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John Lennon Album Sells For 23k
An album signed by John Lennon hours before he was shot dead has fetched £23,750 at auction. The record - an edition of the former Beatles singer's 'Double Fantasy' album, signed in December 1980 shortly...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 June 2011
Kasabian Go 'Heavy As F**K'
Kasabian's new album is "heavy as f**k".The 'Underdog' rockers felt it was the "right time" to write heavier songs for their fourth album, as they better suit the huge crowds the band now command at...
By Bang Showbiz on 01 June 2011
Courtney Love Wants Rich Boyfriend
Courtney Love wants a "really, really rich" boyfriend.The Hole frontwoman - who has recently been linked to British aristocrat Henry Allsopp - says she is on the prowl for a "plurocrat" and thinks she would...
By Bang Showbiz on 25 May 2011
Michael Stipe Dismisses Cobain Sex Story
R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has put to bed rumours he once enjoyed a sexual fling with Nirvana star Kurt Cobain.The two rockers developed a close bond in the 1990s, sparking rumours they had slept together...
By WENN on 19 May 2011
Michael Stipe Offered To Work With Tragic Kurt Cobain
R.E.M. star Michael Stipe has revealed he offered Kurt Cobain a collaborative project in a desperate effort to prevent the Nirvana frontman from committing suicide.The two alternative rockers became friends in the early 1990s and...
By WENN on 10 May 2011
Foo Fighters Studio Session Turned Into Mini Nirvana Reunion
Former Nirvana bandmates Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic relived their rock heyday during a recent studio session when they performed Smells Like Teen Spirit for the first time in 18 years.Foo Fighters frontman Grohl recruited...
By WENN on 22 April 2011
Nirvana 'Heartbreak' Inspired Foo Fighters Says Grohl
Nirvana - The tragic suicide of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain inspired the band's drummer Dave Grohl to form Foo Fighters, reports the Seattle Times. The 42-year old says the "heartbreak" of Nirvana was partially healed...
By WENN on 18 April 2011
Dave Grohl Thinks Band Needs Secrets
Dave Grohl thinks Foo Fighters have survived for so long because they are dishonest with each other. The former Nirvana drummer and the other band members - Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 April 2011
Nirvana Fans Most Likely To Have Sex On A First Date
Fans of Nirvana and Metallica are most likely to have sex on a first date, according to a quirky new survey.Dating website Tastebuds.fm, which matches potential partners based on their music preferences, asked singles how...
By WENN on 12 April 2011
Arctic Monkeys Inspired By Nirvana
Arctic Monkeys recorded their new album in California because they wanted to capture Nirvana's drum sound. The 'Cornerstone' band wanted to recreate the towering percussion featured on the grunge band's 1991 breakthrough record 'Nevermind', so...
By Bang Showbiz on 09 April 2011
Leto Posts Odd Video Tribute To Hero Cobain Online
30 Seconds To Mars frontman Jared Leto has filmed an eerie tribute to his musical hero Kurt Cobain to mark the 17th anniversary of the late Nirvana star's death.The rocker/actor has posted a video online...
By WENN on 07 April 2011
Kurt Cobain Statue Unveiled
A statue tribute to Kurt Cobain was unveiled in his hometown yesterday (05.04.11).The tribute to the Nirvana frontman was unveiled in Aberdeen, Washington, 17 years to the day he took his own life in 1994....
By Bang Showbiz on 06 April 2011
Kurt Cobain Honoured In Hometown On Death Anniversary
Fans of tragic Nirvana star Kurt Cobain gathered at one of the rocker's famous sanctuary spots on Tuesday (05Apr11) for the unveiling of a guitar memorial to mark the 17th anniversary of his death.Cobain, who...
By WENN on 06 April 2011
Kurt Cobain Died 17 Years Ago Today
Kurt Cobain is being remembered today (5th April 2011), 17 years after he committed suicide at his home in Seattle. The former Nirvana frontman quickly became the face of the 80's grunge movement and is...
By Lew Irwin on 05 April 2011
Biffy Clyro Hope To Learn From Foos
Biffy Clyro are hoping to "steal a few tricks" from Foo Fighters when they support them at their UK concerts this summer. The Scottish 'Mountains' band are set to be the main support act at...
