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Courtney Love

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Top 20 best Minnesota musicians: #10-1

    ​Related:Top 20 best Minnesota musicians: #20-11Minneapolis music scene named second-best in the U.S.10. Babes in ToylandOrigin: Minneapolis | Active: 1987-2001 | Songs: "Bruise Violet" and "Sweet 69"  Kat Bjelland is one of the nastiest female vocalists, period. Although the woman who adeptl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    Weekend Checklist: The Melismatics, Get Cryphy, Dropkick Murphys, Orgy

    ​It's been said many times that the Twin Cities are a breeding ground for musicians.  This weekend alone we have five CD releases from locals; some, like the Melismatics, are veterans in this game, while others like the Readygoes are just getting their start in the scene. No matter where thes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Courtney Love says Frances Bean Cobain was conceived in Minneapolis

    ​Oh, Courtney. She just can't give a straight answer, can she? In an interview about the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's breakout music video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit," Courtney Love took the opportunity to divulge several intimate details about her and Kurt Cobain's first... how shall we say... ... More >>

  • Music

    October 12, 2011

    Sound Unseen 12: From Sid & Nancy to Sigur Ros

    Eleven music films showing at Ritz Theater

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    Wize Guyz, Sound Unseen featured in this week's City Pages

    Photo by Chris McDuffie​It's Hump Day, which can only mean one thing here at Gimme Noise headquarters: It's time for the print edition of our blog to hit newsstands. Here's a sneak peek of what we have in store for you:

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Courtney Love's memoir: 20 questions it should try to answer

    ​Late last week, word broke that Courtney Love is writing - or co-writing, or dictating, or bashing out in innumerable typo-strewn MySpace blog posts to be deciphered later, or whatever - her memoirs. 

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Frances Bean Cobain turns 19 years old today, making us all feel very old

    ​When Kurt Cobain took his own life in 1994, after the initial shock and sorrow faded away, what I was left with was a deep concern and sympathy for his baby daughter, Frances Bean, who was only a year old at the time. Not only would she grow up without a father in her life (and constantly be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    5 weirdest things on Courtney Love's Etsy page

    ​In addition to everything else weird and drama-rama-filled in Courtney Love's life, the Daily has a story out today about the Hole frontwoman's ongoing saga with arts and crafts online marketplace Etsy. The site has apparently proven to be a challenge for Love, who posted a typo-pocked update to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    Top five musical idols who need to drop autobiographical tell-alls, stat

    ​Chin-stroking musos everywhere were stoked to learn that next week's issue of Rolling Stone will include an excerpt from Life, the long-awaited, drug- and debacle-soaked memoir from storied Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. This in a season that will already see the release of stocking-stu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Hole at First Avenue, 07/16/10

    Photos by Nick Vlcek​HoleJuly 16, 2010First AvenueThere were a lot of people speculating as to how Hole's show at First Avenue was going to go down on Friday night, from the die-hard fans convinced Courtney Love was going to deliver, to the wide-eyed spectators just hoping to witness a trainwreck. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    Courtney Love: Fashion blogger

    Courtney Love jumped on the blogging bandwagon by launching her fashion blog, What Courtney Wore Today. The blog is self-explanatory, Courtney posts photos of and tidbits about what she is wearing. Photo from What Courtney Wore Today

  • Music

    July 14, 2010

    Hole, Los Lobos, Josh Ritter, and more: Critics' Picks

    Courtney Love jumped on the blogging bandwagon by launching her fashion blog, What Courtney Wore Today. The blog is self-explanatory, Courtney posts photos of and tidbits about what she is wearing. Photo from What Courtney Wore Today

  • Calendar

    July 7, 2010

    Hole

    Courtney Love jumped on the blogging bandwagon by launching her fashion blog, What Courtney Wore Today. The blog is self-explanatory, Courtney posts photos of and tidbits about what she is wearing. Photo from What Courtney Wore Today

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    On Hole's "Skinny Little Bitch"

    "Skinny Little Bitch" might be compared, profitably, to a dirty bomb -- or an inescapablee black hole.

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2009

    Courtney Love loses custody of Francis Bean

    When they said the gears of justice grind slowly, they weren't kidding.

  • Music

    May 20, 2009

    The Songs We Can't Escape

    When they said the gears of justice grind slowly, they weren't kidding.

