• Kurt Cobain, The Beatles and Michael Jackson: Bad Musician Statues

    A humorous petition has suggested that Outkast's Andre 3000 and Big Boi be carved into Georgia's historic Stone Mountain, a monument near Atlanta that's drawn controversy for its homage to the Confederacy in the form of Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson in Mt. Rushmore-style. Our official stance at Music Times is that the ATLiens riding in a Cadillac on the side of the mountain wouldn't hurt. And, even if it does border on the absurd, it wouldn't be the worst statue of a musician to be erected. Alas, The Beatles, Kurt Cobain and Michael Jackson (especially Michael Jackson) have been subjected to attempted memorials that fall way short of tastefulness.

  • Kurt Cobain Documentary 'Montage of Heck' Makes Theatrical Return

    After seeing its release on a film festival circuit, a quick debut in theaters and a premier on HBO, Brett Morgen's Montage of Heck will make its theatrical return in August. Selected cinemas will show the film via Abramorama beginning August 7, having already booked slots at Los Angeles' ArcLight and other Arclight locations around the country as well as New York's IFC Center.

  • Amy Winehouse Documentary Breaks Film Records in the UK; Acclaim and Controversy

    Amy Winehouse is the name behind the second most-hyped documentary of the year thus far, and it paid off, creating the largest homeland opening weekend for a British documentary in history (the most-hyped doc has to be 'Montage of Heck,' the recently released film on Kurt Cobain). 'Amy,' directed by Asif Kapadia, brought in more than $800,000 in the UK. Good reviews and an expansion from 133 theaters to 200 will keep that number rising.

  • Nirvana’s Self-Titled Greatest Hits Album to Be Released on Vinyl August 28

    It's been a whirlwind of emotions for all-things-Nirvana, from the praise of documentary 'Montage of Heck,' the tribulations that came with conspiracy film 'Soaked in Bleach,' hints of re-opening Kurt Cobain's murder case and the ability to rent his and Courtney Love's former apartment on Airbnb. Now, Nirvana's self-titled 2002 greatest hits and back-catalog compilation album, will be reiussed on vinyl and Blu-ray on August 28.

  • New Docudrama 'Soaked In Bleach' Implies Kurt Cobain Murdered [TRAILER]

    Montage of Heck has been drawing rave reviews from fans and critics for its look into the introverted private life of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain...and now there's a new biopic forthcoming that suggests his 1994 suicide death was actually a murder. Soaked in Bleach will star Tyler Bryan as the vocalist, and Sarah Scott as wife Courtney Love.

  • 'Montage of Heck' Director Brett Morgen Dismisses Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love Conspiracy Theorists

    The Kurt Cobain documentary Montage of Heck debuted on HBO last night (May 4), but the film's director Brett Morgen will not be hearing any of your conspiracy theories. In a new interview, the filmmaker revealed that people who believe the Nirvana frontman was murdered (likely at the command of his wife, Courtney Love) had already made up theories about the new movie before even watching it.
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