http://kurtcobain.com News & Information on the life and art of Kurt Cobain Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:56:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en He haunted Seattle's music scene, withdrawing into its grit and grime. He thought some of it made sense, but most of it didn't. So he turned to the only thing he knew for sure: his music. Soon it became clear; the inspired songwriter with scruffy hair and stormy eyes had ... http://kurtcobain.com/news/kurt-cobain-black-chuck-taylor-all-star-converse/ Converse has given Kurt Cobain his own signature collection of shoes. Now available and shipping worldwide at Converse.com, Converse is currently producing a limited-edition series of Kurt Cobain footwear as part of the company’s 100th anniversary sales campaign, dubbed “Welcome to the Converse Century.” Each shoe is littered with drawings ... http://kurtcobain.com/news/kurt-cobain-converse-collection/ The opening film from Sundance last year was Brett Morgen's Chicago 10, a "mixed media" documentary about the anti-war protest during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Although it wasn't anything amazing, it was a very interesting and exciting attempt at exploring that incident in history. Morgen caught up with Collider ... http://kurtcobain.com/news/kurt-cobain-documentary-by-brett-morgen/ If you didn't know, today marks what would have been Kurt Cobain's 41st birthday. Last year to commemorate Kurt's life and his contribution to music, The Kurt Cobain Memorial Committee launched its inaugural benefit concert, "Lounge Acts," in Hoquiam. The concert was a benefit for the committee, which is working ... http://kurtcobain.com/news/happy-41st-birthday-kurt/ It sounds like the impossible task: demythologizing Kurt Cobain. Yet, AJ Schnack actually found a way to create and distribute a movie that doesn't fawn over him, that doesn't include Nirvana music, concert footage, or even a photo of Cobain--until very briefly at the end. About A Son is different. ... http://kurtcobain.com/movie/kurt-cobain-about-a-son/ Legendary live-fast-die-young Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain would have been 41 tomorrow, February 20, had things turned out ... differently. (Lord, why couldn't you have taken Scott Stapp instead?! We all know he longs to be closer to Thee!!) Er, anyhoo, here's an analysis of Kurt's chart and the factors leading ... http://kurtcobain.com/biography/an-astrological-tribute-to-kurt-cobain/ httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=dL0iAXUatdY http://kurtcobain.com/movie/about-a-son-trailer/ Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 - c. April 5, 1994), was an American musician, best known for his roles as lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle-based rock band Nirvana. Cobain formed Nirvana in 1987 with Krist Novoselic. Within two years, the band became a fixture of the burgeoning ... http://kurtcobain.com/biography/kurt-donald-cobain-february-20-1967-%e2%80%93-april-5-1994/ httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=q-Tds3DyFn8 httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=fhEhqiUPzqA http://kurtcobain.com/video/kurt-cobains-grandfather-leland-cobain-interview/ Tori talks about Kurt Cobain and what Smells Like Teen Spirit meant to her. httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=ji0n0OzVkIM http://kurtcobain.com/video/tori-amos-interview-on-kurt-cobain/