Although most don’t feel sorry for those in the Hollywood spotlight, it is a bit difficult to not have some sympathy for Frances Bean Cobain. As the daughter of Nirvana frontman, Kurt Cobain and Hole frontwoman, Courtney Love, the girl hasn’t had much time to get out of a media frenzy during her entire life. With her father’s tragic suicide at two years old and her mother constantly fighting lawsuits, issues were taken to another level when custody between her grandmother and mother made headlines.

Today may, however, may be the beginning of a new chapter for Cobain as she turns 18 today and inherits a good chunk of her father’s fortune from the Nirvana franchise.

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Vinyl fans it is time to rejoice–Record Store Day is upon us tomorrow, that special day when our favorite artists release a dizzying array of obscure or unreleased material on vinyl for their hardcore fans and record fetishists.

Rolling Stone took time out from obsessing/ cultishly worshiping (with goat sacrifices and everything!) every retirement-age rock star within spitting distance to list a few late, but very exciting, additions to Record Store Day release lineup:
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Hole‘s leading lady, Courtney Love, has had her ups and down throughout life with one of them being estranged from her own daughter, Frances Bean. However, she’s been busy with of plenty of other tasks to keep her mind off of her woes. Although 1998′s Celebrity Skin had some catchy mainstream tunes such as the title track, it didn’t receive much critical acclaim.

Yet with new album, Nobody’s Daughter, and even with the fact that Love is the only original member currently in the band, there already seems to be a bit more substance.

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Courtney Love is back. At least, she’s trying to get back. She has announced that Hole will be returning and is set to play London Shephard’s Bush Empire on February 17, according to her website (via Pitchfork). The only thing is, Hole isn’t really going to be Hole. She’s pushing for a reunion and performance date to promote her new album, Nobody’s Daughter, but the band will not have any original members.

We know it’s been a tough year for Love. She lost her daughter to Cobain’s mom and sister and she’s had to deal with some unnecessary music business issues. However, does she really think she can pull all this off? Former Hole member, Eric Erlandson, says no.

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