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15 Years Later: Remembering Kurt Cobain
On April 5, 1994, Kurt Cobain, the enigmatic lead singer of Seattle's successful grunge-era band Nirvana, took his own life. I can't believe it was 15 years ago today because it still feels like just yesterday that my little teen self was trying to process this terrible news. I listed Nevermind as one of my favorite albums of all time in part because "Smells Like Teen Spirit" seemingly came out of nowhere to capture all my adolescent angst in one song.
Buzz In: What Should Be Your State's Rock Song?
In charming civic-type news, The Flaming Lips' "Do You Realize??" has been nominated for official Oklahoma rock song, apparently the token indie rock entry in a list that includes the likes of Elvis Presley and, well, Oklahoma. As Pitchfork writes: "Oklahoma already has an official state song ("Oklahoma," from the musical, natch), a state folk song, and a state country-and-western tune.
EW Picks the Best 25 Indie Rock Albums — Do You Agree?
Ah, top 25 lists. I know some people hate to list music in this way because it's so hard (I know this first hand) to compare albums and favorite songs much less pick favorites. A wise first step for any list maker is to narrow the field by genre, which is what EW recently did to choose the best indie albums from each year, from 1984 up until the present.
Kurt Cobain Toy: Love It or Hate It?
Bella recently stumbled across this Kurt Cobain toy from National Entertainment Collectibles. The $23 figure is based on Nirvana's appearance on MTV's Unplugged and shows Cobain in jeans and a gray sweater, hunched over his guitar.
I'm not sure how to feel about this, so I'm turning to you: Is the Kurt toy a sweet tribute to a musical icon — or is it a tacky way to capitalize on Cobain's death?
VH1 Counts Down the 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s
Starting Monday, VH1 will be paying tribute to the eclectic music of the '90s with 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s, a countdown of hits from Nirvana to Hanson and everywhere in between. A while back, the network asked viewers to vote on their favorites from a pre-selected list of 100 songs, and this week-long special will reveal how those votes shook out.
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What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday
All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue.
Hairspray
Watching John Travolta in the padded suit and dressed like a woman never does seem quite natural, but despite this, Hairspray is one of my favorite movies from the summer season.
BuzzSugar's Must-Haves for November
Welcome to BuzzSugar's monthly must-haves, where I show off a handful of the things I'm most looking forward to watching, buying, renting and reading. As the air gets chillier and we start to ease into the hectic holiday season, I'll be curling up with the following goodies.
To find out why these seven things are at the top of my list, just read more
James McAvoy to Play Kurt Cobain?
When first I heard of this project to turn the Kurt Cobain biography Heavier Than Heaven into a biopic at the urging of Courtney Love, it was in conjunction with Ewan McGregor's name as the actor who might be taking on the role of the Nirvana frontman. Recently the project acquired a production company, so it's definitely happening. But McGregor's name is nowhere to be found.
"Cold Case" Starts Season with All-Nirvana Episode
I've never been a big fan of "Cold Case" on CBS, but I do think the show uses music in a cool, unique way. Last year, the show set one entire episode to a soundtrack of Bob Dylan tunes, and this year, the show's season premiere will use Nirvana songs as the background.
It's fitting, given that the case the show's detectives will be re-opening is a murder that took place in 1994.
Rewind: This Week's Buzz
- If you could recast "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" with new actors, who would you pick?
- Can you believe the baby on the cover of Nirvana's album Nevermind turned 16 years old this week? Neither can I.
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a pretty darn good movie, though I have some issues with it, too. Regardless of what I think those little wizards made box office magic this week.
- I have a lot of questions for the next season of "Lost," but I whittled them down to 5 of my most major ones.
- Check out the teaser trailer for the Get Smart movie starring Steve Carell, and while you're at it, watch the ridiculous trailer for Alec Baldwin's shameful little secret.
- Are you watching the new USA series "Burn Notice"?
- This Smashing Pumpkins cover of "Landslide" is very much worth a listen.
- At least 6 of John Krasinski's facial expressions have been named.
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