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Kurt Cobain recorded inevitably awful solo album before he blew his brains up

KURT COBAIN committed suicide and, for many, it was awful. The people who felt it most are those who are in their early thirties now because they were not only massive fans of Nirvana, but they were slightly too young to attend any of their gigs, leaving them in some terrible limbo.

Of course, the second Cobain pulled the trigger, he became exempt from criticism and ensured that his back catalogue would forever be held in the highest regard. Looking after the musical legacy however, is a combination of people who hate each other so much that you’d be forgiven for thinking that Kurt did himself a massive favour by fleeing the monstrous characters he would’ve had to live with.

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Posted: 16th, April 2012 | In: Celebrities | Comment


Billy Corgan: Wrestler And Tea Room Opener

CLEARLY out of musical ideas, Billy Corgan has forgotten all about that whole Smashing Pumpkins thing and decided to branch out a little.

So what’s he up to? Painting? All musicians think they can paint. Or maybe he’s scoring a musical? Nope. He’s not smart enough. Acting then? Imagine Billy Corgan in the lead role of a film, with his little cue-ball head and shrill voice. Not on your Nelly.

Oddly, Corgan is moving into the world of tea-cups and greased men pawing at each other in their swimming trunks!

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Posted: 30th, December 2011 | In: Celebrities | Comment