Kurt Cobain

Cobain’s Suicide Reexamined—Forensics Point Fingers, Seattle PD Shrugs

Two decades after Kurt Cobain's death is ruled a suicide, a cadre of independent forensic analysts surfaces with claims of foul play, suggesting injected heroin and then a gunshot triggered by someone else may have been involved.

Backed by a researcher and a trauma specialist, their peer-reviewed findings question shell placement, organ damage, and Cobain’s suspiciously clean hands, but Seattle police and the Medical Examiner hold firm on the original conclusion—pending actual new proof.

Cobain’s Guitar Relocates from Grunge Garage to Royal College Glass Case

Kurt Cobain’s guitar—instantly identifiable and mythologized by decades of grunge nostalgia—now resides at the Royal College of Music in London. It's donated in support of the institution’s Australia Commonwealth Scholarship and becomes part of its museum collection.

Nestled among antique instruments, including the world’s oldest surviving guitar, Cobain’s six-string relic is earmarked for the benefit of future RCM musicians. James Williams, RCM’s Director, frames it as a gesture toward shaping "a new generation of musicians."