Logo
DiS Needs You: Save our site »
  • Logo_home2
  • Records
  • In Depth
  • In Photos
  • Blog
  • Podcast
  • Search
  • Community
  • Records
  • In Depth
  • Blog
  • Community

THIS SITE HAS BEEN ARCHIVED AND CLOSED.

Please join the conversation over on our new forums »

If you really want to read this, try using The Internet Archive.

24250

news

Kurt's ashes stolen, Cobain-themed Converse unveiled
rebeccanicholson by Rebecca Nicholson June 2nd, 2008

The remainder of Kurt Cobain's ashes have been stolen from Courtney Love's Hollywood mansion, where they'd been stored in "a pink teddybear-shaped handbag". "I can't believe anyone would take Kurt's ashes from me," Courtney tells the News Of The World. "I find it disgusting and right now I'm suicidal. If I don't get them back I don't know what I'll do."

In other memory pillaging news, Converse have released pictures of their brand new and quite wrong Cobain line, featuring scribbled Nirvana lyrics, Kurt's drawings and pre-installed "wear and fray". They're available online and in shoe shops in the States soon. Look how nice they are:



Keeping it corporate, Converse have also just revealed their Grateful Dead trainers and The Doors manager revealed that they're doing a themed pair, as are The Beatles.

Meanwhile, in CourtneyLand, the singer is living out a muso drama on her always-entertaining, not always comprehensible MySpace blog. She appears to have lost her bassist - careless - and needs a new one one to finish that long-promised album. But there are conditions. Ladies only - "sorry to sound gender biased but dudes ONLY this time for reasons i shall keep to myself", and this 'dude' must be seriously talented: "GO LISTEN to ZEPPELIN 2 and 3 and Verve "Urban Hymms" and Blood On The Tracks and dare i say it Nevermind, and the Sp early early Gish nineties song "Rhinocerus" wich has the most pinpointed perfect dynamics EVER and if you can compete with THAT bunch get back to us asap!"

Applications to a man named Chris via her official MySpace; those wearing Kurt Converses get fast-tracked.

DiScuss: Conver..kerchiiiing? How much for an ounce of Cobain's ashes?



LATEST


  • Drowned in Sound's Albums of the Year 2025


  • Why Music Journalism Matters in 2024


  • Drowned in Sound is back!


  • Drowned in Sound's 21 Favourite Albums of the Year: 2020


  • Drowned in Sound to return as a weekly newsletter


  • Lykke Li's Sadness Is A Blessing

Share on
   
Love DiS? Become a Patron of the site here »




LATEST

    news


    Drowned in Sound's Albums of the Year 2025

  • 106149
  • news


    Why Music Journalism Matters in 2024

  • 106145

    news


    Drowned in Sound is back!

  • 106143
  • news


    Drowned in Sound's 21 Favourite Albums of the Y...

  • 106141

    news


    Drowned in Sound to return as a weekly newsletter

  • 106139
  • Playlist


    Lykke Li's Sadness Is A Blessing

  • 106138

    Festival Preview


    Glastonbury 2019 preview playlist + ten alterna...

  • 106137
  • Interview


    A Different Kind Of Weird: dEUS on The Ideal Crash

  • 106136
MORE


    Artist 'n' Artist


    In conversation: Liars and Deerhunter

  • 40700
  • Gourmet Delights


    A Band's Guide to Eating in London

  • 95922

    review


    Coldplay - Ghost Stories

  • 95631
  • Discography Reassessed


    Oeuvre Here: An 18 Album Voyage Through Ringo S...

  • 100438

    review


    Jessie J - Who You Are

  • 67447
  • feature


    PJ Harvey: "There are no rules, and you can mak...

  • 28026

    feature


    DiS speaks to Weezer's Rivers Cuomo

  • 96659
  • Interview


    The ineffable joy of pop: DiS meets Carly Rae J...

  • 101425
MORE
Drowned in Sound
  • DROWNED IN SOUND
  • HOME
  • SITE MAP
  • NEWS
  • IN DEPTH
  • IN PHOTOS
  • RECORDS
  • RECOMMENDED RECORDS
  • ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
  • FESTIVAL COVERAGE
  • COMMUNITY
  • MUSIC FORUM
  • SOCIAL BOARD
  • REPORT ERRORS
  • CONTACT US
  • JOIN OUR MAILING LIST
  • FOLLOW DiS
  • GOOGLE+
  • FACEBOOK
  • TWITTER
  • SHUFFLER
  • TUMBLR
  • YOUTUBE
  • RSS FEED
  • RSS EMAIL SUBSCRIBE
  • MISC
  • TERM OF USE
  • PRIVACY
  • ADVERTISING
  • OUR WIKIPEDIA
© 2000-2026 DROWNED IN SOUND