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Read Full ArticleAn excerpt from the life of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain
By GENE STOUT Kurt Cobain was a mess. Sitting motionless on a tiny stool in a dressing room at the Paramount Theatre on Halloween night…
Read Full ArticleEMP’s ‘Come As You Are’ panel discussion celebrates Cobain legacy
By GENE STOUT In honor of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain, who died 20 years ago this spring, EMP Museum offers a panel discussion on the rock…
Read Full ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: The Pixies’ marathon show at the Paramount
By GENE STOUT Seattle photographer Alex Crick took the accompanying photos of The Pixies and opening duo Best Coast in concert Tuesday, Feb. 18, at…
Read Full ArticleNirvana legend rocks on with retrospective EMP|SFM exhibit
“When Nirvana hit it big, it was overwhelming because we were part of the counterculture. Nirvana didn’t go to the mainstream — the mainstream came…
Read Full ArticleSoul Asylum headlines Lounge Acts 2010, a Kurt Cobain benefit concert
Grammy winners Soul Asylum and Seattle band Sweet Water headline Lounge Acts 2010, a fourth annual Kurt Cobain Memorial Foundation benefit concert Nov. 13 at…
Read Full ArticleSAM exhibit explores Kurt Cobain legend in striking multi-media display
Kurt Cobain remains one of the most intriguing figures in rock ‘n’ roll, a shooting star who came and went in a flash, leaving behind…
Read Full ArticleHard Rock Cafe opens for business in Seattle
The Hard Rock Cafe, an international chain of themed restaurants, boasts the world’s largest collection of rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia — more than 72,000 pieces…
Read Full ArticleReplica of Cobain’s guitar graces Seattle’s new Hard Rock Cafe
Seattle’s new Hard Rock Cafe at 116 Pike St. will sport this replica of a Fender Mustang guitar, which was modeled after the axe Kurt…
Read Full ArticleThem Crooked Vultures rock the Paramount; you get the picture
Northwest photographer Steven Friedrich shot these photos of Them Crooked Vultures, led by drummer Dave Grohl. Grohl, of course, was the drummer for Nirvana and…
Read Full ArticleDave Grohl swoops down on Seattle with Them Crooked Vultures
Dave Grohl, who became a member of rock’s royalty as the drummer for Nirvana, brings his latest band — Them Crooked Vultures — to Seattle…
Read Full ArticleMudhoney plays ‘Grunge’ release party
What better way to celebrate the release of Michael Lavine’s new book, “Grunge,” than with a show by seminal grunge band Mudhoney? The Seattle band…
Read Full ArticleSound engineer fatally shot in Twisp
Black Diamond, Wash., sound engineer Tom Pfaeffle, who has worked with Nirvana, Aerosmith, Heart, Queensryche and other huge bands, was killed Friday at a motel…
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