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September 13, 2009
Anger At Kurt Cobain Use In Guitar Hero 5 - News - Rock Sound
So, Kurt Cobain is in Guitar Hero 5 as a playable character...Anger At Kurt Cobain Use In Guitar Hero 5 - News - Rock Sound
Problem is, you can unlock his character and get him playing any of the songs on the game. People are not happy about it:
A message from Krist and Dave:
"We want people to know that we are dismayed and very disappointed in the way a facsimile of Kurt is used in the Guitar Hero game. The name and likeness of Kurt Cobain are the sole property of his estate - we have no control whatsoever in that area.
While we were aware of Kurt's image being used with two Nirvana songs, we didn't know players have the ability to unlock the character. This feature allows the character to be used with any kind of song the player wants. We urge Activision to do the right thing in "re-locking" Kurt's character so that this won't continue in the future.
It's hard to watch an image of Kurt pantomiming other artists' music alongside cartoon characters. Kurt Cobain wrote songs that hold a lot of meaning to people all over the world. We feel he deserves better."
Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl
Krist and Dave are not the only ones irked by the move, Courtney Love has been posting erratic, poorly punctuated and venomous tirades on her Twitter page in the last few days. For your pleasure and enjoyment Rock Sound has posted a few of her finest below:
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- My old friends from Sonic Youth are coming to Seattle this weekend. Maybe I'll drop by Pill Hill in disguise and say hello
- @dsjobppv murdered? the only thing i remember is listening to Automatic For The People, going to the shed and a loud BANG, then it was over.
- So, um today is the anniversary of my death. Does that mean it is my death's birthday? Strange.
- did you know i recorded with trent reznor? i swear i am on this album http://www.nin.com/strobeli...
- Wow. Somebody wrote a book about In Utero and you can download it for free. At least I made money off the record. http://tinyurl.com/6ceftf
- I'm on a plain. I can't complain.
- Black Friday? I didn't limit myself to just Friday, almost all of my days were black that's part of why I was famous
- Thanksgiving bugs the hell out of me
- I'm following @r2d2 and he just said "bleep blork...ding" silly droid, everyone knows r2d2 isn't real
- @jlvblogger I just think he's been dancin' with Mr. Brownstone for the last 14 years and is lucky enough to live to tell about it.
- What the F took Axl so long to write Chinese Democracy? What was he doing for 15 years, Perfecting his wiggly worm dance?
- Give me a Leonard Cohen afterworld
- come on people now, smile on another, everybody get together, time to love one another right now
- @NotoriousBIG rock n roll purgatory is a bitch my friend. you wanna do a collabo? maybe spit a few verses over my teen spirit guitar part?
- I just saw my friend @NotoriousBIG and called him Big Poppa. He smiled. We're trying to convince Tupac to twitter but he's not having it
- I still can't believe Krist missed his bass toss at the 92 VMAs. Here is his side of the story http://tinyurl.com/6dvhdr
- I can't believe Courtney is selling my clothes for $40 million. Man, she must really need the money. http://tinyurl.com/6nj6xl
- Just saw an action figure of me in the Teen Spirit video. They should've made one from the Heart Shaped Box video instead
- Overheard a few minutes ago: Tupac saying to Machiavelli "Man, this isn't nearly as awkward as I thought it was going to be."
- Can't sleep. Wondering what Dave and Krist are doing for the holidays and whether they'll send Courtney Christmas cards again this year.
80 Page Giant #3 Lois Lane (DC, 1964) CGC NM 9.4
80 Page Giant #3 Lois Lane (DC, 1964) CGC NM 9.4
80 Page Giant #3 Lois Lane (DC, 1964) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages. Another pretty copy from the Toth Collection, this one sparkles and shines! Kurt Schaffenberger is everyone's favorite Lois Lane artist, and there's plenty of the master's work in this issue from the cover to several of the interior stories. Other artists include Curt Swan, Creig Flessel, and Win Mortimer.
Kurt Cobain's Personally Owned Wrist Watch
Kurt Cobain's Personally Owned, Stage and Screen-Worn Wrist Watch.
It was the only watch he wore, according to good friend and legendary Babes in Toyland singer Kat Bjelland. Kurt Cobain's wrist watch, like most pieces in his wardrobe, was staple. Worn until his last days, the watch was everywhere: during the taping of the 1993 Nirvana Unplugged album and video, in Nirvana's "Heart Shaped Box" music video, in multiple press photos with his bandmates, even in random candid shots, the watch is ever-present. No stylist required by the anti-fashon icon... individuality is funny that way.
That original watch -- Kurt's odd little black timepiece -- is offered here for the first time at auction, with a touching and fascinating provenance. The aforementioned Kat Bjelland was given the watch within days of Cobain's funeral as a memento of her longtime friend (as a gift from his wife Courtney). According to Bjelland, it stopped ticking one week after Kurt's death. She chose to leave the watch unrepaired.
The story behind the image on the timepiece -- the face on the face -- is also quite unique, and emblematic of Cobain's unpretentious character: the watch is a Hong Kong-manufactured promotional item for a Seattle-area car dealer, Tom Peterson, and only a handful were produced.
Although it's missing part of the wrist band, the watch is in good shape considering how often Cobain wore it. A typical result of sweat, greenish oxidation is present on the back, and a tiny rhinestone (which once sat at the 12 hour) has been shaken loose within the frame of the face.
The watch comes with a notarized letter from Kat Bjelland and is in overall Fine condition. In the end, an entire generation was touched by Cobain's music and persona, both of which are emulated to this day -- fans young and old simply want to feel a connection to the iconic musician. And if anything represents Kurt Cobain's iconic style, this is it.
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