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  SPIN.COM EXCLUSIVE: Melvins Premiere New Song!

  May 14, 2010 – 25 years into their career, one of rock's heaviest bands are sweetening their sound. The Melvins, who formed in rural Washington State in the early 1980s, are known as "The Godfathers of Grunge," thanks to a dirge-y blend of Black Flag's hardcore punk and Black Sabbath's heavy metal. …
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  Kurt Cobain Art Exhibit Opens in Seattle

  May 14, 2010 – Tributes to the memory of Kurt Cobain are abundant, but where better to stage an artistic homage to the groundbreaking frontman than Seattle, the city that gave birth to Nirvana? "Kurt," a new exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum which opened yesterday and runs through September 6, collects nearly 80 works in a variety of media from an international array of artists, all of which document the rocker's all-too-brief life, his impact on the …
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  Courtney Love Prefers Gosling, McAvoy to Play Kurt

  April 15, 2010 – Now that her manager denied rumors that Twilight star Robert Pattinson had been cast as Kurt Cobain in an upcoming biopic, Courtney Love is suggesting her own ideas. "Isn't that so stupid? Who would cast him?" Love told The Canadian Press about the idea of Pattinson player her late husband. "That's just wrong, no offense." So who would Love approve in a film portrayal of the Nirvana story? …
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  Robert Pattinson Not Confirmed to Play Kurt Cobain

  April 9, 2010 – The web is abuzz today with a tabloid report that Twilight hunk Robert Pattinson will portray the late Nirvana star Kurt Cobain in an upcoming biopic, and that Courtney Love wants Scarlett Johansson to play her -- but that's news to Courtney Love's manager. "That's an amazing story, and the first I've heard of any of this," Jonathan Daniel tells SPIN.com about The Sun's report. …
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  Kurt Cobain: Anniversary Scrapbook

  April 8, 2010 –  …
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  MYTH No. 2: Nirvana Killed Hair Metal

  November 10, 2009 – REALITY: It was already dead. Blame Queensrÿche. …
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  New Albums from Nirvana, Weezer & 6 More!

  November 3, 2009 – Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today: Nirvana, Live at ReadingUltimate rock gig from ultimate outsider-insiders. Read Review >> Weezer, RaditudeRock's most maddeningly hummable practical joke continues. Read Review >> Julian Casablancas, Phrazes for the YoungNew York's grooviest rocker spiffs up his sound. …
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  'Guitar Hero' Maker: Cobain Avatar Is Legal

  September 18, 2009 – Nirvana fans ticked-off about Kurt Cobain's unlockable avatar in Guitar Hero 5, which, frighteningly, allows the Nirvana deity to sing Bon Jovi and Bush songs, may have a target for their wrath. …
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  Courtney Love Might Sue Over 'Guitar Hero'

  September 10, 2009 – It's one of those days when we need Courtney Love's Twitter translator on retainer. The Hole frontwoman is raving mad about the depiction of her deceased husband, Kurt Cobain, in the new version of Activision's popular Guitar Hero franchise, and she's threatening to sue. "FOR THE RECORD I DID NOT APPROVE KURTS AVATAR FOR GUYITARHERO5," the singer posted on Twitter. …
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  Gwar's Midget Porn, Bret Michaels' Hair Piece

  September 4, 2009 – Here's the strangest music news to hit the Internet this week: Gwar vocalist/bassist/intergalactic barbarian Oderus Urungus picks his favorite websites -- and gives midget porn its official spokesmonster! [Urlesque] Basketball star Ron Artest sings karaoke to Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On." Don't quit your day job, dude. [Sporting News] And the Award for Best Faux Press goes to... …
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