Today would have been Kurt Cobain‘s birthday. The Nirvana singer, guitarist and songwriter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in April of 1994 at the age of 27. During his lifetime, Cobain spearheaded an international phenomenon, becoming not only the most visible representative of Seattle’s grunge scene but also an …
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The surviving members of Nirvana once again reunited — this time with Post Malone — at the all-star Saturday Night Live 50 concert Friday at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Introduced by Adam Sandler, who reminisced about when Kurt Cobain and company played SNL when he was a cast …
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The annual, massive list of Record Store Day releases has arrived. The event, which recently named Post Malone as the 2025 ambassador, takes place at indie record shops on April 12. The list, which includes over 300 titles, includes an official release of Post Malone’s Nirvana covers, which he performed …
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Dave Grohl has joined the list of performers who will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. The musician will take part in the SNL 50: The Homecoming Concert on Feb. 14 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City alongside Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Miley Cyrus, Post …
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The surviving members of Nirvana weren’t part of the official FireAid bill, but they took the stage near the end of the Kia Forum show in Inglewood, California, to tear through “Breed” with St. Vincent, “School” with Kim Gordon, “Territorial Pissings” with Joan Jett, and “All Apologies” with Violet Grohl, …
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Thousands of songs and music videos by hundreds of artists have vanished from YouTube after the video site failed to reach a new agreement with publishing rights organization SESAC. Artists like Adele, Kendrick Lamar, Bob Dylan, Nirvana, Mariah Carey, Green Day and hundreds more were impacted by the impasse created …
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For those who have seen Stephen Wilson Jr.’s thrilling live shows, they know the knockout punch comes during the one-two combo of “Year to Be Young 1994” into a cover of Nirvana’s “Something in the Way.” Until now, fans could only hear his grunge-country tribute onstage, but on Thursday — …
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After several years, and a few unexpected twists, Nirvana and Marc Jacobs have settled a copyright dispute over the band’s smiley face logo, which also raised questions about the origins of the famous symbol. Nirvana first brought the suit in Dec. 2018, accusing Marc Jacobs of copyright and trademark infringement …
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Patti Smith offered up an emotional rendition of Lana Del Rey‘s song “Summertime Sadness” at her concert in Dublin last night. Smith, who performed at Vicar Street, played a setlist of several classics, but also took the opportunity to perform Del Rey’s 2012 hit. Appearing with her band, Smith gave …
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J UST AFTER DAWN on the morning of May 15, 2019, more than a dozen cops arrived at a home in the placid suburb of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. Armed with a search warrant, they ordered a member of the household to sit down and denied her access to her …
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