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threw out his case Friday, on the grounds he waited too long to take legal action under Marsha’s Law. The 2005 legislation gives child pornography victims the right to sue those who produce, distribute or possess the material, but the statute of limitations expires after the victim turns 28.Elder was 30 when he filed the suit in 2021.His lawyers argued US District Judge Fernando Olguin’s ruling in Los Angeles was a misinterpretation of the law.“Most child pornography is traded well into the victim’s adulthood,” attorney Margaret Mabie told NPR.

Fontaines D.C. have performed their dreamy, synth-y cover of Bring Me The Horizon‘s ‘Can You Feel My Heart’ mixed in with Nirvana‘s ‘Heart-Shaped Box’ for triple j‘s Like A Version Series – check it out below.triple j has shared Fontaines D.C.’s full performance for its Like A Version series, which sees musicians performing covers of other artists’ work, albeit with their own stylings.

MTV Unplugged will be coming to Paramount+ in the US, it has been revealed.Launched in 1989, the series staged special performances from popular performers in an acoustic setting. It aired regularly from 1989-1999, and then less frequently in the ‘00s, often billed as MTV Unplugged No. 2.0.

Nirvana perform live and expressed his regret that Kurt Cobain was never able to meet their grandson.Tony Hawk and Nirvana have a shared history, with the legendary skater having seen the iconic Seattle grunge band perform back in 1991. Beyond that, Hawk’s son Riley would go on to marry Kurt Cobain’s daughter Frances Bean, with the couple welcoming their son Ronin Walker in September last year.Now, Tony Hawk has reflected on the “transformative” experience he had watching the band and spoken about Kurt after coming across a 1991 ticket stub from Nirvana’s Washington concert.In a now-expired Instagram Story – which has since been captured and posted onto Reddit – Hawk wrote about the 1991 gig: “Went straight from S.U.A.S [Shut Up And Skate] event at Houston Skatepark to this concert in 1991.

Nirvana teaming up with Post Malone for the 50th-anniversary celebrations of Saturday Night Live. Check it out below.The moment took place last weekend when the iconic grunge band reunited for SNL 50: The Homecoming concert.

Saturday Night Live alumni Ana Gasteyer and Will Ferrell returned to the programme for its 50th anniversary concert, performing a comedy version of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’.SNL50: The Homecoming Concert, held in front of a packed Radio City Music Hall on Friday (February 14), saw a host of stars both in the audience and on stage to celebrate the American sketch show. Among them were Ferrell and Gasteyer, who reprised their characters from the show – music teachers Marty and Bobbi Culp.“It’s actually Valentine’s Day.

Nirvana reunited for the second time in two weeks for Saturday Night Live‘s SNL 50: The Homecoming concert, this time with Post Malone on vocals. Check out the footage below.The iconic band’s surviving members Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl and Pat Smear made their first surprise appearance at the FireAid benefit concert in January, where they teamed up with St.

Dave Grohl will be performing at the upcoming 50th anniversary concert in honour of Saturday Night Live (SNL) – find out more below.Last week, SNL and Peacock announced the first round of performers who were confirmed to perform at the SNL 50: The Homecoming concert on Friday, February 14. Initially announced were the likes of Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus and Post Malone among others.The concert will be hosted by former SNL alum Jimmy Fallon and will include Backstreet Boys, Bad Bunny, Brandi Carlile, Chris Martin, David Byrne, Jack White, Robyn and more, with additional names set to be announced in the lead-up to the gig.Now, SNL has shared a new promo video for the concert, which confirms Dave Grohl’s participation.

Nirvana have reunited at the LA fires benefit concert.Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl and Pat Smear made a surprise appearance at the Kia Forum as part of FireAid show last night (January 30)The trio performed Nirvana cuts ‘Breed’ with St. Vincent on vocals, ‘School’ with Kim Gordon and ‘Territorial Pissings’ with Joan Jett while Grohl’s daughter Violet took the mic for ‘All Apologies’.

Kurt Cobain‘s guitar playing, sharing that the Nirvana frontman was a “great” at playing the axe.In an interview with Classic Rock Magazine as part of their January 2025 issue, Satraini – who prior to becoming the guitar icon he has become, served as a guitar instructor and taught the likes of Steve Vai, Larry LaLonde, Rick Hunolt, Kirk Hammett, Andy Timmons, Charlie Hunter and more – discussed the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ hitmakers, saying that he “was very happy with those Nirvana records”.He then focused on Cobain and added that the legendary frontman “was a great guitar player.”“You go back and look at Nirvana clips, and you realise this guy is playing everything he’s supposed to play. He’s not looking at what he’s playing, so obviously he really knows the instrument,” he told the publication.

