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  All Apologies: Nirvana-Less 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' Sitcom Coming to CBS

  October 23, 2012 – In a move rife with copyright infringement concern, CBS has announced a forthcoming family sitcom called Smells Like Teen Spirit created by writer Dave Goetsch (The Big Bang Theory, 3rd Rock From the Sun). …
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  'Weird Al' Yankovic Looks Back at 20 Years of 'Smells Like Nirvana'

  October 11, 2012 – "I was such a fan of the band," says parody kingpin "Weird Al" Yankovic about Nirvana. "I heard Nevermind and I thought, Oh this is really great. …
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  Jay-Z: Nirvana 'Stopped' Hip-Hop for a Second

  October 5, 2012 – In his upcoming coffee-table book Pharrell: The Places and Spaces I've Been (Rizzoli), human hyphenate Pharrell Williams includes interviews between him and notables ranging from Buzz Aldrin to Kanye West to Anna Wintour to Jay-Z. For the most part, they're of the tell-me-how-you-do-what-you-do variety, but the back-and-forth between producer-designer-rapper Williams and Jay-Z quickly reaches Nirvana. …
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  How J Mascis Almost Joined Nirvana (Twice!) and Built to Spill

  October 4, 2012 – While reporting his long feature on indie rock titans Dinosaur Jr., SPIN editor David Bevan discovered that the band's frontman, Joseph, "J" Mascis Jr. had almost found himself a member of both Built to Spill and Nirvana. …
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  Best Coast Cover Nirvana's 'About a Girl' as 'Nevermind' Turns 21

  September 24, 2012 – Best Coast played Brussels on Sunday night where they delivered an unexpected gem. "We'll play a Nirvana cover now. …
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  Chucks & Bucks: An Oral History of the Coolest Shoes on Earth

  September 10, 2012 – Go into any garage or basement where a high school band is thrashing away. Go into a stadium where rock gods are hurling lightning bolts. Go anywhere people are making music, and — without being too weird about it — look at their shoes. There's a good chance you'll see Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars. …
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  Meet Kurt Cobain's Siberian Subway Soundalike

  September 6, 2012 – Nirvana's "Pennyroyal Tea" has a long and complex history. Named after a poisonous herb taken, usually unsuccessfully, to induce abortion, the song reportedly dates back to a 1990 four-track demo. The In Utero version was scheduled to be released as a single before Kurt Cobain's death in April 1994. Everyone from Cobain's widow Courtney Love, with Hole, to the Flaming Lips (to, um, Jared Leto) has covered it. …
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  Nirvana's Krist Novoselic Joins the Vaselines for 'Sunbeam'

  September 4, 2012 – Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic surprised Seattle's Bumbershoot festival on Monday by joining twee-pop Scots the Vaselines onstage for their song "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam." The reclusive local appeared clad in all black and wailed on an accordion (!) before bidding his fans adieu with a small wave. …
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  The MTV Video Music Awards' 15 Biggest Mistakes

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  Dave Grohl Dedicates Song to Cobain and Novoselic at Reading

  August 27, 2012 – Dave Grohl's Foo Fighters closed out England's Reading Festival last night with a 26-song set. "You guys realize we've got a lot of songs to play," Grohl said of the marathon performance. …
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