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Kurt Cobain

WTF? 

Following up on a weird conspiracy theory: Is Rivers Cuomo really Kurt Cobain?

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Conspiracy, Kurt Cobain, Rivers Cuomo, Weezer

Late in 2020, I did an Ongoing History of New Music program on great musical conspiracies. One of them involved

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History of New Music Daily: Kurt Cobain’s suicide gun

January 29, 2021January 28, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Kurt Cobain, Nirvana

This may sound like a gruesome question to ask, but whatever happened to the gun that Kurt Cobain used to

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Music News 

Video discovered of a Kurt Cobain solo set from 1992

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Kurt Cobain, Nirvana

Even when you think you’ve discovered everything about Nirvana, there are still those occasions where you’re surprised by something you

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Music News 

Random music news for August 14, 2020

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coronavirus, Dolly Parton, Facebook, Iran, Kanye, Kim Kardashian, Kurt Cobain, Lady Gaga, Metallica, National Album Day, Ozzy

A transparent TV? Cool! Want. And now, music news for August 14, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: There’s been some serious

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Funny/Weird 

When it comes to America and COVID-19, Kurt Cobain was right

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments COVID-19, Kurt Cobain

Even with COVID-19 cases spiking across the US, concerts without any physical distancing keep happening. Maybe this t-shirt featuring Kurt

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Music News 

UPDATE: Kurt Cobain’s “Unplugged” Guitar sold for HOW MUCH?

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Kurt Cobain, Prince

The iconic Martin acoustic guitar that Kurt Cobain used for Nirvana’s November 1993 MTV Unplugged performance went up for auction

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Music History 

Here’s Kurt Cobain’s isolated vocals from “Smells Like Teen Spirit.”

June 14, 2020June 14, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, Smells Like Teen Spirit

What was it about Kurt Cobain’s voice that made Nirvana so special? He had the perfect amount of gravel. There

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Music News 

This music auction could break some big records. Here’s why.

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Auction, Brian Jones, Guitars, Julien's, Kurt Cobain, Prince

On June 19 and 20, Julien’s Auctions will hold a music memorabilia sale in Beverly Hills that will most likely

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Kurt Cobain’s Unplugged guitar is being sold at auction by…someone

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Courtney Love, Isaiah Silva, Kurt Cobain, Unplugged

If alt-rock had a Stradivarius, it might be the 1959 Martin D-18E acoustic guitar Kurt Cobain played during Nirvana’s MTV

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Movies 

No, there’s a NOT a new Nirvana movie coming. This trailer is a just mock-up of what a biopic might look like.

February 27, 2020February 28, 2020 Alan Cross 2 Comments Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, TeaserPRO

Kurt Cobain would have turned 53 on February 20. On that day, a trailer for a new movie–not a doc

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, February 24, 2020

February 24, 2020February 23, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billie Eilish, Croatia, John Oates, King Diamond, Klaus Meine, Kurt Cobain, Scorpions, Spotify

Who’s got the fastest internet? Not us. Moving to music news for February 24, 2020. Kurt Cobain would have turned

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