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Dave Grohl, The Storyteller: How the former Nirvana drummer reinvented himself after Kurt Cobain's suicide
Lgo •From becoming a member of one of the biggest bands in recent history to dealing with creative existentialism, and then rising to create one of the greatest rock bands even, Dave Grohl has drummed up a lifetime of experiences.
Man photographed as baby for Nirvana's infamous Nevermind album cover sues band for sexual exploitation
•Spencer Elden, who was photographed in 1991 for Nirvana's Nevermind album, in a lawsuit said that neither he nor his legal guardians "ever signed a release authorising the use of any images of Spencer or of his likeness, and certainly not of commercial child pornography depicting him."
Kurt Cobain's guitar from 1993 MTV Unplugged performance in New York sold for $6mn at auction
Fp Staff •In October last year, Kurt Cobain's olive green cardigan from the MTV Unplugged show sold for a record $334,000.
Kurt Cobain's guitar, which he played during Nirvana's 1993 MTV Unplugged session, expected to garner $1 mn at auction
•Kurt Cobain recorded the Unplugged session in November 1993. He was found dead, aged 27, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his Seattle home in April 1994.
Through her stories, 16-year-old Rudrakshi Bhattacharjee implored adults to lend an ear to adolescents
Partha P Chakrabartty •Rudrakshi Bhattacharjee's This is How It Took Place is a collection of short stories written by the 16-year-old author, who passed away in 2017. Though the book has been endorsed by Jeet Thayyil, who calls the writer ‘Prodigious, gifted, precocious,’ many of the stories remain raw and uneven. And yet, the three stories that are truly complete — the title story, ‘A Vacancy’, and ‘La Mer’ — are enough to justify Thayyil’s blurb.
Kurt Cobain exhibition with a focus on Nirvana frontman's music, roots, to open in Ireland this July
•From sketches and drawings to clothing, Growing Up Kurt Cobain will display dozens of the singer's personal items, some never seen before by the public.
Mumbai Police arrest Kamala mills director, fire brigade officer and hookah company owner fortnight after blaze
Fp Staff •Mumbai Police arrested Kamala mills director Ravi Bhandari, Fire Brigade officer Patil and Nirvana hookah company owner Pandey in connection to the Kamala Mills fire
Seattle police release photos of Kurt Cobain suicide gun
Fp Archives •Police in Seattle have released photos of the shotgun Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain used to kill himself more than two decades ago.
From Ed Sheeran to Miley Cyrus: Here are some unconventional celebrity cover songs
Swetha •You know you've arrived when a fellow musician covers your song
Kurt Cobain's solo album to be released, includes 'never-before-heard' demo tapes and Beatles' covers
Fp Archives •A Kurt Cobain solo album is currently underway, to be released this summer.