Watch Video Of Courtney Love Talking To Howard Stern About NIRVANA's Money & The Relationship With Her Daughter

Earlier today, we posted an article about Frances Bean Cobain (daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love Cobain). In case you missed it, you can read it here.

On that article, we mentioned that Love was on The Howard Stern Show yesterday (May 30) and talked about her impersonal relationship with her daughter Frances. She also talked about how NIRVANA's money was a curse for her. Here is a clip of the interview:



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Kurt Cobain's baby is not a baby anymore and is not fond of her mother Courtney Love

Kurt Cobain's baby, is not a baby anymore. The 20 year old Rock N' Roll royalty, is resembling her dad more and more not just physically but also emotionally. Frances Bean Cobain is not one to bite her tongue, just like her dad. If you follow her on Twitter, you know exactly what we are talking about.

Frances also doesn't like her mom Courtney Love. She actually has an extreme restraining order so that her mom stays away. During an interview that took place yesterday (May 29) on The Howard Stern Show, Love told Howard that she hasn't seen her daughter in over three years but that things are "really good" between them.

“I’m really good with my daughter now — we’re e-mailing and tweeting,” Love said, adding she thinks that her 20-year-old daughter’s aggressive team of lawyers and assistants were primarily responsible for the “extreme” restraining order Frances got against her in December 2009.

Love also said that while she hasn’t met Frances Bean’s fiance, musician Isaiah Silva, she has also talked to him online, and that he seems “really, really nice.

“I don’t want to get too into [Frances'] private stuff … she’s really private,” Love said.

Can you say delusional? How can you be "really good" with your own daughter without having a personal relationship with her? Leave your comments below!

Here are come pictures of Frances Bean Cobain:

Via Radar Online

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19 Years Since The Passing Of NIRVANA's Kurt Cobain - NEW Images Of His Suicide Scene Available!

Today, April 5, 2013, marks the 19th death anniversary of the legendary singer Kurt Cobain (NIRVANA). Cobain was born on February 20, 1967 in Aberdeen, Washington, U.S. and died on April 5, 1994 in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Cobain was born at Grays Harbor Hospital to a waitress, Wendy Elizabeth (née Fradenburg), and an automotive mechanic, Donald Leland Cobain. His ancestry included Irish, English, Scottish, and German. Cobain had one younger sister named Kimberly, born in 1970.

His family had a musical background. His uncle Chuck Fradenburg starred in a band called The Beachcombers, his Aunt Mari Earle played guitar and performed in bands throughout Grays Harbor County, and his great-uncle Delbert had a career as an Irish tenor; making an appearance in the 1930 film King of Jazz.

Cobain's talent as an artist was evident from an early age. His bedroom was described as having taken on the appearance of an art studio, where he would accurately draw his favorite characters from films and cartoons such as Aquaman, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and Disney characters like Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse and Pluto. Cobain began developing an interest in music early in his life. According to his Aunt Mari, he began singing at two years old. At age four, Cobain started playing the piano and singing, writing a song about their trip to a local park. He listened to artists like the Ramonesand would sing songs like Arlo Guthrie's "Motorcycle Song," The Beatles' "Hey Jude", Terry Jacks' "Seasons in the Sun" and the theme song to The Monkees television show at a young age.

When Cobain was seven, his parents divorced. Later in his life, he said the divorce had a profound effect on his life. His mother noted that his personality changed dramatically; Cobain became defiant and withdrawn. In a 1993 interview, he elaborated:

"I remember feeling ashamed, for some reason. I was ashamed of my parents. I couldn't face some of my friends at school anymore, because I desperately wanted to have the classic, you know, typical family. Mother, father. I wanted that security, so I resented my parents for quite a few years because of that."

Music quickly became the perfect outlet for Cobain. Cobain began learning guitar with a few covers, including "Louie Louie" and The Cars' "My Best Friend's Girl", and soon began working on his own songs. During high school, Cobain rarely found anyone with whom he could play music. While hanging out at the Melvins' practice space, he met Krist Novoselic, a fellow devotee of Punk Rock. Novoselic's mother owned a hair salon. Cobain and Novoselic would occasionally practice in the upstairs room of the salon. A few years later, Cobain tried to convince Novoselic to form a band with him by lending him a copy of a home demo recorded by Cobain's earlier band, Fecal Matter. After months of asking, Novoselic finally agreed to join Cobain, forming the beginnings of Nirvana.

