Nevermind Turns 20, Will Hit Shelves Anew

(NEWSER) - Teen spirit has hit a London stage in a play that involves the troubled life of rocker Kurt Cobain, reports the Independent. The production, Nevermind, features a struggling music critic, John, visited by Cobain's ghost. "Cobain appears as his alter ego: a success who couldn't deal with it, as opposed to John, a failure who can't deal with it," said playwright and former rock singer Martin Sadofski, referring to Cobain's suicide at the age of 27. More»

Courtney Love will produce Universal bio-pic on Kurt Cobain

(NEWSER) - The story of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain will soon come to life on the big screen, Variety reports. Universal Pictures has commissioned a screenplay about the troubled life of the grunge rocker, which will be based on the Cobain biography “Heavier than Heaven.” Courtney Love, the rocker’s widow and an actress/musician in her own right, will produce the drama. More»

Publicity rights now in Frances' hands until mom repays $2.75M loan

(NEWSER) - She lost custody of her daughter, Frances Bean in 2009, and in 2010 Courtney Love gave up custody of the name and likeness of Frances' father Kurt Cobain, according to court documents obtained by The Fix . The documents show that Love surrendered publicity rights for the Nirvana frontman in return for a $2.75 million loan from Frances' trust fund. Love has no say in the use of Cobain's name and likeness until the loan is repaid in full. More»

He was 'authentic,' too, and it led to lame copycats: Mike Doherty

(NEWSER) - There's no question that Adele is the reigning queen of pop music, and she's frequently hailed for her "authenticity"—much as Kurt Cobain was two decades ago. But that "early ‘90s fetishization of authenticity" led to a bunch of "dour, humorless copycats" who only brought us "wave after wave of angst-soaked grunge and grunge-lite," writes Mike Doherty in Salon . (See: Puddle of Mudd, Staind, Creed, Nickelback, etc.) Adele's popularity could inspire the same trend, Doherty worries. More»

Oh, and did we mention she went topless, too?

(NEWSER) - Courtney Love had quite the night on Sunday, first ranting against a fan who held up a picture of Kurt Cobain before storming off stage, only to return and flash the audience. Afterward, she explained the diatribe (which you can watch in full in the gallery—it’s definitely NSFW), the Huffington Post reports. “Somebody holds up a Kurt T-shirt. They think it’s a compliment,” she said after the show, but it’s actually painful for her to look at. From there, she transitioned into owning Nirvana and giving money to Cobain’s family. More»