Erol Alkan has marked the 18th anniversary of the London indie and electro club night Trash closing down by sharing his classic DJ set from 2002.Trash was best known for its connections to the 2000s scenes like the garage rock revival, electroclash and new rave.Bands like Yeah Yeah Yeahs, LCD Soundsystem, Scissor Sisters, Bloc Party and Klaxons performed there early on in their careers. It was first located in Soho, before moving to the West End.Alkan, the DJ and producer who ran the iconic night, played classics from artists like Peaches, Missy Elliott, Primal Scream, The Cure, Nirvana and Kylie Minogue in his set, and you can check out the tracklist here:A post shared by TRASH (@trashclublondon)Alkan explained in The Guardian in 2006, weeks before Trash would close its doors, “Had someone told me on the first night that it would run for 10 years, I’m not too sure that I would have believed them.

Nirvana‘s ‘Nevermind’ has now spent 700 weeks on the Billboard 200 Chart.The seminal 1991 album is only the ninth to achieve the feat, and only the fourth studio LP if greatest hits compilations aren’t counted. It means the album has spent 13.4 years non-consecutively on the chart, where it currently sits at Number 120.Other albums to reach similar lengths are Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’, which has spent 990 weeks on the chart, Metallica’s ‘Black Album’ at 767 weeks, and Bruno Mars’ ‘Doo-Wops & Hooligans’ (706 weeks), per Consequence.Elsewhere, greatest-hits collections tend to stick around, with one from Bob Marley and the Wailers staying for 865 weeks, Journey for 835 weeks, Creedence Clearwater Revival for 724 weeks, Eminem at 714 weeks, and Guns N’ Roses for 704 weeks.‘Nevermind’ was released in September 1991, and reached the Billboard 200 top spot in January the following year, knocking off Michael Jackson’s ‘Dangerous’.

Run-DMC has opened up about his struggles with mental health, and discussed how he “relates” to Kurt Cobain.The rapper discussed his battles with depression and suicidal thoughts in the new MSNBC docu-series, My Generation.Made in collaboration with NBC News Studio, the four-part series features interviews and archival footage from celebrity narrators, and explores the way of life for Baby Boomers (born 1946 to 1964), Generation X (born 1965 to 1981), Millennials (born 1981 to 1996) and Gen Z (born after 1997).Appearing in the Generation X part of the documentary, he recalled how Nirvana resonated with him as soon as he first heard them in the early ‘90s.“Nirvana was an honest expression of not being ashamed to put your angst on the front page,” he said of the group (via Billboard), going on to remember how he felt connected to the frontman, who would later take his own life in 1994.“I relate to Kurt because I was there. Later in my life, I became suicidal,” he said.

Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ for the first time, noting that “everyone stopped what they were doing”.The skateboarding legend has reminisced about his memory of the day in a new NBC documentary My Generation, which covers the rise of Generation X in the early-’90s.In the episode, Hawk says: “I was actually in New York interviewing a band for Thrasher magazine. Someone from the label said, ‘Hey, we have this new Nirvana’, and put it on in the room.”“Everyone stopped what they were doing and everyone looked around,” he added.

YouTube in the United States over an ongoing copyright dispute.Over the weekend, hundreds – even thousands – of music videos were blocked across North America due to a copyright dispute between YouTube and licensing company SESAC. SESAC is a licensing company recognised by the US Copyright Office that “collects royalties and helps protect copyrights on behalf of thousands of songwriters and publishers in the US”.The block affected several artists, including Nirvana, Adele, Green Day, Mariah Carey, Kendrick Lamar and R.E.M to name a few.

Kurt Cobain biographer Charles R. Cross.Cross was a Seattle-based music journalist who was one of the most visible and influential figures over the scene for decades – particularly between 1986 and 2000 when he served as the editor for weekly newspaper The Rocket.As well as penning a number of music-related bigoraphies, including the Kurt Cobain-centred Heavier Than Heaven, he also founded the Bruce Springsteen magazine Backstreets, and had his writing featured in some of the most famous publications.“We are sorry to share that Charles Cross has passed,” the writer’s family shared in a statement. “He died peacefully of natural causes in his sleep on August 9, 2024.

Nirvana exhibition which states that Kurt Cobain “un-alived himself”.Cobain lost his life to suicide on April 4, 1994. He was 27 years old.According to photos posted online from the Museum of Pop Culture exhibit, a placard states that “Kurt Cobain un-alived himself at 27” before it goes on to explain that a host of other artists of the same age also died under tragic circumstances including Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin.Another placard also explained the use of the term “un-alive”, stating: “In the digital age, social media influences how online communities engage in discussions, particularly around sensitive topics like mental health.There’s a placard next to it that talks about the social context of “unalive” in how people talk about mental health but this is still stupid pic.twitter.com/iKA30ECUW7— ブランドン (@burandon_sama) August 9, 2024“One example is the term ‘unalive’, which has emerged online to describe death by suicide or homicide.

