411 Mania — In order to get the Christmas Number One in the UK... more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — Kurt Cobain in his homemade Flipper shirt vs Forever 21's version Forever 21 is under fire... this time for selling a shirt designed by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, who committed suicide at his Seattle home in 1994. No, Cobain wasn't... more info

Stereogum — When Nirvana performed on Saturday Night Live in 1992, Kurt Cobain wore a Flipper shirt that he made with a magic marker. As Vol. 1 Brooklyn points out, a version of that same shirt now retails at Forever 21 for $16.90. How does shit like this even h... more info

ContactMusic — Courtney Love has become Lindsay Lohans sobriety coach The Hole singer - widow of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain - has battled drink and drug addiction in the past and wants to pass her knowledge and advice to the troubled Mean Girls actress who ha... more info

Perez Hilton — It's no secret Courtney Love is very protective of her Nirvana rights. So fans might be pretty shocked to read this one. After hearing rumors that X Factor producers were wishing for the rights to Nirvana music, Courtney responded. She's offering S... more info

Guardian Music — It has been a bumper year for memoirs, from Shaun Ryder to Nile RodgersWhen looking back on a year of music books that themselves tend to look back, it makes sense to start with Simon Reynolds's Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past (Fa... more info

Guardian Music — As the indie rock veterans go on (possibly indefinite) hiatus, tell us what Sonic Youth mean to youSpeaking to Rolling Stone magazine this week, Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo revealed the band are "ending for a while". This followed recent news that co-f... more info

Altsounds — *Little Roy* has announced details of the release of a new single. *Lithium *will be released through Ark Recordings on *Monday December 5th 2011. *The single is lifted from his recent album with Prince Fatty and Mutant Hi-Fi, *Battle For Seattle, *a... more info

Topix — The Music 5 & 1 11.28.11: The S**t Radiohead Edition Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 11.28.2011 Beyonce takes on Roselyn Sanchez in Vs, Jennifer Lopez hooks up with Marc Anthony while her boyfriend has a lead foot, Courtney Love pimps Nirvana's music agai... more info