Kurt Vile has posted a lengthy, heartfelt tribute to the late Rob Laakso, who was a longtime member of Vile’s backing band The Violators as well as shoegaze group the Swirlies. In an Instagram post, […]
Rob Laakso, a member of Kurt Vile’s band The Violators, has died at the age of 44 following a battle with cancer. Laakso became a full-time member of The Violators in 2013, replacing Adam Granduciel. […]
Steve Earle and City Winery have delivered details regarding the 8th annual John Henry’s Friends benefit concert, slated to take place on May 15 at Town Hall in New York. The folks behind the event […]
Courtney Love has expanded upon recent comments that she made on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast about Brad Pitt getting her fired from Fight Club, explaining that she had “no plans” to bring it up, but […]
A 1973 Fender Mustang that was smashed onstage by Kurt Cobain during Nirvana’s first tour in 1989 sold for nearly $500,000 at auction. The winning bid of $486,400 far exceeded the original estimate of $200,000, […]
The books of Kurt Vonnegut, who was born 100 years ago this Friday, are funny, unflinching, soft-hearted, stark, imaginative and approachable – and just as relevant now as when he published his debut novel 70 […]
This morning on Fitzy & Wippa, we chat with Aussie music entrepreneur Steve Pavlovic. Pav tells us about the Nirvana memorabilia he has that won’t make it into the exhibition and reveals he was once […]
Photo Credit: Sally / CC by 2.0 Kurt Cobain’s estate slams the Royal Opera’s adaptation of Gus Van Sant’s “Last Days” as an “unauthorized attempt” to continue exploiting the late singer’s final hours — “Enough […]
Kurt Cobain’s estate has slammed an adaptation of Gus Van Sant’s dramatized film Last Days by London’s Royal Opera House, saying the production is an “unauthorized attempt” to continue exploiting the fictionalized story of the late […]
What Is Kurt Rappaport’s Net Worth? Kurt Rappaport is an American real estate businessman, investor, and entrepreneur who has a net worth of $350 million. Kurt Rappaport earned his fortune as the co-founder and CEO […]
The stage is dimly lit. Through the gloom, a figure emerges, muttering incomprehensibly. From a distance, the figure vaguely resembles Kurt Cobain – ragged clothes, dyed dirty-blond hair – a resemblance that increases when they […]
Rock and roll fans should prepare their bank accounts for a new auction featuring guitars previously owned or played by Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley, and Kurt Cobain. TMZ reports that Kruse GWS Auctions is launching […]
“Watching my baby #stagemoms.” Kate Hudson is one proud stage mom! The 42-year-old was joined by her stepfather Kurt Russell at her 18-year-old son Ryder’s gig at a Los Angeles club. The “Mother’s Day” star […]
We cannot get enough of big ol’ monsters doing monstery stuff. Fighting each other, climbing on stuff, breathing fire and the like. And in the case of Legendary’s Monsterverse titles, we add “interact with very […]
Kurt Vile was the musical guest on last night’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. He performed “Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone),” from his latest album (watch my moves). He also did a […]
After shelling out a cool $4.5 million in an auction, Indianapolis Colts Owner Jim Irsay is now the proud owner of the guitar played by Kurt Cobain in the music video for Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen […]
The owner of what one website calls the “greatest guitar collection on Earth” just shelled out millions to buy the guitar of Kurt Cobain, a late artist who famously hated everything about capitalism. Jim Irsay, […]
3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Sault, Kurt Vile, and Swedish House Mafia Sault image credit via courtesy the artist April 18, 2022 There’s so much good music out in […]
Kurt Vile’s anticipated new album, (watch my moves), is out today via Verve Records—his first release in partnership with the label. In celebration of the release, the official music video for the sun-dappled song, “Flyin […]
Smells like big money. The guitar that Kurt Cobain played in Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” music video is set to go to auction — and, hello, hello, hello, early estimates are not low. The […]