Starting with Nevermind, Kurt Cobain intentionally simplified his compositions in order to emphasize their pop components. Less song-focused than later Nirvana works, Bleach acts as an interesting showcase of the band’s musical chops. It’s amazing to note that it’s now been 20 years since Nirvana released its first album. It only seems like yesterday that the grunge group emerged from the Am
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A Kurt Cobain and Nirvana tribute concert by Nevermind and High Class Wreckage will take place at Motor in Seattle on Friday, April 10. Proceeds go to the Kurt Cobain Memorial Committee, whose mission is to build a youth center and memorial park in Cobain's hometown of Aberdeen. By Marian Liu Seattle Times staff reporter It's been 15 years since Kurt Cobain died. Cobain was found dead in h...
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Some things you just don't quite know how to respond to... and this is one of them. Perhaps you can play with your Cobain toy while wearing a pair of spiffy *"Kurt Cobain Converse shoes":http://mog.com/Mackenzie_P/blog_post/151686* too.I love how "the Wired Listening Post":http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/04/kurt-cobain-unp.html responded to this. "The next model should come with a wind-up mo...
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Is Courtney Love in trouble? Does she owe money to the mob? Gambling problem? Drugs? Or is she finally ready to part with the last of Kurdt's belongings? Ready to move on perhaps. I ask these questions because some anonymous Craigslister has posted some interesting Cobain memorabilia for sale on the legendary online classifieds website. The Olympia, Washington Craigslist has "Original/Si...
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Kid Pretentious posted a thorough roundup yesterday (see here if you missed it) but the hits just keep coming. Here's a handful of new posts with top tunes to keep you up all night:Ministry - Everyday Is HalloweenTwitter Updates For Halloween Mixtapes - including Weezy's No Ceilings and ting and ting....Cover songs mixtape - Halloween 2009 - something about David Yow of Jesus Lizard with Shell...
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The ash remains of legendary Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain have gone missing from the Los Angeles area home of his rehab-prone widow Courtney Love.Cobain's ashes were reportedly kept in a pink teddy-bear-shaped bag along with a lock of his hair and were swiped along with thousands of dollars worth of jewelery and clothing. (What? No golden shrine. One of the greatest rockers of all time was kept...
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If you got over a hour to kill check this out. Checkout the hardcore grunge rockers in the audience lol!If you have less time to kill, check this one out!
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I was listening to some old Kurt Cobain interview clips...and i wanted to share one....i meshed it with the song...he almost sounded hopeful in this sound byte...almost.Good night sweet prince of rock n roll...
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It’s hard to believe, but this winter marks the 20th anniversary of the release Nirvana’s debut album, Bleach. In honor of this music milestone, Sub Pop is re-issuing Bleach as an expanded CD/double LP. Originally recorded in December, 1988 and released in June of ’89, the album received international recognition after Nevermind took off. Some of the features include a previously unreleased
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Suddenly I have an urge to play some Nirvana...now they can duke it out in the afterlife...;)
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At long last, it's finally here. Today, November 3rd, marks the release of Nirvana's Live At Reading concert CD/DVD. Ranked #1 in Kerrang Magazine’s “100 Gigs That Shook The World” and voted as “Nirvana’s #1 Greatest Moment” by fans in an NME poll, Nirvana’s historic August 30, 1992 headlining appearance ...
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Buma/Stemra, the Netherlands' equivalent of organizations like ASCAP in the US and PRS for Music in the UK, this week announced that it is to extend its licensing fees to cover embedded content.So, say, you maintain a music blog - on MOG or elsewhere - and you embed material like, for instance, a YouTube video that features material from a composer or performer who is registered with Buma/Stemr...
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Welcome to one of London's best rock venues: sweaty, dark, a bit seedy. Converted from a warehouse into a theatre and cinema in 1926, it became a live venue in 1986. Everyone has played here, from hardcore classic rock bands (The Rolling Stones, Deep Purple) to the kind of artists (Kylie, Madonna) who appeal to the clientele attending G.A.Y. on a Saturday night. Amy Winehouse showed how amazin...
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Yes, my fellow connoisseurs of all things heavy, today is the day you’ve been waiting for: NIRVANA DAY! As you all well know, November 3rd sees the release of several Nirvana and Nirvana-related releases. For those of you who haven’t already created your NIRVANA DAY CHECKLIST, here’s a handy cheat sheet of the [...]
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Austin's the live music capitol of the world. Nashville is home to country and Seattle, well, it's just grabbing the overall title when it comes to music.Next Wednesday, October 29th, Seattle mayor Greg Nickels will announce a long-term strategy to make Seattle The City Of Music. Over the next 12 years they'll be creating little rock stars in the school system, investing in music education duri...
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