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The Landmark Performance That Never Was: How Pj Harvey Nearly Fronted Nirvana
PJ Harvey very nearly collaborated with the remaining members of Nirvana, for a special one-off performance of the band’s song ‘Milk It,’ earlier this year. In an interview with NME, Dave Grohl, now the frontman...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 21 March 2013
Pj Harvey Asked To Stand In For Cobain
Dave Grohl wanted PJ Harvey to sing a Nirvana track with him.The musician played with the surviving members of the band, Krist Noveselic and Pat Smear as part of his Sound City Players supergroup, and...
By Bang Showbiz on 21 March 2013
Dave Grohl Wanted Weezer And Manilow Track
Dave Grohl came ''f***ing close'' to arranging a collaboration between Weezer and Barry Manilow.The Foo Fighters frontman was keen to forge an unlikely pairing between the 'Hash Pipe' rockers and the 69-year-old crooner for a...
By Bang Showbiz on 04 March 2013
Blur Tracks To Be Released As Lullabyes
Blur's best-known hits are to be released in lullaby form.The 'Parklife' hitmakers' most popular tracks - including 'Song 2', 'Country House' and 'Girls & Boys' - will be transformed into soothing instrumentals featuring glockenspiel, vibraphone,...
By Bang Showbiz on 25 February 2013
Foo Fighters Have New Album Ready
Foo Fighters have a new album almost ready for release.Although the rock the group are currently on hiatus, they have no plans to disband and have a collection of songs ready to record and unveil...
By Bang Showbiz on 14 February 2013
Dave Grohl's Studio Time-travel
Dave Grohl thought Sound City studios was ''a dump'' when he first went there.The Foo Fighters frontman - who spent 16 days in the Los Angeles studio, where greats like Neil Young and Fleetwood Mac...
By Bang Showbiz on 10 February 2013
Dave Grohl's Sound City Might Turn Into An Unexpected Success
Dave Grohl, he of Nirvana and Foo Fighters fame, has made a film. It centers around a recording studio and a particular piece of equipment from the 70s, according to the Associated Press, and despite...
By Victoria Pavlova on 02 February 2013
In Light Of Courtney Love Covering Jay Z's '99 Problems': Five Most Unlikely Cover Versions
Courtney Love doesn’t have much of a track record when it comes to cover versions. With her band Hole, she would often play a version of Guns N Roses’ ‘Paradise City’ that she would abandon...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 29 January 2013
Dave Grohl Debuts Sound City Players
Dave Grohl debuted his Sound City Players supergroup with a three-hour set at the weekend.The multi-instrumentalist performed with his all-star backing band at the Sundance Film Festival's Park City Live event in Utah. Stevie Nicks...
By Bang Showbiz on 21 January 2013
The Black Keys Blocked From Vanilla Ice
The Black Keys Patrick Carney's dad threw out his Vanilla Ice tape.The drummer said his first album was the rapper's 1990 debut 'To The Extreme' but his dad tried to throw it away because he...
By Bang Showbiz on 18 January 2013
Tinie Tempah Waiting For New Kurt Cobain
Tinie Tempah thinks the current generation needs a Kurt Cobain figure.The 'Pass Out' hitmaker called for a new artist to capture the spirit of today's teenagers and the times in the same way the the...
By Bang Showbiz on 08 January 2013
Kurt Cobain Biopic Will 'Embody' The Late Musician
Brett Morgan's film about Kurt Cobain will be an ''embodiment of his character''.The director has been making a feature based on the late Nirvana frontman's life with his widow, Courtney Love, for the past five...
By Bang Showbiz on 07 January 2013
A Week In Music – Rihanna Disappoints, Cee-lo Green And The Muppets Get Us In The Festive Spirit, The Rolling Stones And Paul Mccartney
Albums of Note... Rihanna’s seventh studio album, Unapologetic has been met with a mixed response and our reviewer reckons the Barbadian pop star phoned this one in. As her career becomes more of a marketing...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 17 December 2012
12-12-12 Benefit Concert Raises Over $30 Million For Hurricane Relief
The 12-12-12 Concert, which took place on, yes, the 12th this month, was a rousing success, with over 20 million viewers tuning in nation-wide and $30 million raised, according to Nielsen estimates.The lineup was an...
By Victoria Pavlova on 15 December 2012
Nirvana Fronted By Paul Mccartney - What Did Courtney Love Think?
So, Paul McCartney joined the surviving members of Nirvana to perform a one off gig in aid of the victims of Hurricane Sandy, which was hardly going to provoke a hostile reception right? I mean...
