekend

Posted 04.06.2012

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Kurt Cobain Images Where: Morrison Hotel, 124 Prince Street; (212) 941-8770 When: Starting Saturday Price: Free The Morrison Hotel's SoHo gallery...

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Remembering Kurt Cobain 18 Years After His Death

The Huffington Post | Crystal Bell | Posted 04.05.2012

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It's hard to believe that 18 years has passed since Kurt Cobain's death on April 5, 1994. In his short time atop the charts, Cobain -- and Nirvana -- ...

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"Heart Shaped Box": 10 Ways I'll Remember Kurt Cobain Today

David Wild | Posted 04.05.2012

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David Wild

Eighteen years ago, I was in Paris, France with the Counting Crows in the lobby of a beautiful little hotel when we all got the ugly big news that Kurt Cobain had died.

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Elizabeth Peyton's New Portraits Of Celebrities Will Surprise

Posted 04.03.2012

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Elizabeth Peyton makes accessible paintings of celebrities she admires. She is known for portraying androgynous male rock stars like Kurt Cobain, Davi...

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The Nightmarish Artwork Of Kurt Cobain

www.thefix.com | Posted 04.02.2012

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Four never-before-seen paintings and one drawing by Kurt Cobain are the latest notes to a story that began 18 years ago this week, on April 5, 1994, t...

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PHOTOS: Kurt Cobain In Final Months

The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 03.30.2012

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Nearly eighteen years after his death on April 5, 1994, Kurt Cobain remains an instantly recognizable icon. The Nirvana frontman and beleaguered rock ...

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Kurt Cobain Accepts 'O Music Award' Via Psychic

Posted 01.03.2012

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The late Kurt Cobain accepted an award Monday night from beyond the grave, or at least that's what a psychic hired by MTV says. The former frontma...

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Throwing Muses Did It the Hard Way

Greg Garry | Posted 12.19.2011

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Greg Garry

The kids deserve better, Kings of Leon and Coldplay just ain't cutting it. Thankfully there's Kristin Hersh, the powerhouse behind seminal indie rock band Throwing Muses.

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Occupy Wall Street, Nirvana, and the Kingdom of God?

Bradley B. Onishi | Posted 12.09.2011

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Bradley B. Onishi

Perhaps a new song--one more akin to a spiritual cry for justice, rather than a guttural grunge anthem--has begun to been sung. Instead of, "here we are now, entertain us," the chorus beckons for a equality and democracy.

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Courtney Love On The First Time She Slept With Kurt Cobain

Posted 12.10.2011

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In the soon-to-be released book, "I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution," authors Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum, intervie...

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Courtney Love: 'I'd Kill' Kurt Cobain If He Was Still Here

Posted 12.05.2011

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Here's Courtney Love's logic: she's so mad at Kurt Cobain for having killed himself and leaving her alone, if he came back from the dead, she'd kill h...

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WATCH: Vintage Footage Of Baby Frances Bean With Kurt And Courtney

Posted 11.26.2011

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With the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's "Nevermind" album last week, fans of the band are getting a deluxe re-issue of the album including previously u...

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6 Crazy Claims Made About The Remains Of Dead Celebs

www.thefrisky.com | David Moye | Posted 11.01.2011

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The zombie apocalypse hasn't happened ... yet. However, there is another form of walking dead: Celebrities who have passed away, but whose memory stay...

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Who Will Save Rock Music?

Jeff Pollack | Posted 10.31.2011

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Jeff Pollack

There's been a lot of bad press about rock being in decline in terms of sales, video and radio airplay, and creativity being at low ebb, resulting in ...

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I Visit Graceland and Get Kurt Cobain's Autograph

Binky Philips | Posted 09.29.2011

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Binky Philips

Back in the 1990s, I did a lot of traveling for my gig as an independent record promoter. My destination was always the same, a radio station. I'd f...

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Amy Winehouse: Newest Member of Club 27

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 09.26.2011

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Maggie Van Ostrand

Club 27 is a most exclusive and heavenly private club of great musicians who died at the age of 27. As of July 24th, Amy Winehouse is the latest me...

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WATCH: Amy Winehouse's Chicago Legacy

Posted 09.25.2011

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Earlier Tuesday, oft-troubled, 27-year-old soulful songstress Amy Winehouse, who was found dead in her London home Saturday, was laid to rest in a pri...

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Do Musicians Have A "27 Curse"?

Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D. | Posted 09.22.2011

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Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D.

Amy Winehouse was 27 years old when she died. There are a number of other famous musicians who died at 27. Are these musician deaths at the age of 27 just a coincidence?

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Kurt Cobain May Have Bridge Named After Him

Spinner | Posted 09.13.2011

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Frank Micelotta, Getty Images Nirvana's 'Nevermind' is approaching its 20th birthday this fall, bringing about more and more tributes to the band and...

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