Income from late Nirvana singer’s name and likeness pass from widow to daughter, Frances Bean, in exchange for $2.75m loanCourtney Love is no longer the keeper of Kurt Cobain’s public image, according to a report. Publicity rights for the late Nirvana …
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Courtney Love loses rights to Kurt Cobain’s image
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Young musicians attract fan funding to avoid reliance on record industry
Liverpool acts Miss Stylie and Esco Williams among those using new, democratic ways to finance their careersJade Jackson, aka Miss Stylie, got her first set of turntables when she was 12. By 17, she was standing outside a club in Liverpool in the rain …
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The world’s oldest record shop: on the vinyl frontier since 1894
Spillers Records in Cardiff has served music lovers for nearly 120 years, but competition from the internet makes its future far from certain. We spent a day there meeting staff and customersThe light-up sign in the window of Spillers Records, a suitca…
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Simon Cowell – irreverent, seductive, brilliant. And he loves dogs | Peter Robinson
The man music journalists love to hate helped One Direction break US chart history. He’s not just any old megabastard”Promise not to be offended,” said the Guardian. “But would you write us a piece in defence of Simon Cowell?”Offended? I’m THRILLED. I …
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Metal bands: Ignored but still angry
Metal bands fill stadiums and enjoy long careers, but get little attention in the media. Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor and Guardian critic Alexis Petridis discuss whyHeavy metal is ignored by most of the media, despite groups who fill stadiums and who…
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