Guardian Music — Painter behind My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album art claims rapper requested explicit image as a publicity stuntKanye West's provocative album cover for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was intended to be banned, according to the artist who pa... more info

ContactMusic — Dave Grohl is to be crowned a Godlike Genius.The Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer will be handed the accolade in London next month at music magazine NME's annual awards ceremony.Upon hearing he will receive the award, the 41-year-old ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Think of it as a new version of the hard-soft dynamic employed by Nirvana.Think of it as a new version of the hard-soft dynamic employed by Nirvana. more info

Guardian Music — If National Lampoon made a grunge-era comedy about a Seattle high school, this Camden crew could provide the soundtrackHometown: Camden.The lineup: Johnny Lloyd (vocals, guitar), Jim Cratchley (bass), Miguel Demelo (drums), Dan White (guitar).The bac... more info

XLR8R — ZZK's El-G, Chancha Via Circuito, El Remolo, and Leo from Tremor made a stop at Amoeba Records in Los Angeles while touring the US, and shared with the camera some of the gems they picked out. Most surprising purchase? A live DVD of Nirvanaâ€... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Sergeant said... Lou Reed 1973 09.29 Oval Hall Sheffield 09.30 City Hall Newcastle 10.03 Odeon Birmingham 10.05 Rainbow Theatre London 11.26 NY Rehearsal N.Y. 11.27 NY Rehearsal N.Y. 11.28 Toronto 12.01 Akron OH 12.06 Springfield MA 12.07 Towe... more info

411 Mania — News on Chris Brown recording with Justin Bieber, The Game getting robbed on Christmas Eve, Amy Winehouse lyrics found in the trash, the surviving members of Nirvana reuniting, Michelle Branch retuning to pop and more! more info

Perez Hilton — And we missed it! The surviving members of Nirvana came together for a secret show on Tuesday night at Paladino's club in Tarzana, California. Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and the band's touring guitarist Pat Smear performed at the Foo Fighters conce... more info

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NME — Dave Grohl's band also debut four new songs at US show more info