Kurt Cobain Lives!(Briefly Noted) (Brief article) (Book review)

• Author: Doherty, Brian

Kurt Cobain biographer (Heavier Than Heaven) Charles Cross has issued a slim volume assessing Cobain's tasting impact on the culture, 20 years after the rocker shot himself. Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain (iT! Books) focuses entirely on bands influenced by Cobain (most of whom aren't nearly as interesting as Nirvana), the city of Seattle (not that interesting to non-residents), fashion (is it really a triumph for Cobain that ripped jeans and Converse sneakers have done so well?), and attitudes toward suicide (Cross argues the public furor surrounding his self-murder actually saved...