Nirvana covers, including ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ and ‘Lithium’, alongside the tribute band FooVana this week – check out footage below.The Portland-based Foo Fighters/Nirvana tribute act were playing at Georgie’s Garage in Vancouver, Washington on Thursday (July 18), when Nirvana’s founding bassist joined them for three classics, also including ‘Blew’ from their 1989 debut album ‘Bleach’.Watch the performances here:FooVana had teased the collaboration ahead of the show, writing on Facebook: “Get down here to Georgie’s Garage and Grill! Show’s about to start! Oh yeah that’s right… Someobody else is here!!!”Get down here to Georgie's Garage and Grill! Shows about to start! Oh yeah that’s right… Somebody else is here!!!Posted by FooVana on Thursday, July 18, 2024It is not the first time in recent weeks that the Nirvana bassist has played some of his former band’s songs on stage: last month, his current group The Bona Fide Band played ‘Love Buzz’ in Kurt Cobain’s hometown of Aberdeen, Washington.The song was first written and recorded by Dutch band Shocking Blue in 1969 and was later covered by Nirvana and released as their debut single on Sub Pop Records in 1988.Last year, Novoselic told NME about the chances of a reunion from the surviving Nirvana members in the future.“I’d like to,” he said. “There was a time after Kurt died when I said to myself, ‘I’m never going to play these songs again’.

Nirvana and fashion brand Marc Jacobs have settled a copyright dispute over the band’s infamous smiley face logo.In 2018, Nirvana sued Marc Jacobs International after the company debuted a “Redux Grunge” collection, which included a shirt resembling Nirvana’s smiley face logo. Where the Nirvana smiley face had X’s for eyes, the shirt in question had the letters M and J for eyes – with the word “Heaven” above them – in a similar font to Nirvana’s.At the time, Nirvana’s lawyers argued that Marc Jacobs use of the image was “intentional”, and done in an attempt to “associate the entire ‘Bootleg Redux Grunge’ collection with Nirvana, one of the founders of the ‘Grunge’ musical genre, so as to make the ‘Grunge’ association with the collection more authentic.”Kurt Cobain was said to have thought up the smiley face logo, although both Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic had previously testified that they did not know who made the smiley face – which Marc Jacobs lawyers noted in a countersuit.In the 2019 claim, the designers stated: “The apparent absence of any living person with first-hand knowledge of the creation of the allegedly copyrighted work in question, coupled with numerous other deficiencies in the 166 Registration that is the basis for Nirvana’s infringement claim are the basis for the counterclaim asserted.”That point was complicated when former Geffen Records art director Robert Fisher claimed it was him who came up with the logo.

Noel Gallagher has taken another crack at Dave Grohl, urging that the Foo Fighters frontman stop calling for an Oasis reunion.For several years now, Grohl has campaigned for Noel, Liam and their bandmates to get back together, which has drawn the ire of the elder Gallagher sibling. Speaking on Matt Morgan’s podcast post-Glastonbury, – where Noel and Grohl had caught LCD Soundsystem’s Pyramid Stage set from side-stage – the Oasis guitarist and vocalist recalled bumping into the former Nirvana drummer at Worthy Farm.“I did actually bump into Dave [Grohl].

Nirvana’s debut single ‘Love Buzz’ in Kurt Cobain’s hometown this week – watch the footage below.The Nirvana bassist’s new band – which also includes Screaming Trees’ Mark Pickerel, as well as Jillian Raye, Jennifer Johnson and Kathy Moore – played at the annual Make Music Day in Aberdeen, Washington on Friday (June 21).Among the setlist was ‘Love Buzz’, the song first written and recorded by Dutch band Shocking Blue in 1969 and later covered by Nirvana and released as their debut single on Sub Pop Records in 1988.Watch the new performance, as well as Nirvana’s version, below:Last year, Novoselic told NME about the chances of a reunion from the surviving Nirvana members in the future.“I’d like to,” he said. “There was a time after Kurt died when I said to myself, ‘I’m never going to play these songs again’.

Dave Grohl hailing Steve Albini has resurfaced following the late producer’s death yesterday (May 8).Albini who worked on Nirvana’s final album ‘In Utero’ died following a heart attack while at Electronic Audio – his recording studio in Chicago.Speaking in an interview with BBC 6 Music’s Matt Everitt in 2015, Grohl said that despite being well aware of his reputation, the first time he ever met the legendary producer was during the recording sessions for their 1993 record.“He was the smartest, most cynical producer/music critic/band leader/pundit, everyone was scared of him. Then you see pictures of him and he just looks like this skinny little guy.