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Flashback: Kurt Cobain died 19 years ago

April 5th, 2013

April 5, 2014 will mark the 20th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death. That makes today 19 years since the frontman of Nirvana died of an alleged self-inflicted gunshot to the head. He was discovered three days later in his Seattle home by an electrician reporting for work. A suicide note signed off with the Neil [...]

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Watch a classic interview with Nirvana from 1991

September 23rd, 2011

It was 20 years ago – September 24, 1991 to be exact – that Nirvana released Nevermind, the album that swept aside a horde of hair-metal bands, changed the face of rock and made “grunge” a household musical term. In this vintage and worthless (the band’s words) Musique Plus interview, done a couple of weeks [...]

Tags: dave grohl, Krist Novoselic, Kurt Cobain, Musique Plus, Nevermind, nirvana
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The Wedge P.M. News Round Up: The Black Keys New LP

July 14th, 2011

The Black Keys, with the help of producer Danger Mouse, have finished their new album. The untitled album has a different sound to it than ‘Brothers’, as the tempos are really fast. Dan Auerbach compares the sound to Black Sabbath. Read more at Spin. Kurt Cobain’s hometown, Aberdeen, is in talks to name a small [...]

Tags: Kurt Cobain, Morrissey, The Black Keys
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The Wedge News Round Up For May 25

May 25th, 2011

Just in case you didn’t love Kate Bush, here are 10 reasons why you should… Dom are set to release a new EP on August 9th… Cornershop have announced the launch of their “Singhles” Club… If you haven’t seen Kurt Cobain’s mugshot from 1986, well, then, here you go… And in case you were wondering, [...]

Tags: Cornershop, Dom, Kate Bush, Kurt Cobain
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On this day we remember two of rocks greatest

April 5th, 2011

With their deathsnearly ten years apart, Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain and Alice in Chains’ Layne Staley left the music world and their millions of fans on this day in 1994 and 2002. The sons of the Seattle grunge scene both found huge success in the early to mid nineties with their bands, with both men ultimately [...]

Tags: Alice In Chains, Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley, nirvana
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Nirvana exhibition coming to Seattle

October 20th, 2010

Ever since Kurt Cobain killed himself in 1994, we’ve been given an all-access look into his life. The guy was pretty private, but that didn’t stop the people around him from divulging every little detail of his 27 years. Now there is an official exhibition opening up in Seattle that will dig even deeper into [...]

Tags: Kurt Cobain, nirvana
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Don’t mess with me – I’m on Twitter

April 27th, 2010

In 2010, if you’re beefin’, you’re tweetin’. Twitter has become the proverbial playground where people can give one another digital wedgies and not have to fear any physical payback. Twitter is great for sharing information, connecting with friends and learning more about your favourite celebrity or organization. It is also a great place to act [...]

Tags: Aimee Mann, Billy Corgan, courtney love, frankie goes to hollywood, Hole, Ice T, Jessica Simpson, Jim Carrey, Kurt Cobain, Lareun Conrad, lauren conrad, lindsay lohan, Michael Lohan, perez hilton, Price of Beauty, spencer pratt, Tiger Woods, twitter
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You’re my Wonderwall

April 22nd, 2010

Check out the best (and worst) Wonderwall covers!

Tags: ac/dc, Austin Powers', Cat Power, glastonbury, jay-z, Kurt Cobain, Last Girl On Earth, Liam Gallagher, noel gallagher, oasis, paul anka, rihanna, Robbie Williams, ryan adams, Smells Like Teen Spirit, The Mike Flowers Pops, The OC, Wonderwall
Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture, Featured, List, Music & Videos | Posted by Allison

Gosling or McAvoy: Who should play Cobain?

April 14th, 2010

Last week it was reported and immediately denied that Robert Pattinson was in the lead to play Kurt Cobain in a biopic about the late Nirvana frontman. Now more names are being thrown into the mix by none other than Courtney Love herself. In a couple of recent interviews, Love gave her blessing to both [...]

Tags: courtney love, James McAvoy, Kurt Cobain, robert pattinson, ryan gosling
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Update: Robert Pattinson not playing Cobain

April 9th, 2010

It seemed too good to be true and now Courtney Love’s manager has confirmed it: there are no plans for Robert Pattinson to star as Kurt Cobain in the upcoming biopic. Earlier today The Sun ran a story reporting that the Twilight star would portray the Nirvana frontman in a film titled All Apologies. But [...]

Tags: courtney love, Kurt Cobain, robert pattinson, SPIN
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