Kurt Cobain took his own life on April 5, 1994, seventeen years ago today. Over the course of his all-too-brief career, Cobain changed the face of popular music and inspired a new generation of artists. He gave a voice to the silent masses and served as an idol for legions of fans.

Sadly, he struggled with hiw own inner demons, and being cast as the icon of his peers only served to further complicate the life of the already confused young man. While his music may have saved some, it wasn’t enough to save himself.

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According to NME, two of the best parts of the 1990’s—i.e., Nirvana and Ren and Stimpy—were once would-be collaborators, as Kurt Cobain apparently attempted to write a song for the bizarre and irreverent scatological cartoon from the Nickelodeon network.  Which would have pretty much been the greatest thing ever.

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Nirvana fans, rejoice—at least until the inevitably crushing and depressing biopic is released—as the Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses exhibition is set to open at Seattle’s Experience Music Project on April 16^th and will, according to Spinner, “boast more than 200 artifacts related to the legendary grunge group” including such nuggets as “rare and unseen pieces like a high school era painting by Cobain of aging, Reagan-era punks, a Teac reel-to-reel tape machine owned by Mari Earl, Cobain’s aunt, on which a young Kurt recorded material for his early bands, handwritten lyrics for the songs ‘Spank Thru’ and ‘Floyd the Barber,’ plus numerous instruments, including pieces of the first guitar that Cobain ever destroyed onstage.”  Unfortunately, Courtney Love’s dignity could not be found on time to be displayed.

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Entertainment Weekly reports that funeral-makeup practice cadaver/ rock singer Courtney Love no longer has any use for her famous last name, insisting that she will now go on using her given name, Courtney Michelle Harrison.

Says Love, er, Harrison:

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The 2010 Olympics may be over but man oh man, do we have a GEM for you. You may think you’ve gotten your fill of ice skating competitions, but thanks to Boing Boing (via BoreMe.com) and the the creators of YouTube we can ask you to go back in time with us and gawk at this horrific marriage of Nirvana and figure skating.

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After Gus Van Sant’s fictionalized account within Last Days, and Nick Broomfield’s Courtney-did-it “documentary” Kurt and Courtney, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain is set to get a third cinematic treatment.  The twist?  The film—get this!—aims to be an accurate, true-story portrayal of singer/ guitarist who committed suicide in 1994.

Deadline Hollywood reports that Oren Moverman, director of 2009’s harrowing The Messenger, has been selected to direct the film, which will focus on Cobain’s final two days before his suicide. Moverman will also rewrite the script, originally titled All Apologies and written by X-Men Origins: Wolverine scribe David Benioff.  Let me repeat that: “written by X-Men Origins: Wolverine scribe David Benioff.”

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Courtney Love has lost her most precious possession — her daughter. TMZ reported that Love lost temporary guardianship of her and Kurt Cobain‘s 17-year-old daughter on Friday Dec. 14th; the teen is now in the custody of Cobain’s mother, Wendy O’Connor, and sister, Kimberly Dawn Cobain.

The celebrity news site released pictures of the three-long page order. However, the public release did not contain any information as to why Love lost guardianship of her daughter.

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Guitar Hero 5 is having some issues in both the legal department and their liaison with musicians. To many fans of the game, getting a certain avatar to sing other people’s songs can sound kind of fun. However, it might be a little weird to hear Kurt Cobain exclaim, “Yeah Boyeeee” like Public Enemy’s Flavor Flav or sing songs by Bon Jovi… or Bush.

Hardcore Nirvana fans do not support this feature in the game, and Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love, along with Dave Grohl and Kris Novoselic certainly don’t stand for it either. Love had threatened to sue Activision, the game’s makers, so Cobain would not be seen singing other artists’ songs in the game.

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Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, the surviving members of Nirvana, on Thursday issued a statement objecting to the use of the late Kurt Cobain’s likeness in the Guitar Hero 5 video game.

In the game players who unlock Cobain’s image can utilize him for any kind of song the player wants. Grohl and Novoselic have urged Activision (the maker of Guitar Hero) to ‘re-lock’ Cobain’s character to stop this usage.

Click below to read the joint statement from Novoselic and Grohl.

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