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Behind every crazy, screamy lead singer is a mellow, subdued lead singer trying to get out. It’s been proven since the dawn of the “acoustic version,” and demonstrated by everyone from Kurt Cobain to Pete Doherty. Karen O's latest undertaking, a bedroom-recorded acoustic project called Native Korean Rock, is her contribution to the pot ... read more |
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But wait! If you carried them everywhere Courtney, wouldn’t you have noticed someone ransacking your sacred teddy bear from your own home? That is, unless, you were too blitzed to notice someone stealing your leftover husband from right under your nose. Pun intended ... read more |
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The annals of Rock N Roll lore are filled with hundreds of talented and tortured souls. Some of them fought through the pain, some of them took the easy way out. I’m sick and fucking tired of lauding the quitters. There’s nothing poetic about dying in some godforsaken shack after systematically distancing yourself from everyone who cares ... read more |
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But hey, who cares that you were kicked out of Slash’s Velvet Revolver? Look at it this way – at least you’re in the running for a Dr Pepper. Now, why the fuss over break up? Consider yourself lucky to have escaped six excruciating years of making crap music alive. Music that, in theory, should have been really awesome ... read more |
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Grunge rock demi-God Kurt Cobain bore an entire generation with such poignant descriptions as An Albino/A Mulato/A mosquito/ My libido, and he meant it. Only, God knows what he meant. Here now are the Top 5 most beloved songs with the world's most thought provoking lyrics – probably inspired by an autistic, strung-out five-year old ... read more |
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Since this column has been hibernating longer than Rip Van Winkle (5), I’ll give ya’ll a brief rundown of how things work. Like Glenn Close (6) after seeing an excited and injured soldier in The World According To Garp, I’ll slide in all the biggest music-related stories of the last week and thrust until happy endings are achieved for all ... read more |
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Holy sellout, Batman! Kurt Cobain’s delusional and money-grubbing widow Courtney Love has authorized sneaker enthusiasts Converse to release a limited edition shoe baring the former Nirvana frontman’s lyrics, sketches, and signatures. What a great idea. I’m sure Kurt would be thrilled about his image being abducted, held for ransom, and used to market quasi-trendy footwear ... read more |
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Ok, may be not the real Kurt. But the people who reportedly stole the Nirvana front man’s identity to buy a $3.2 million mansion in New Brunswick, New Jersey sure do. According to the grunge rocker’s rehabbed widow Courtney Love, thieves have obtained Cobain’s social security number and used it to buy the house, buy cars, put credit cards in her name and steal checks ... read more |
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Few people doubt that Winehouse embodies a selective talent that she publicly wastes on substance abuse and a good-for-nothing enabler of a husband. However, something funny happened at the Grammy Awards this weekend. She won. She won a lot. Coming off the heels of her own stunned reaction though, were comments made about it by none other than – underwhelming gasp – Natalie Cole ... read more |
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Sure, it’s nice to have the inspirations on the payroll for the occasional true-life question, but Courtney Love was a fucking cancerous trainwreck. How’s the director supposed to show this while she sits a few feet off screen? After all, Nancy Spungen didn’t micro-manage Sid And Nancy; though, that may have had more to do with her being dead than a longing for objective storytelling ... read more |
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I don’t know about you, but I’ve had a hell of a week. Santa (1) came and visited my household, dolling out Christmas cheer and accidentally leaving one of his Lipitors next to an empty plate of chocolate chunk cookies on my kitchen table. My beloved Chicago Blackhawks have won four straight, and I couldn’t be in a better mood. Now, it’s time to tarnish those good vibes by digging up all the heinous stories of Rock N Roll excess from the last week ... read more |
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