Getty Image Ahead of the late rocker Kurt Cobain’s birthday taking place this Monday (Feb 20), pro-skateboarder Tony Hawk took to Instagram to reveal that he purchased the musician’s decked-out Iron Maiden-themed skateboard in an auction last year. The artwork was originally done by Cobain himself, according to Rolling Stone, on a model by skateboarder …
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Courtney Love Says She Was Fired From ‘Fight Club’ For Fighting With Brad Pitt Over Kurt Cobain
20th Century Fox Even though Courtney Love has a long history as a musician (and a short history as a meme-maker), she is also a pretty accomplished actress. After being nominated for a Golden Globe in 1996, Love won the part of Marla in the cult classic film among male college students between the ages …
Courtney Love Didn’t Kill Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain, She Insists On A Song That Was Cut From Her Upcoming Album
Getty Image For years now, there have been conspiracy theories that Courtney Love is somehow responsible for the death of her late husband, Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain. Now, Love has addressed that on a new song, although it may be a while before we get to hear it. Love discussed her upcoming solo album on the …
Courtney Love Says Lana Del Rey And Kurt Cobain Are ‘The Only Two True Musical Geniuses’ She’s Ever Known
Getty Image In October, Taylor Swift praised Lana Del Rey as “one of the best musical artists ever.” The next icon to praise her is Courtney Love, who went on the road in 2015 on The Endless Summer Tour. In her appearance on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, the Hole bandleader said, “Lana and Kurt are …
Kurt Cobain’s Oldest Smashed Guitar Fetches Nearly $500K At An Auction
Getty Image Smashing a guitar on stage is about the most rock and roll thing a musician can do. And nobody did it quite as vigorously (and often) as Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain. In fact, Cobain’s on-stage antics are so revered that what looks to be the oldest err…surviving, smashed guitar by the late guitarist just …
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‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Told A Delightful Story About Meeting Kurt Cobain After ‘Smells Like Nirvana’ Came Out
vevo Legend has it that Kurt Cobain knew Nirvana had “made it” when “Weird Al” Yankovic turned “Smells Like Teen Spirit” into “Smells Like Nirvana.” The lead single from 1992’s Off the Deep End album was Yankovic’s first hit since 1988’s “Bad” (Nirvana knocked Michael Jackson off the top of the charts, but “Weird Al” …
Caroline Polachek Tackles An Aria From A Kurt Cobain-Themed Opera
Caroline Polachek appears on a new song, but with a twist. “Non Voglio Mai Vedere Il Sole Tramontare” is Polachek’s new aria single release, which translates to “I Never Want To Watch The Sun Go Down.” It is also a part of the soundtrack for a Kurt Cobain-themed opera called Last Days, a new Royal …
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The Russell Boys (That Is, Kurt And His Son Wyatt) Are Finally Teaming Up For Apple’s Godzilla Show
Getty Image Technically, Kurt Russell and his son Wyatt have acted together before. When he was a kid in the ‘90s, Wyatt appeared in two of his dad’s vehicles, Escape from L.A. and 198’s Soldier. But ever since Wyatt became an actor in his own right (and a faux-Captain America), he hasn’t appeared on screen …
Kurt Fuller on Dr. Boggs Story Arc, Leland’s Plan in Season 3 (EXCLUSIVE)
“That story is not over,” Kurt reveals to Distractify. “If there’s a Season 4, I could see it coming back in Season 4, it’s definitely not resolved because when you kill someone, it never leaves you.” Additionally, Kurt explains to Distractify that Kristen is much more “empowered” this season and “she doesn’t need Dr. Boggs.” …
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Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell Relationship Timeline
But the groundwork had been laid and years later, when the two met again in 1983 on the set of Swing Shift, Kurt, who hadn’t seen Goldie in years, blurted out, “Man, you’ve got a great figure.” That could’ve gone horribly wrong, he admitted to Conan O’Brian in 2017, but Goldie said thank you — …
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Kate Hudson Shares Kurt Russell Fathers Day Tribute
“The best head of hair in Los Angeles!” Lionel Hahn / Getty Images, Jesse Grant / Getty Images for Netflix For context, Kurt has been with Kate’s mom, Goldie Hawn, for 39 years. Kate is estranged from her biological father, Bill Hudson, and said of Kurt last year, “I have a stepfather who stepped in …
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Kurt Vile Gives A Laid-Back Performance Of ‘Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone)’ On ‘The Late Show’
In April, idiosyncratic folk artist Kurt Vile signed to Verve Records and released his new album Watch My Moves, the follow-up to his 2018 album Bottle It In. The LP was self-produced alongside Rob Schnapf, who’s known for working with monumental artists like Elliott Smith and Beck, and it featured collaborators like Chastity Belt and …