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SAM exhibit explores Kurt Cobain legend in striking multi-media display
Kurt Cobain remains one of the most intriguing figures in rock ‘n’ roll, a shooting star who came and went in a flash, leaving behind an amazing legacy.
In Seattle, he rose from modest beginnings to become the colossus of grunge. Cobain’s death in 1994 was the biggest news event in Seattle music history. Read about [...]
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Hard Rock Cafe opens for business in Seattle
The Hard Rock Cafe, an international chain of themed restaurants, boasts the world’s largest collection of rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia — more than 72,000 pieces stored in 150 locations around the globe.
Legend has it that the collection started when Eric Clapton hung one of his guitars at the original London Hard Rock Cafe to mark [...]
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Replica of Cobain’s guitar graces Seattle’s new Hard Rock Cafe
Seattle’s new Hard Rock Cafe at 116 Pike St. will sport this replica of a Fender Mustang guitar, which was modeled after the axe Kurt Cobain played in the video for “Smells Like Teen Spirit.”
The eye-popping sign was installed Sunday (Jan. 25) at the new location, which could open as early as Feb. 10. For [...]
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Them Crooked Vultures rock the Paramount; you get the picture
Northwest photographer Steven Friedrich shot these photos of Them Crooked Vultures, led by drummer Dave Grohl.
Grohl, of course, was the drummer for Nirvana and founder of Foo Fighters, for whom he played guitar.
Them Crooked Vultures includes guitarist Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss and Eagles of Death Metal) and bassist John Paul Jones [...]
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Dave Grohl swoops down on Seattle with Them Crooked Vultures
Dave Grohl, who became a member of rock’s royalty as the drummer for Nirvana, brings his latest band — Them Crooked Vultures — to Seattle this weekend.
Unlike his role in Foo Fighters, the post-Nirvana band in which he played guitar, Grohl has once again assumed the role of drummer in Them Crooked Vultures.
Grohl and [...]
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