By Bang Showbiz on 25 March 2011
Alice In Chains Bassist Mike Starr Found Dead At Home
Alice In Chains bass player Mike Starr has been found dead at his home in Salt Lake City, he was 44-years-old.Alice In Chains' original bass player Mike Starr, has been found dead at his home...
By WENN on 09 March 2011
Foo Fighters Documentary To Premiere Next Month
A feature-length documentary about the Foo Fighters will be premiered next month.Chronicling their 16 years as a band, the James Moll-directed film will premiere at the South By South West (SXSW) Festival in Texas, US,...
By Bang Showbiz on 04 February 2011
Axl Rose Tops Greatest Frontman Poll
Axl Rose has been voted the greatest lead singer of all time.The Guns N' Roses frontman topped the survey carried out by website Musicradar.com, beating off competition from the likes of late Queen star Freddie...
By Bang Showbiz on 30 December 2010
Courtney Love's Riccardo Tisci Praise
Courtney Love says Riccardo Tisci has changed her fashion style.The Hole rocker has worn numerous pieces designed by the Givenchy creative director and admits his ideas for how she should look and dress go far...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 November 2010
Housework Before Rock For Dave Grohl
Dave Grohl does the housework before becoming a rock star.The Foo Fighters frontman - who has two children, Violet, four, 18-month-old Harper, with wife Jordyn - is recording his group's latest album in his garage...
By Bang Showbiz on 01 November 2010
Kings Of Leon's Kurt Cobain Moment
Kings Of Leon frontman Caleb Followill had a "Kurt Cobain" moment after the release of 'Only By the Night'.The singer with the 'Sex On Fire' rockers said the unexpected success of the band's breakthrough fourth...
By Bang Showbiz on 12 October 2010
Goo Goo Dolls Release New Album
GOO GOO DOLLS have released their new album 'Something For The Rest Of Us' today (August 31st 2010). The band have been working with TIM PALMER, producer of U2 and DAVID BOWIE, as well as...
By WENN on 31 August 2010
Love Settles Suit Over Nirvana Publishing Sale
COURTNEY LOVE has settled a $1 million (£666,600) lawsuit over profits from her late husband KURT COBAIN's NIRVANA catalogue.Bosses at management firm London & Co. sued Love in 2008, claiming she had failed to share...
By WENN on 18 August 2010
Courtney Love Pin Pricked Kurt
Courtney Love used stab late husband Kurt Cobain in his testicles with pins to wake him up after drug binges.The Hole singer had to take drastic measures to pull the Nirvana frontman - who was...
By Bang Showbiz on 23 June 2010
Love Offered $162 Million For Nirvana Rights
COURTNEY LOVE has been offered a staggering $162 million (£108 million) for her majority stake in NIRVANA's back catalogue.The Hole frontwoman inherited the band's publishing rights when her husband and Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain committed...
By WENN on 25 May 2010
Courtney Love Ready To Sell Nirvana Songs
Courtney Love is considering a $162 million offer for the rights to Nirvana's music.The Hole singer - the widow of the grunge group's late frontman Kurt Cobain - has reportedly been offered the staggering sum...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 May 2010
Courtney Love Claims She Bedded Moss
Courtney Love claims she had sex with Kate Moss.The Hole singer says she and the supermodel had a fling in Milan, Italy, in the 90s but is adamant Kate won't care about her lesbian revelations....
By Bang Showbiz on 20 May 2010
Jake Gyllenhaal Dye-ing To Play Kurt Cobain
Jake Gyllenhaal would bleach his hair to play Kurt Cobain in a biopic of the Nirvana frontman's life. The 'Prince of Persia: Sands of Time' actor is unsure if he would be a good casting,...
By Bang Showbiz on 18 May 2010
Courtney Love Opens Up Diary
Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain's teenage diaries are going on display in London.Angst-ridden notes written by the Hole singer and her late rocker husband will be viewed by the general public from next week at...
By Bang Showbiz on 07 May 2010
Scarlett Johansson's Love Interest
Scarlett Johansson is interested in playing Courtney Love in a Kurt Cobain biopic. The 'Iron Man 2' actress says she would be keen to play the part of Kurt's wife in the film, after hearing...
By Bang Showbiz on 30 April 2010
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