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NIRVANA Unreleased Recordings To Finally See Light Of Day?

Former NIRVANA bassist Krist Novoselic reports that unspecified "good will" likely will allow for the release of a collection featuring previously unheard studio material from the band later this year. "I can't say until the ink's dry, but it's just probably what you'd expect," Novoselic told Billbo...

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JIMI HENDRIX Tops Guitar Greats Poll

Rock legend JIMI HENDRIX has been voted the greatest guitarist of all time in a poll of readers of UK music magazine Total Guitar. LED ZEPPELIN's Jimmy Page came in at number two, while former CREAM member-turned-soloist Eric Clapton landed at three. Also appearing in the Top 20 are Slash (ex-GUNS N...

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Ex-NIRVANA, SUBLIME And MEAT PUPPETS Members To Release Debut EYES ADRIFT CD

EYES ADRIFT, the new band formed by former NIRVANA bassist Chris Novoselic, MEAT PUPPETS singer/guitarist Curt Kirkwood and ex-SUBLIME/current LONG BEACH DUB ALLSTARS drummer Bud Gaugh, will release their eponymously-titled debut album on September 24th via SpinArt Records. Among the cuts set to app...

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KURT COBAIN's Diaries To Be Published In November

The late NIRVANA singer Kurt Cobain's diaries will go on sale on November 11th. As previously reported, Cobain kept extensive diaries during his youth and time in NIRVANA, totaling 23 books and 800 pages. Riverhead Books, a division of Penguin Putnam, are to publish the replica of the diaries under...

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COLD Prepare To Enter Studio To Record "Year Of The Spider"

COLD have completed the songwriting process for their new album, entitled Year Of The Spider, and will enter Bay 7 Studios in Los Angeles, California in July to begin recording the effort with producer Howard Benson (i.e. SEPULTURA, P.O.D., SKINDRED) for a tentative October 29th release through Geff...

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NIRVANA: Samples Of Unreleased Track Get Posted Online

According to the unofficial NIRVANA website, www.nirvanaclub.com, four short clips of what is claimed to be the unreleased NIRVANA song "You Know You're Right" were posted online over the weekend, raising the possibility that the whole track could appear in the future. The song, which was recorded p...

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Metal/Hard Rock Genre In The German Media Control Chart

Here is how the metal/hard rock genre fared in the German Media Control (Top 100) chart for the week ending May 6th (as reported by Rock Hard magazine): 01. BHSE ONKELZ - Dopamin 08. P.O.D. - Satellite 09. NICKELBACK - Silver Side Up 13. DIE TOTEN HOSEN - Auswrtsspiel 19. PUDDLE OF MUDD - Come ...

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MONDO GENERATOR Joined By DAVE GROHL For L.A. Gig

Former NIRVANA drummer and current FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl made a quiet, unannounced appearance Wednesday night (April 24th) at the Troubadour in Los Angeles behind the drums with MONDO GENERATOR, brainchild of QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's Nick Oliveri, which also features Josh Homme, Dave Cat...

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COURTNEY LOVE Won't See Court-Ordered Psychiatrist

Courtney Love will not have to undergo a psychiatric exam to determine if she is mentally capable of handling her NIRVANA-related responsibilities under the NIRVANA LLC partnership, Judge Robert H. Alsdorf of the Superior Court of the State of Washington in Seattle ruled on Wednesday, April 24th. As...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Frontman Passes Away At Age 34

The following article was posted at Seattletimes.com: A body was removed last night from the University District residence of Layne Staley, lead singer and guitarist for the Seattle grunge band ALICE IN CHAINS. KOMO-TV, citing an unidentified source, said the body was that of Staley, 34. A King Coun...

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GROHL, NOVOSELIC: COURTNEY Must See Psychiatrist

The following article originally appeared in today's edition of The New York Daily News: The surviving members of NIRVANA are fed up with being in limbo. Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic's ongoing legal battle with Courtney Love, the widow of their bandmate Kurt Cobain, has held up the release of a NI...

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What A Girl Wants Is FOO FIGHTERS' DAVE GROHL

Some tabloid-style comedic relief courtesy of Worldpop: Christina Aguilera has a surprise new love in her life... FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl! The odd couple have been dating since the start of the year after Christina split up with dancer boyfriend Jorge Santos. A close friend of Christina rev...

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FOO FIGHTERS' DAVE GROHL To Play Guitar On Upcoming DAVID BOWIE CD

Former NIRVANA drummer and current FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl has contributed some guitar parts to Heathen, the forthcoming album from legendary British rocker DAVID BOWIE. Heathen will be released on ISO Records via a partnership with Columbia on June 10th. ...

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THE REVOLUTION SMILE Undecided On Producer For Flawless Debut

Despite LIMP BIZKIT frontman Fred Durst's suggestion to the contrary, THE REVOLUTION SMILE have yet to select a producer to man the knobs for the recording of their debut album for Durst's Flawless Records, due in early 2003 (as you may recall, Durst claimed that THE REVOLUTION SMILE were close to p...

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MASTERS OF REALITY Leader At Production Helm For MELISSA AUF DER MAUR's Solo CD

MASTERS OF REALITY leader Chris Goss is currently at a Los Angeles studio producing tracks for ex-HOLE/SMASHING PUMPKINS bassist Melissa Auf der Maur's upcoming solo album, tentatively titled Auf Der Maur. Joining Melissa and Chris in the studio are former NIRVANA drummer/current FOO FIGHTERS mainma...