Ongoing History Daily: Is there anything left in the Kurt Cobain vault?
A few years back, there was a Kurt Cobain’s “solo album.” But it wasn’t really a solo album in the traditional sense. It consisted of 31 tracks salvaged from various
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ROCKthusiast Does #MWE for AJoMT (Day 28)
Before anyone starts asking “#MWE, WTF?”, the hashtag stands for Music Writing Exercise, and is the brainchild of Gary Suarez, freelancer about the Internet who hatched this idea five years
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The Sound of the Kurt Cobain Documentary, Montage of Heck
Montage of Heck, the Brett Morgen-directed Kurt Cobain film that follows his life up until his death, is easily one of the best documentaries of this year. In this 52-minute
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Here’s a Piece of Album Sales News That Got Lost in the Adele Hype (Hint: Think Nirvana)
While we’re awaiting the final first-week sales tally for Adele’s 25 album, an interesting piece of news got lost in the hype. Remember Kurt Cobain’s “solo album,” Montage of Heck?
Read MoreKurt Cobain’s “Solo Album” Is Out Today
If there’s one thing we can extrapolate from the release of Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, The Home Recordings, is that the Nirvana well is dry. Even the dregs are
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Here’s the Tracklisting for the Upcoming Kurt Cobain Solo Album
When Montage of Heck gets released on DVD and Blu-Ray next month, it will be accompanied by an album full of stuff that Kurt Cobain left behind. There were boxes
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Hear a Sample of the Upcoming “Kurt Cobain Solo Album”
Sadly, Kurt is still dead. But because a trove of unreleased recordings was uncovered during the filming of the documentary Montage of Heck, there’s enough material to gather together for
Read MoreThis Scene on Kurt Cobain’s Stomach Issues Was Cut from the Documentary, Montage of Heck. It’s…Disturbing.
This was supposed to be included in Montage of Heck but was cut. In it, Kurt appears to be really, really ill with his mysterious stomach ailment and is feeling
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Kurt Cobain’s Early Demos Now Streaming
Like the Indian Ocean which washes up secrets on distant shores when you least expect it, so does the Internet. Take, for example, this ancient material from Kurt Cobain dating
Read MoreListen to the Companion Podcast for Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck Doc
If you haven’t seen Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck on HBO yet, set aside some time to do it. Then take half an hour to listen to this podcast. [soundcloud
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Random Music News for Wednesday, May 6, 2015
On this day in 1949, EDSAC, the first digital(ish) computer ran its first program. Duran Duran anti-wrinkle cream: just £4,000. Seriously. You may end up watching this nine second Nickelback parody
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