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NEW YORK -- Kurt Vile says he's always thinking about making catchy music — yet his attempts usually end up sounding fried or sizzled out.It's an apt description of this Philadelphia-based songwriter and guitarist's vibe, amiable and hypnotic, the songs alone seemingly capable of producing a contact high. Vile's new disc, his ninth, marks a professional turning point if not a musical one.After years where Vile was the quintessential indie rock artist, his new “(watch my moves)” is being marketed and distributed by Verve Records, a label best known for its jazz heritage and Jon Batiste's recent Grammy-winning album.“It's not as much of an outlier as people would think,” said Jamie Krentz, the label's chief executive.

Kurt Cobain in the video for Nirvana‘s 1991 hit ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ is set to be displayed in London ahead of going to auction.As revealed last week, the left-handed 1969 Fender Mustang, in a Lake Placid Blue finish, will be up for grabs as part of Julien’s Auctions’ three-day Music Icons event, running from May 20-22 at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York as well as online.Ahead of the auction, the guitar will go on display to the public for free later this month at the Hard Rock Cafe in Piccadilly Circus.From April 28-May 3, fans will be able to see the guitar played in the legendary video before it is sold in the United States.See opening times for the venue here, and watch the guitar in action in the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video below.According to Julien’s, a starting estimate of $600,000 to $800,000 is expected for the guitar. Cobain spoke highly of Mustangs, calling them his favourite guitar in a ’91 interview with Guitar World.“I’m left-handed, and it’s not very easy to find reasonably priced, high-quality left-handed guitars,” Cobain told the publication.

English actress, singer and television personality Claire Sweeney celebrated her 51st birthday on April 17 – and she proved that age is just a number as she performed an energetic set at Proud Embankment's Cabaret All Stars in London.The former Brookside actress looked incredible in many stunning outfits at the event. One gown that she wore after the show featured a semi-sheer detailing with black and purple sequins and feather detailing around the bust as she posed with Vanessa Feltz and her partner Ben Ofoedu, who supported her at the show.

Sophie Wessex looked radiant as she attended the Easter Sunday service at St George’s Chapel in Windsor.The 57 year old was joined by her husband Prince Edward and their two children Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, 18, and James, Viscount Severn, 14. Proving her style credentials, the elegant Countess of Wessex stepped out in a blue and orange floral dress which featured long sleeves, a belted waist and a scooped neckline.To complete the look, the mother-of-two paired her floaty midi dress with a teal fascinator and a matching patterned clutch bag. Meanwhile Lady Louise matched her mother’s look as she opted for a pink floral midi dress to mark the occasion.

Want to own the guitar that Kurt Cobain played in the video to ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’? Got $800,000 burning a big old hole in your pocket? Then read on my friend.The left-handed 1969 Fender Mustang that appeared in said video is among the musical items being auctioned off next month during a three day event called Music Icons being run in New York by Julien’s Auctions.The auction company’s CEO, Darren Julien, reckons that the guitar is “one of the most culturally significant and historically important guitars not only of Kurt Cobain and Nirvana’s legacy but in all of rock music history”.And, he adds, “rarely do personally owned items from Kurt Cobain, with this incredible and unprecedented provenance of his life and career, become available for public sale”.Bids for the guitar are expected to start somewhere between $600,000 and $800,000. Although given Julien’s Auctions has jumped on the NFTs bandwagon of late, you’d think they’d have attached an NFT to this sale too, wouldn’t you?Then bidding would probably start somewhere between $6 million and $8 million.

Kurt Cobain is seen playing in the video for Nirvana‘s 1991 hit ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ will head to auction next month.The left-handed 1969 Fender Mustang, in a Lake Placid Blue finish, will be up for grabs as part of Julien’s Auctions’ three-day Music Icons event, running from May 20-22 at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York as well as online.According to Julien’s, a starting estimate of $600,000 to $800,000 is expected for the guitar. Cobain spoke highly of Mustangs, calling them his favourite guitar in a ’91 interview with Guitar World.“I’m left-handed, and it’s not very easy to find reasonably priced, high-quality left-handed guitars,” Cobain told the publication.

Jewel for the way he spoke to her in an infamous MTV interview from 1998.During the interview, critic, journalist and TV personality Loder notoriously called Jewel out on her grammar and criticised some of the language she had used in one of her poems.Discussing her then-new poetry collection A Night Without Armor, Jewel was interrupted by Loder, who disagreed with her usage of the word “casualty” in one of the poems. In response at the time, Jewel said: “You’re a smart-ass for pointing that out.”In a new interview with Stereogum this month, Jewel revealed that she was yet to receive an apology of any kind from Loder.“I just remember looking at him and like saying, ‘Fuck you.’ I am uneducated, straight-up. An uneducated kid that was homeless.

Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain’s final days are being turned into an opera by the Royal Opera House in London.The production, called Last Days, will be a production adapted from Gus Van Sant’s 2005 film of the same name.The film, which was centred on a young musician called Blake, was loosely based on Cobain’s last days. Cobain died by suicide in 1994 aged 27.A description from the Royal Opera House says that the opera “plunges into the torment that created a modern myth” and that “Blake” is “haunted by objects, visitors and memories distracting him from his true purpose – self-destruction”.The opera has been composed by Oliver Leith, the Royal Opera House’s composer-in-residence.

It’s been great to see Warner Bros. and DC Films expand their superhero tent to include the first Latino-led DCEU feature film with Angel Manuel Soto’s “Blue Beetle.” Blue Beetle is a quirky comic book character that fans have long desired for a live-action adaptation.

Ethan Shanfeld Sharon Stone has been tapped to play villain Victoria Kord in DC’s upcoming “Blue Beetle,” its first superhero movie starring a Latino character, Variety confirms. Victoria Kord is a new character created for the film, which will premiere in theaters on Aug.