R ingo Starr is about to get into a bathtub with Dave Grohl, and he seems a little skeptical. “Is this some sort of bullshit?” the former Beatle says. But he steps in anyway. Soon the pair are chatting comfortably; as Grohl discusses the Foo Fighters’ recent tour, Starr hands …
Read More »Krist Novoselic Defends Nickelback from Trump: 'Leave Grunge Bands Alone!'
Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic defended the honor of Nickelback and grunge bands everywhere on Twitter Thursday. The musician’s tweet was prompted by a surreal series of events in which President Donald Trump tweeted out a meme about Joe Biden featuring the Nickelback song “Photograph,” and either the band, or their …
Read More »Lil Nas X Had Never Heard 'Nevermind' Before Making the Nirvana-Sampling 'Panini'
Thanks to the Billy Ray Cyus-featuring, Nine Inch Nails-sampling “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X has established himself as a genre-bending phenomenon. The country-rap track has dominated the charts for much of the spring and summer, and on his follow-up to the unexpected smash he further celebrates the glory of …
Read More »Kurt Cobain's 'Rolling Stone' Cover Shirt Inspires Overpriced Designer Tee
The fashion world has entered an irony-saturated (post-irony?) era, what with all the Virgil Ablohs and the camp-lite celebrations and the “I Don’t Care” jackets. Adding to the fray is a new item from Vetements, an “Oversized Printed Cotton-Jersey T-Shirt” that rips off the one Kurt Cobain wore on the …
Read More »Kurt Cobain's Reading Fest Hospital Gown Up for Auction
The hospital gown Kurt Cobain famously wore during Nirvana’s headlining set at Reading Festival 1992 is currently up for auction via RR Auction. The gown is part of the Marvels of Modern Music Auction, which started March 7th and ends March 14th. Cobain’s hospital gown is estimated to be worth …
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