The Playlist — Famed sparkling vampire portrayer and ruffled hair enthusiast Robert Pattinson will not be playing grunge god Kurt Cobain, debunking earlier reports by the always unreliable British tabloid The Sun. The Sun also reported Scarlett Johansson had been t... more info

Metalsucks — When I awoke this morning, my Twitter friends list featured a whole lot of 140-characters-or-less commentary from last night’s unintentionally hilarious Finntroll show at New York’s Gramercy Theatre. Yet tucked away between the twitticisms (see ... more info

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MTV.co.uk News — Robert Pattinson has allegedly been cast as late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain at the request of his widow Courtney Love.According to The Sun, Love suggested the Twilight actor for the role of her... more info

ContactMusic — Robert Pattinson is being lined up to pay Kurt Cobain in a biopic of his life. The 23-year-old actor has reportedly been talking with the late Nirvana singer's... more info

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XFM.co.uk — Twilight superstar R Patz has been slated to play the Nirvana frontman in a Hollywood biopic. more info

Guardian Music — Sara Abdel-Hamid – aka Ikonika – is one of UK dubstep's sharpest talents. She talks about getting inspiration from Madonna, videogames and her catSara Abdel-Hamid, aka Ikonika, is aware she has an unusual background for an electronic mu... more info

Rolling Stone — Sixteen years ago today, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain was found dead of a self-inflicted wound in his Seattle home, silencing one of the most powerful voices in rock history at the age of 27. A decade and a half after his death, Cobain is still one o... more info