By Joe Wilde in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 14 December 2012
Courtney Love Is Against Paul Mccartney Fronting Nirvana In Place Of Kurt Cobain
Courtney Love, Kurt Kobain's widow and mother of his only child, has expressed her distaste at the appointment of Paul McCartney to be the front man of a Nirvana reunion at the 12-12-12 charity gig...
By Lorna Greville in Music / Festivals on 14 December 2012
Standing Out From The Crowd: Katie Holmes And Blake Lively Stuning At Sandy Relief Concert 12-12-12
Katie Holmes and Blake Lively were in danger of stealing the limelight from the host of rockers performing at last night’s Concert For Sandy Relief at New York’s Madison Square Garden (December 12, 2012). Even...
By Hayley Avron in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 13 December 2012
Sandy Benefit Concert Highlights: Bruce Springsteen, Rolling Stones, Paul Mccartney And Nirvana Hit The Mark
Yesterday’s Concert For Sandy Relief (December 12, 2012) turned into a year’s worth of rock and pop headlines, all rolled into one. Not only were some of the coolest kids on the block performing (Alicia...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 13 December 2012
Paul Mccartney Fronts Nirvana Reunion At Hurricane Benefit
If you’ve wondered what it would be like to have Paul McCartney perform with Nirvana – and we’re sure you have in some darker moments – well, now that exists.McCartney took the stage at last...
By Victoria Pavlova on 13 December 2012
Bruce Springsteen And The Rolling Stones Among The Lineup Of Sandy Benefit Concert
A slew of New York natives, as well as plenty of Brits performed at last night’s 12-12-12 benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Sandy, which ripped through the city in October.Bruce Springsteen, a Jersey man...
By Victoria Pavlova on 13 December 2012
Courtney Love 'Not Amused' By Nirvana Reunion
Courtney Love is ''not amused'' by Sir Paul McCartney's performance with Nirvana.The outspoken musician - widow of the band's late singer Kurt Cobain - was fuming over The Beatles star fronting a mini reunion with...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 December 2012
Nirvana And The Beatles Join At 12/12/12 Concert, Paul Mccartney Plays Kurt Kobain
Two of the biggest rock bands in history, shrouded in tragedy, are Nirvana and The Beatles, so their collaboration- of sorts- is a really big deal. As the Sun reports, Paul McCartney is joining forces...
By Lorna Greville in Music / Festivals on 12 December 2012
Nirvana And The Beatles Join At 12/12/12 Concert, Paul Mccartney Plays Kurt Kobain
Two of the biggest rock bands in history, shrouded in tragedy, are Nirvana and The Beatles, so their collaboration- of sorts- is a really big deal. As the Sun reports, Paul McCartney is joining forces...
By Lorna Greville on 12 December 2012
Has The World Gone Mad? Is Sir Paul Mccartney Really Replacing Kurt Cobain In Nirvana?
Is Sir Paul McCartney really going to replace Kurt Cobain in a newly-reformed Nirvana?Well, if you cast a glace over the online chatter today, you would certainly think that. It’s not strictly true, of course...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 12 December 2012
Kurt Cobain Documentary In The Works
A documentary about Kurt Cobain is being made.The late Nirvana star's wife, Courtney Love, has approached filmmaker Brett Morgan about the project, which has reportedly been in the works since 2007.Brett told the new York...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 November 2012
Smashed Smells Like Teen Spirit Guitar Up For Auction
The guitar Kurt Cobain smashed in Nirvana's classic Smells Like Teen Spirit video is expected to fetch up to $40,000 (£25,000) at auction when it goes under the hammer in London next month (Nov12).The instrument...
By WENN on 31 October 2012
Courtney Love Eyes Nirvana Musical
Rock icon Kurt Cobain's widow Courtney Love is writing a musical based on his band Nirvana's rise to fame.Love is collaborating with Britney Spears' former manager Sam Lutfi on a potential stage show telling the...
By WENN on 25 October 2012
J Mascis, Dinosaur Jr Frontman Was Asked To Join Nirvana – Twice!
Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis has revealed that Kurt Cobain asked him to join Nirvana, on more than one occasion. In an article with Spin magazine, Mascis reveals that the first time he was asked...
By Michael West on 05 October 2012
Foo Fighters Hiatus Confirmed By Dave Grohl
After hinting that the Foo Fighters will be going on hiatus at last weekend's Global Citizen Festival in New York, Dave Grohl has confirmed this on the band's Facebook page in a warm letter to...
By Michael West on 02 October 2012
Foo Fighters Close Reading
Foo Fighters' played their ''last show for as long time'' at Reading Festival on Sunday (26.08.12).The US rockers closed the three-day event with a 26-song set and frontman Dave Grohl advised fans to make the...
By Bang Showbiz on 28 August 2012
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