Cobain was disenchanted after early touring, due to the band's inability to draw substantial crowds and the apparent difficulty in sustaining themselves. During their first few years playing together, Novoselic and Cobain were hosts to a rotating list of drummers. Eventually, the band settled on Chad Channing, with whom Nirvana recorded their debut album 'Bleach', released on Sub Pop Records in 1989. Cobain, however, became dissatisfied with Channing's style, leading the band to find a NEW drummer, eventually settling on Dave Grohl. With Grohl, the band found their greatest success via their 1991 major-label debut, 'Nevermind'.

With the lead single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from Nirvana's second album 'Nevermind' (1991), Nirvana entered the mainstream, popularizing a subgenre of Alternative Rock called Grunge. Since their debut, Nirvana, with Cobain as a songwriter, have sold over 25 million albums in the United States alone, and over 50 million worldwide.

'Nevermind's' success provided numerous Seattle bands such as Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden to wider audiences, and as a result, Alternative Rock became a dominant genre on radio and MTV in the United States during the early-to-middle 1990s. Nirvana was considered the "flagship band of Generation X", and frontman Cobain found himself reluctantly anointed by the media as the generation's "spokesman." Cobain's discomfort with the media attention prompted him to focus on the band's music and, believing their message and artistic vision to have been misinterpreted by the public, challenged the band's audience with its third and last studio album 'In Utero' (1993).

Following a tour stop at Terminal Eins in Munich, Germany, on March 1, 1994, Cobain was diagnosed with bronchitis and severe laryngitis. He flew to Rome the next day for medical treatment, and was joined there by his wife, Courtney Love, on March 3, 1994. The next morning, Love awoke to find that Cobain had overdosed on a combination of champagne and Rohypnol. Cobain was immediately rushed to the hospital, and spent the rest of the day unconscious. After five days in the hospital, Cobain was released and returned to Seattle. Love later stated that the incident was Cobain's first suicide attempt.

On April 8, 1994, Cobain's body was discovered at his Lake Washington home (pictured above) by an electrician who had arrived to install a security system. Apart from a minor amount of blood coming out of Cobain's ear, the electrician reported seeing no visible signs of trauma, and initially believed that Cobain was asleep until he saw the shotgun pointing at his chin. A suicide note was found, addressed to Cobain's childhood imaginary friend "Boddah", that said, paraphrasing, "I haven't felt the excitement of listening to as well as creating music, along with really writing... for too many years now". A high concentration of heroin and traces of diazepam were also found in his body. Cobain's body had been lying there for days; the coroner's report estimated Cobain to have died on April 5, 1994.

Kurt, you are deeply missed by an entire generation of music fans! Crank up some NIRVANA and put your Horns way Up for Kurt Cobain!

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY "Unplugs" Themselves In Los Angeles, CA - Set List & Images Available!

This past Wednesday, March 6, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY leader Zakk Wylde was the center of attention at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California. The occasion? Wylde and his band performed a very special "unplugged" concert for an upcoming DVD entitled "Unblackened". Our friend Jamie Harvey from Grammy.com, was present at the event and put together a pretty solid review. Here are a few excerpts of her review, followed by some images of Wylde and crew. Enjoy!

- The band's concert at Club Nokia celebrated his career outside of his renowned stint with the legendary Ozzy Osbourne, summarizing his body of work with his early '90s project Pride & Glory, solo albums such as 1996's 'Book Of Shadows', and his catalog with BLS, which spans nearly 15 years.

- The BLS crowd is akin to a biker gang: They all ... and I mean all ... wear BLS back patches adorning vests and coats and BLS shirts. They refer to themselves as "chapters" based on location, and they're all part of a "family." As the chapters assembled, some seated and some standing, and some with a glass of beer or whiskey in hand, they meandered around equipment set up to both live stream the show on AXS TV and to record the performance for a live DVD/CD to be titled 'Unblackened'.

- Set List:

"Losin' Your Mind"
"The Blessed Hellride"
"Sold My Soul"
"Road Back Home"
"Spoke In The Wheel"
"House Of Doom"
"Queen Of Sorrow"
"Machine Gun Man"
"Sweet Jesus"
"In This River"
"Throwin' It All Away"
"Takillya (Estyabon)"
"Won't Find It Here"
"Rust"
"Speedball"
"I Thank You Child"
"Stillborn"

Read Jamie's full review HERE!

