Nirvana’s Nevermind baby has lawsuit dismissed by judge
Spencer Elden, pictured on Nevermind’s cover, claimed Nivana engaged in child sex abuse imagery
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Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age: ‘It requires a certain amount of brinkmanship to not die. And some of us will die’
The frontman has certainly come closer than many. He opens up about mortality, how he tried and failed to quit music, and the ‘very complex and multilayered junkie’ Mark Lanegan
I paid €440 for an Oasis ticket in Croke Park, and I’m not even a huge fan
For a teenager in rural Ireland, the things the brothers sang about felt superficial after Kurt Cobain’s anguish. But Oasis, who are about to play at Croke Park, were part of the wave that swept grunge away
Ozzy Osbourne’s fond send-off was the least depressing thing on the news
Love for the Black Sabbath frontman reflects the eras in which he built his fan base
Róis: ‘Moving away from Ireland shook me. Going away is essential’
The Fermanagh musician on her love-hate affair with trad music, the importance of living abroad for a spell, and why screaming in the car is helpful
Alex Kapranos: ‘I saw a guy in a band being extremely predatory with underage girls. He was exploiting his position’
Franz Ferdinand are back with The Human Fear, perhaps their best album yet. The band’s frontman talks about two decades in the music business
Dave Grohl reveals he has become father of baby girl born ‘outside my marriage’
Foo Fighters frontman aims to be ‘loving parent’ to new daughter and earn family’s ‘forgiveness’
Edna O’Brien talked about a book-burning of The Country Girls in rural Clare. But did it actually happen?
Plus: Dave Grohl’s Kerry drive in 1994; rhododendron set for ban; and some interesting local government ethics declarations
Patti Smith at Vicar Street review: Set is as sweet as it is snarling, with desperate yet unhurried joy
Sharing affecting stories with the audience, Smith conveys the beauty of the everyday without artifice
TV guide: 12 of the best new shows to watch, beginning tonight
April 14th-19th: From Jordan Conroy and Danny Dyer’s separate explorations of masculinity to Alan Yentob’s encounter with synth-pop legends Pet Shop Boys
Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam: ‘Music has helped me in survival, in mental health, in dealing with aggression’
Grunge stalwarts, whose rollicking new album is imminent, get along better than ever - until they enter the studio
Kurt Cobain’s 30th anniversary special music quiz: What is the Nirvana frontman’s middle name?
Test your knowledge on Kurt Cobain, who died on April 5th in 1994, and Nirvana with these 10 questions
Zachary Cole Smith of Diiv: ‘It wasn’t like we said, Oh, I’ve got addiction issues, check it out. I got arrested’
A decade ago the singer was lost in substance abuse and his band were imploding. Now they’re about to play in Ireland – and it’ll be a kind of pilgrimage
Thurston Moore: ‘I didn’t want to get into a Morrissey thing of settling scores’
The singer and musician helped define alternative culture through his band Sonic Youth. This year he wrote a memoir about his life in music
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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