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LISTS: Top 10 Nirvana Moments
By Jim Shearer on 04/08/2009
Filed under: LISTS
Fifteen years ago today, with a suicide note and a shotgun by his side, Kurt Cobain's dead body was found in his Seattle home. A coroner's report suggested that Cobain had taken his life a few days earlier--probably on April 5. At the age of 27 Cobain had musically achieved beyond his wildest dreams (do you think a chain-smoking janitor really thought he'd ever be called the "voice of a generation"?). The Nirvana frontman would have gone on to accomplish more, but how much more, we'll never know. MORE »
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Zac Efron to Star as Kurt Cobain
By Jim Shearer on 04/01/2009
Filed under: NEWS
Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Courtney Love can agree on few things, but recently they've been civil towards each other and even gave their blessing on a major motion picture about Nirvana, Come As You Are, scheduled to shoot later this year. MORE »
What Do These Guys Have In Common?
By Jim Shearer on 02/17/2009
Filed under: HODGEPODGE
What do Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters), music video director, Samuel Bayer, Lupe Fiasco, and Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) all have in common? MORE »
10RW: You Should Watch The Grammys
By Jim Shearer on 02/06/2009
Filed under: 10RW (10 Reasons Why)This Sunday night marks the 51st edition of The Grammy Awards. If the last few years are any indication, the organizers will attempt to woo all demographics by pairing together older musicians with younger ones, and even pair together an unknown with a Grammy nominee. Does this yearly spectacle truly honor the best of the best in music? That's a debate for another day, but I can give you at least 10 Reasons Why you should watch the Grammy's this Sunday: (left: A lot of these will be handed out on Sunday night.) #10. C'mon Now It's winter, it's... MORE »
Nirvana to Play Coachella With Rivers Cuomo?
By Jim Shearer on 04/01/2008
Filed under: NEWS, SOONIn what was supposed to be the "best kept music secret of 2008," an official press release leaked earlier this morning, reporting that Weezer's Rivers Cuomo would join Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic for a Nirvana reunion at this month's Coachella Music Festival (Indio, CA), as well as a headlining slot at this summer's annual Lollapalooza Music Festival (Chicago, IL). (left to right: Cuomo, Novoselic, and Grohl will play as Nirvana at this year's Coachella and Lollapalooza) MORE »
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