Dave Grohl is back in a Foo groove. The singer-guitarist and the Los Angeles Philharmonic delivered orchestral renditions of Foo Fighters faves “Everlong” and “The Sky Is a Neighborhood” at Coachella on Saturday. The surprise appearance — also with Venezuelan maestro Gustavo Dudamel at the Outdoor Theatre at the Indio, California, festival — was the … Read more
You could call it the grungiest van in history. A 1972 Dodge Sportsman passenger van utilized by pioneering Northwest sludge rock outfit the Melvins during their inaugural United States tour is hitting the auction block — but in bits and pieces. After it is displayed today outside a pair of Seattle record stores, the “Melvan” … Read more
Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren said it’s “sad” Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain died before he got to experience the “magical” functionality of using a GPS. “I always say, it’s so sad that Kurt Cobain died when he did, because he never saw GPS,” the 79-year-old actress said during an interview with the Evening Standard. “GPS is … Read more
Steve Albini, the famed record producer and musician who worked with storied rock groups such as Nirvana, Pixies, The Jesus Lizard and others, has died at 61 of a heart attack, according to reports. Staffers from his recording studio, Electric Audio, confirmed the rocker’s death to Pitchfork. Steve Albini was 61 years old. Redferns Albini … Read more
You may be scratching your heard about how in the world Joni Mitchell — Joni Freaking Mitchell! — has never performed at the Grammy Awards. Talk about a case of what?? But the 80-year-old folk goddess — who represents all that is musical excellence — will make her long-overdue Grammy debut at the 66th annual … Read more
A federal appeals court on Thursday revived a child sexual exploitation lawsuit filed by the man who appeared naked as a 4-month-old on the cover of Nirvana’s 1991 album “Nevermind.” Spencer Elden’s lawsuit against the grunge rock group alleges that he has suffered “permanent harm” as the band and others profited from the image of … Read more
Frances Bean Cobain, the daughter of grunge superstar Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and his controversial rock star widow Courtney Love, has finally found happiness after a messy first marriage and one of the most notorious early childhoods in pop-culture history. The self-described model and visual artist just embarked on her second marriage at age 31 … Read more
Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan revealed Monday that the death of Kurt Cobain in 1994 left him extremely upset because he felt like he had “lost his greatest opponent.” “When Kurt died, I cried because I lost my greatest opponent,” recalled Corgan, 56, during an Apple Music interview. “I want to beat the best. I … Read more
Not a lot of news anchors would be suspected of helping to trash a pair of hotel rooms and still keep their jobs. But such was the case when Kurt Loder, then the face of recently shut-down MTV News, aimed to settle a feud with Kurt Cobain in 1992. It grew out of the the grunge … Read more