Van Conner (March 17, 1967 – January 18, 2023) 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...
Kurt Cobain: Nirvana and More to Receive 2023 Lifetime Achievement Grammy Awards
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. Kurt Cobain: Nirvana...
Spencer Elden (Nirvana Baby) has officially appealed the child pornography lawsuit dismissal
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 WEILAND: (October 27, 1967 – December 3, 2015) Discography Legacy
Scott Weiland (October 27, 1967 - December 3, 2015) 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...
REMEMBERING: MARK LANEGAN (November 25, 1964 February 22, 2022)
Mark Lanegan (November 25, 1964 February 22, 2022) 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...
Kurt Cobain’s 1973 Fender Mustang guitar smashed sold for $486,400 USD at Julien’s Auctions’ Rock ‘N’ Roll Idols & Icons Auction
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 City’s Hard Rock Cafe...
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert Signed Instrument Auction
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 & Idols: Rock 'N' Roll"...
A smashed Kurt Cobain guitar 1973 Fender Mustang will be at Julien’s Auctions’ Rock ‘N’ Roll Idols and Icons auction
Kurt Cobain's 1973 Fender Mustang 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...
Yamamoto and Novoselic Inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame Class of 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae0sH5zCdQY 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...