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Happy Birthday, Kurt Cobain: Here Are Some Of His Most Feminist Quotes

Julie GersteinFebruary 20, 2013 //
Playlist: Nirvana's Faves
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Cobain's Favorite Bands
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Courtney Mad At Kurt
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What Courtney Love would say to Kurt Cobain right now if she could. Read More »

Kurt Cobain would have been 46 today. Do you remember where you were when you found out he’d killed himself? I was in high school art class, likely making some awful riot grrl-inspired art. I liked Nirvana, but at that point considered myself a little too cool to get super into them. They were soooo commercial, after all. And I fancied myself some kind of indie rock/riot grrl/zine-writing nightmare.

But fan or not, for those of us that exist in that murky era — not Generation X and not Generation Y — Cobain is and always will be a powerful arbiter of youthful dissent.

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A Comprehensive List Of Kurt Cobain’s Favorite Bands

Julie GersteinNovember 16, 2012 //

Kurt Cobain made great music as the frontman of Nirvana, but he was also influenced by a slew of great musicians, too. For proof, we present this incredible list of “Top 50 by Nirvana,” a handwritten list of Cobain’s 50 favorite records. See the full list after the jump! [Dangerous Minds] Keep reading »

Well Played: Courtney Love
Crocheted lace is a new look for Courtney, but we like it. Read More »
Courtney Comes Clean
Love talks the cost of fame and her struggle with sobriety. Read More »
Courtney Mad At Kurt
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What Courtney Love would say to Kurt Cobain right now if she could. Read More »

Courtney Love And Sam Lufti Are Working On A Kurt Cobain Musical Or Movie

Jessica WakemanOctober 26, 2012 //
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Courtney Love

Courtney Love is working on a movie or Broadway musical about her relationship with Kurt Cobain set to Nirvana music, according to none other than Britney Spears’ ex-manager Sam Lufti. Lufti is currently suing Spears and her parents for defamation and explained in court yesterday how he’s been keeping busy.  ”[Love and I] are currently working on a possible motion picture or Broadway musical based on the Nirvana catalogue, based on [Love's] life and Kurt Cobain’s,” he explained. Outside the courtroom Lufti clarified the musical/movie is just “an idea,” which I suppose it has to be for now because Love is on bad terms with both her daughter Frances Bean Cobain and Cobain’s ex-bandmates. But hey, if creating a musical that might never get made is keeping Courtney Love busy and off Twitter, I say go on with your bad self.  [Guardian UK] [Photo: Bauer Griffin]

Frances Bean Cobain Is A Chip Off The Ol’ Block

Amelia McDonell-ParryOctober 15, 2012 //
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Guess The Celeb Spawn!
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The older Frances Bean Cobain gets and the more she comes into her own, the more, I think, she resembles her parents. Dad Kurt Cobain’s pink hair and mom Courtney Love’s full, darkly-painted lips … this photo of her is like taking a time machine back to 1991. Sigh. [Photo (center): Fame/Flynet]

Conspiracy Theory: Paul Ryan Cribbed From Nirvana

NewserOctober 12, 2012 //

We’re going to suggest taking this one with a shaker full of salt, but the Internet is buzzing with accusations that Paul Ryan stole the kinda-vaguely touching anecdote he told about his daughter during last night’s debate from, of all people, Kurt Cobain. In response to a question about abortion, Ryan told the story of how he’d nicknamed his daughter Liza “Bean” because when he saw his wife’s first ultrasound “our little baby was in the shape of a bean.” Read more…

Nobody Puts Kurt Cobain In The Corner

Julie GersteinJuly 1, 2012 //
Smells Like Teen Spirit?

Back in the day, MTV asked that Kurt Cobain effectively sing along to the pre-recorded tracks during one of Nirvana’s “live” performances on the network.But he wasn’t into the idea of faking it their way. So he gave them vocals — only not the vocals you might expect. Enjoy this rendition of “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” featuring Kurt mimicking Ian Curtis or Morrissey. [YouTube]

Hot Links: Kurt Cobain’s Solo Album & Bar Refaeli Gets Groped

Amelia McDonell-ParryApril 17, 2012 //
  • Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain was apparently working on a solo album when he took his own life. Erik Erlandson (who played in Courtney Love’s band Hole at the time) likened it to The Beatles’ White Album. [Newser]
  • Bar Refaeli tweeted that a female airport security officer gave her a pat down that “left no doubt about her sexual preferences.” [NYMag.com]
  • Dean McDermott on wife Tori Spelling’s fourth pregnancy: “She’s just super fertile.” Thanks for sharing! [Celebrity Baby Scoop]
  • Did you guys catch “Dancing With The Stars” last night? Maria Menounos shared a seriously steamy smooch with her dance partner Derek Hough — check out the video at the link! [TooFab] Keep reading »

Courtney Love Says Dave Grohl Is “Sexually Obsessed” With Kurt Cobain, Accuses Him Of Hitting On Frances Bean

NewserApril 11, 2012 //

Courtney Love and Twitter always mix like alcohol and heavy machinery, and this time around the singer is accusing former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl of attempting to seduce her daughter, 19-year-old Frances Bean Cobain, and of being “sexually obsessed w kurt.” Gawker has the tweets, which were sent out last night from Love’s protected account. She starts out by tweeting to @davegrohl—who isn’t even the right Dave Grohl, but rather some German guy, Gawker notes—accusing Grohl of hitting on Frances and saying she wants to kill him. Read more…

Courtney Love & 10 Other Stars Who Used The Word “Rape” Insensitively

The FriskyMarch 15, 2012 //
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I Was Date Raped
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Geez ladies, by now we should all know that referring to anything other than rape as “rape” is just a bad idea. It trivializes what rape actually is and manages to make you look like a complete buffoon. And that’s exactly what Courtney Love did when she claimed the Muppets — the friggin’ Muppets! — “raped” the memory of Kurt Cobain by using Nirvana’s song “Smells Like Teen Spirit” in their movie. 

Well, it’s a little more complicated than that. According to TMZ, half of Courtney Love’s rights to Cobain’s music was sold to a company called Primary Wave Music, which gave the Muppets movie permission to use the song. Also, the two surviving members of Nirvana, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic, gave their permission as well. And Dave Grohol is in the movie. This sounds like another case of What The Hell Are You Talking About, Courtney Love? [TMZ]

Courtney Love is only the latest in a long and tacky line of celebs who’ve used the word “rape” insensitively. Click through our gallery of shame!

Forever 21 Rips Off (Wait For It) Kurt Cobain

Julie GersteinDecember 2, 2011 //
WTForever 21
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Courtney Mad At Kurt
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What Courtney Love would say to Kurt Cobain right now if she could. Read More »

Forever 21′s warpath of cultural and social appropriation knows no bounds. Its latest target? The obscure ’80s San Francisco punk band Flipper, whose most well-known fan was probably the late great Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. It seems ye olde Forevs has reproduced a DIY-ed Flipper T that Kurt Cobain MADE HIMSELF in its latest round of men’s shirts. We suppose it’s rather smart of them to rip off a dead rockstar — much less likely to be sued by Cobain from beyond the grave than by some of the other victims of its recent scams. Still, we can’t help but hope someone from the band sees their blatant attempt at punk rock cred and calls them out on it in a very public, embarrassing way. It’s what Kurt would have wanted. [Death And Taxes]

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