Posted on 2009-09-14 03:00:14
Artist/band(s):
Billy Talent [FB],
Dropkick Murphys [FB],
Every Time I Die [FB],
Fall of Troy [FB],
Gallows [FB],
Gaslight Anthem [FB],
Nick Cave [FB],
Nirvana [FB],
Poison The Well [FB],
Rise Against [FB],
Sex Pistols [FB],
Social Distortion [FB],
Streetlight Manifesto [FB],
The Swellers [FB],
Thrice [FB],
Thursday [FB]
Source:
http://www.punknews.org/article/35165
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The presence of Kurt Cobain as a playable character in the new Guitar Hero 5 video game has enranged the members of the
Nirvana camp. Cobain's widow Courtney Love threatened to
sue the shit out of Activision, while the developer claims that Love signed agreements allowing for Cobain's image to be used. Former Nirvana members Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl were also dismayed, with Grohl urging Activision to
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