 
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Is SHADOWS FALL The Most Visually Stimulating Band In Heavy Music? Check This Live Shots Out!

In support of their NEW album "Fire From The Sky", Shadows Fall recently took part of the "Noise In The Machine Tour" with Fear Factory, The Browning, The Devasted, and Legacy Of Disorder. We were present at the tours last stop at The Gramercy Theatre in New York City and once again Shadows Fall proved to be one of the best bands to ever come from the New England region both on and off stage.

On the title of this post we asked YOU, if you think that Shadows Fall is the most visually stimulating band in Heavy Music today. Let us know what you think at the comments section below, but first check out this badass shots that Zulie Alvarez captured for you all!

Live Photos by: Zulie Alvarez (www.zuliephotographierocks.com/)

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Little Cute Kids Cover RAMMSTEIN & End Up Opening For The Band! #DreamComeTrue

A few weeks ago, a group of young children posted a video of them covering RAMMSTEIN (you can watch the video below)! In an unprecedented move, the German music machines invited the little kids to open for the band in Denver, Colorado (the kids hometown) on May 20th at Denver Coliseum during the "Made In Germany 1995 - 2011" tour. Check out this badass little kids, 10 and under, climbing up on stage and performing to over 10,000 people.





RAMMSTEIN "Made In Germany 1995-2011" North American tour (remaining tour dates):

- May 22: Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
- May 24: San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
- May 25: Houston, TX - Toyota Center

Click here to view our image gallery of Rammstein's show in Uniondale, Long Island!

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DEATH ANGEL In The Midst Of 'The Ultra Violence' Rehearsals + INSANE Live Images From 'Kairos Tour'!

After a decade of being unavailable DEATH ANGEL is pleased to announce the 25th anniversary reissue of their classic debut album! The digitally remastered silver anniversary edition of 'The Ultra Violence' will be available this summer!

The band is currently in their hometown of San Francisco, California, rehearsing non-stop in order to perfect their 'Ultra Violence' set. The big question is who will get to see this epic set! We recently spoke with DEATH ANGEL's frontman about how the band plans on celebrating the 25th anniversary of this epic album, hear what he had to say about this.

DEATH ANGEL's Mark Osegueda Discusses Plans For The 25 Years Of 'Ultra-Violence'! by Horns Up Rocks

During DEATH ANGEL's recent tour stop in New York City with SEPULTURA, KRISIUN and HAVOK, we were in the photo pit and captured this INSANE images. We hope you enjoy them!

Live Photos by: Zulie Alvarez (www.zuliephotographierocks.com/)

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RAMMSTEIN "Made In Deutschland" Tour At Nassau Coliseum In Long Island, New York - High Resolution Images By Jo Schüftan Available!

"The ultimate German music machine", Rammstein, are globally recognized for their extreme music, which is only matched by their extreme fire proof live spectacle. After a decade of not stepping on a stage in North America, in December of 2010 Rammstein made their triumphant to return to North America for two sold out shows, which included a massive concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Currently, Rammstein are touring North America in what they have dubbed as the "Made In Germany 1995-2011" tour (presented by Livenation)! A list of remaining tour dates can be seen below.

This weekend they returned to New York and the band demonstrated why they are globally known for putting together one hell of a show!

From the moment they stepped on stage, the band made it clear that they don't step on stage to see what happens. Their highly accurate musicality was matched by their flawless production skills. As we all know the Germans are known for being extremely efficient and accurate and after seeing them live for the very first time, we have no doubt that Rammstein is one of the best live bands in musical history.

This is what happened this past weekend at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY. Note: Our founder Jo Schüftan was thrown under the fire due to strict venue policies that didn't allow for professional photographer Damien Mitchell to shoot the show and ended up shooting his first arena show ever! What do you think?

 

RAMMSTEIN "Made In Germany 1995-2011" North American tour (remaining tour dates):

- May 03: Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
- May 04: Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
- May 06: Detroit, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
- May 08: Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
- May 10: Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
- May 13: Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
- May 14: Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
- May 17: Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
- May 18: Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
- May 20: Denver, CO - Denver Coliseum
- May 22: Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
- May 24: San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
- May 25: Houston, TX - Toyota Center

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