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2009

    Courtney Love posts blog, forfeits last shred of sanity

    For once, Gimme Noise is struck quite nearly speechless.

  • Music

    March 4, 2009

    The Songs We Can't Escape

    For once, Gimme Noise is struck quite nearly speechless.

  • Calendar

    February 25, 2009

    Fleetwood Mac

    For once, Gimme Noise is struck quite nearly speechless.

  • Music

    February 25, 2009

    Estelle, Dillinger Four, and more

    For once, Gimme Noise is struck quite nearly speechless.

  • Music

    October 17, 2007

    5ingles

    For once, Gimme Noise is struck quite nearly speechless.

  • Music

    August 15, 2007

    What's the View Like from Jimmy Page's Pants?

    Pamela Des Barres makes a case for the groupie as muse

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2006

    11/14 Morning Communiqué

    Pamela Des Barres makes a case for the groupie as muse

  • News

    March 8, 2006

    She Bop

    It Didn't Start with Babes in Toyland: A Short and Eccentric History of Women in Local Music, 1931-Present

  • Columns

    August 10, 2005

    Free Will Astrology

    It Didn't Start with Babes in Toyland: A Short and Eccentric History of Women in Local Music, 1931-Present

  • Music

    June 22, 2005

    Foo Fighters: In Your Honor

    It Didn't Start with Babes in Toyland: A Short and Eccentric History of Women in Local Music, 1931-Present

  • Music

    September 1, 2004

    Better to Be a Burnout Than to Fade Away

    Flunking rehab, robbing bandmates, pulling a Courtney Love: The Libertines return

  • Music

    February 25, 2004

    Celebrity, Skinned

    America's sweetheart Courtney Love: Dead at 40?

  • Music

    February 18, 2004

    Live From The Vomitorium

    Man-sized poultry, punk-rock panties, and the grossest story ever told

  • Music

    December 18, 2002

    Top of the Pop

    The Year's Best National Albums (A Wholly Objective and Statistically Sound List)

  • Music

    March 27, 2002

    Bands on the Run

    Road-tripping to Texas for South by Southwest

  • Music

    January 9, 2002

    The Impossible Scream

    Katastrophy Wife Unleashes a Wail to Do Edvard Munch Proud

  • Music

    July 4, 2001

    Taster's Choice

    Katastrophy Wife Unleashes a Wail to Do Edvard Munch Proud

  • Sports

    May 30, 2001

    Athletic Supporters

    ESPN's The Life holds up the sensitive side of jock culture

  • Arts

    September 27, 2000

    Fear of Music

    Can a local CD store with no CDs save record companies from free music?

  • News

    December 29, 1999

    A Power of Ten

    Slug's love bug, Kat Bjelland's exorcism, Dave Pirner's throbbing shins: Ten years of local music served on ten great platters.

  • Music

    June 2, 1999

    Pained & Disdained

    Pavement may spit on their audience, but their aim is true

  • Music

    December 2, 1998

    Grrls at Their Best

    Mas Scara tests the bounds of militant amateurism

  • Music

    September 23, 1998

    Love for Sale

    Mas Scara tests the bounds of militant amateurism

  • Movies

    August 19, 1998

    Playtime

    Mas Scara tests the bounds of militant amateurism

  • Movies

    July 8, 1998

    Smells Like Grave Robbing

    Mas Scara tests the bounds of militant amateurism

  • Feature

    April 8, 1998

    MUSIC: The Raincoats

    Mas Scara tests the bounds of militant amateurism

  • Arts

    January 28, 1998

    Braving the Elements

    Gallo Humor: The actor-writer-director of Buffalo '66, Vincent Gallo.

  • Feature

    October 15, 1997

    Generation Next

    Gallo Humor: The actor-writer-director of Buffalo '66, Vincent Gallo.

  • Books

    April 16, 1997

    Unisex Bloodlust

    Gallo Humor: The actor-writer-director of Buffalo '66, Vincent Gallo.

  • Movies

    January 8, 1997

    Porn in the U.S.A.

    Gallo Humor: The actor-writer-director of Buffalo '66, Vincent Gallo.

  • Arts

    October 16, 1996

    Cinephilia, Eyestrain, Vertigo

    This year's New York Film Festival kept movie buffs reeling.

  • Music

    October 11, 1995

    Records

    This year's New York Film Festival kept movie buffs reeling.

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