General Last year (2022) skateboarding legend Tony Hawk picked up a skateboard that was hand painted in 1985 by the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, who adorned the deck with artwork from Iron Maiden‘s Killers album. The skateboard‘s previous owner,…
Oliver Taylor Hawkins was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on February 17, 1972. His family moved to Laguna Beach, California, in 1976, where Hawkins grew up. Hawkins was the youngest of three, with an older brother and sister, Jason and…
Greg Harris, the President and CEO of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced (February 1, 2023) the nominations for the 2023 Hall of Fame. Nominee ballots will be sent to an international voting body of more than 1,000…
The event marks the second annual Drumeo Awards, celebrating the drummers who made the biggest impact in 2022.
Van Conner, the bassist for the Grunge band Screaming Trees, has died. His brother and bandmate Gary Lee Conner shared the news on Facebook: “Van Conner bassist and Screaming Trees songwriter died last night of prolonged illness at age 55.…
Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear and Dave Grohl accept the 2023 Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement award for Nirvana at the Recording Academy’s Special Merit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. The Recording Academy will present…
Spencer Elden, “Nirvana Baby” who appeared on the cover of Nirvana‘s 1991 album Nevermind as a four-month-old baby, has officially appealed with his attorneys in December (2022), the dismissal of his September 2 (2022) child pornography lawsuit against the surviving…
Scott Richard Weiland (October 27, 1967 – December 3, 2015) was an American singer-songwriter. In 1985, Weiland met bassist Robert DeLeo at a Black Flag concert in Long Beach, California. After forming in 1989 with Eric Kretz and DeLeo‘s brother…
Mark William Lanegan (November 25, 1964 February 22, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, and poet. He was the lead singer of the Grunge band Screaming Trees, he was also a member of Queens of the Stone Age and The…
An electric guitar played, smashed and then signed by the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain sold for $486,400, exceeding the estimate of $200,000 USD to $400,000, according to Julien’s Auctions. The 1973 Fender Mustang went on auction at New York…
Up for auction this month are some instruments played and signed by artists who performed at the two tribute concerts to the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. Hawkins Tribute Concert Collection packages will be part of the “Icons &…
The 1973 Fender Mustang guitar owned by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, which was played, smashed and signed during two US shows in 1989. During the second show at the Sonic Temple in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania on July 9, Cobain smashed the…
Established in 2004, the Asian Hall of Fame is a global platform that elevates Asian excellence in the United States and around the world to overcome anti-Asian bias, increase Asian representation, and promote cross-cultural collaboration. On November 12, 2022 the…
You Know You’re Right is the first song from Nirvana‘s eponymous greatest hits album, and the last song the band recorded before Cobain‘s death in April 1994. The single was officially released on October 8 2002 via DGC Records, eight…
Scott Richard Weiland (October 27, 1967 – December 3, 2015) was an American singer and songwriter. Weiland was the lead singer of the rock band Stone Temple Pilots from 1989 to 2002 and 2008 to 2013, recording six albums with…
The iconic band Nirvana and its leader Kurt Cobain still don’t have a commemorative Star on the ‘Hollywood Walk Of Fame‘, despite their revolutionary influence on the 90’s culture (Generation X) with the musical current ‘Grunge‘ he lead in Seattle…