Friends and Family At Soundgarden Singer’s Funeral

Friends and family of rock singer Chris Cornell have paid their respects at his funeral service in Los Angeles. Actors Brad Pitt, Christian Bale and Josh Brolin attended as well as singers Pharrell Williams and Courtney Love. Dozens of fans congregated outside the Hollywood Forever Cemetery to say goodbye to the grunge rocker. Cornell, who … Read more

Cobain’s Last Photographer Turns His Lens To African Music

Best known for taking the last professional images of Kurt Cobain before his suicide, French photographer Youri Lenquette’s newest exhibition reveals an eye now firmly fixed on Africa’s most vibrant musicians. A longtime documenter of punk, rock and grunge stars, Lenquette is these days just as likely to be found on a Dakar terrace or … Read more

Imagining A 50-Year-Old Kurt Cobain

Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, who defined grunge and the rise of alternative rock, would have turned 50 on Monday. He remains an enduring cultural presence even for many young people — but what would he be doing if he were alive? The 27-year-old shot himself at his home in Seattle on April 5, 1994, ending … Read more