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provides additional background information and further reading. Introduces some subject-specific language.
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lengthy, detailed information. Frequently uses technical/subject-specific language. (Includes most analytical articles)
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Reactions to Cobain's Death
Grungegopher. (2012, July 12). Kurt Cobain's Death - Old People vs.Young Reactions (News from April 1994) [Video file]. Retrieved June 12, 2015, from YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vnT255QEaw
abc Report
A Giant Sloar. (2012, May 4). Kurt Cobain: Death of an Icon [Video file]. Retrieved June 12, 2015, from YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKncHt9ljFw
Introduction
"Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck invites you to experience Kurt’s life, art, and mind through his own unique lens, bringing you as close to the generation-defining icon as it’s possible to get. This first-ever fully authorized documentary feature blends Cobain’s personal archive of art, music (both his most famous and some that’s never been heard), written word, and never-before-seen home movies with animation and revelatory interviews from his family and closest confidantes. Following Kurt from his earliest years in Aberdeen, Wash., through the height of his fame, it creates an intense and powerful cinematic insight into an artist who craved the spotlight even as he rejected the trappings of fame." (From the DVD cover)
News Reports
- Egan, T. (1994, April 9). Kurt Cobain, Hesitant Poet of 'Grunge Rock,' Dead at 27. Retrieved from The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/09/obituaries/kurt-cobain-hesitant-poet-of-grunge-rock-dead-at-27.html
SEATTLE, April 8— Kurt Cobain, the ragged-voiced product of a Pacific Northwest timber town who helped to create the grunge rock sound that has dominated popular music for the last four years, was found dead today at his home here. - 1994: Rock musician Kurt Cobain 'shoots himself'. (1994, April 8). Retrieved from BBC News: http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/8/newsid_3522000/3522702.stmThe lead-singer of American grunge rock band Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, has been found dead in his Seattle home.
- Sandler, A. (1994, April 11). Nirvana Lead Singer Kurt Cobain Found Dead at 27. Retrieved June 13, 2015, from Variety: http://variety.com/1994/music/news/cobain-s-death-spurs-disc-sales-120028/Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of rock band Nirvana, was found dead on April 5. He was 27. Cobain’s body was found around 8:30 a.m. Friday in a room above the garage of the singer’s home in a fashionable Seattle area.
- Sweeting, A. (1994, April 9). Sound of the Outsider: Obituary of Kurt Cobain. Retrieved June 13, 2015, from The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/culture/1994/apr/09/obituaries.adamsweeting1If any contemporary rock star looked slated for premature oblivion, it was Kurt Cobain of Nirvana. The guitarist, singer and songwriter had a history of heroin abuse, and had only just recovered from a drug and alcohol overdose which landed him in the American Hospital in Rome last month.
- Salewicz, C. (1994, April 11). Obituary: Kurt Cobain. Retrieved June 13, 2015, from The Independent: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-kurt-cobain-1369279.htmlKurt Cobain, singer, songwriter, band leader: born Aberdeen, Washington 1967; married 1992 Courtney Love (one daughter); died Seattle c7 April 1994. No one more exactly personified America's 'slacker' generation than Kurt Cobain, Nirvana's leader and songwriter.
Magazine Articles
- DeCurtis, A. (1994). Kurt Cobain 1967-1994. Rolling Stone, (683), 30. Retrieved from Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre.Pays tribute to rock icon Kurt Cobain, who committed suicide in 1994. His struggles with fame, drugs and his identity; How he reacted to his new status of the spokesman for a generation; The generation he spoke for; Statement made in the 1991 song `Smells Like Teen Spirit'; His suicide note; His wife Courtney Love; Difficulty in understanding the act of suicide.
- Fricke, D. (1994). Heart-Shaped Noise. Rolling Stone, (683), 63. Retrieved from Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre.
Looks at the music and the legacy that Nirvana will leave to our generation. Suicide of band leader Kurt Cobain in April 1994; Dark prophecy of the songs of Cobain; Songs that allude to suicide, such as `Scentless Apprentice' and `All Apologies'; - Strauss, N., & Foege, A. (1994). The Downward Spiral. Rolling Stone, (683), 35. Retrieved from Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre.Presents insight into the last days of Nirvana's leader, Kurt Cobain, who committed suicide in April 1994. Cobain's battle with chronic stomach pains; His use of heroin to combat that pain; Failure of the intervention his friends and wife, Courtney Love, forced upon him;
- Kennedy, D., & Svetkey, B. (1994). Reality Bites. Entertainment Weekly, (219), 16. Retrieved from Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre.Features the late musician Kurt Cobain, of the band Nirvana. Suicide in April 1994; Popularity of band's music; Fans' vigil at the Flag Pavilion in Seattle, Washington; Marriage to musician Courtney Love; Suicide attempt in March 1994;
MTV News Special Report
Laynecobain. (2012, July 12). Kurt Cobain Death MTV News Special Report April 9 1994 [Video file]. Retrieved June 13, 2015, from Dailymotion: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x11tbuk_kurt-cobain-death-mtv-news-special-report-april-9-1994_music
NBC Report
BigKat's vids. (2008, May 1). NBC News Reports on Kurt Cobain's Death 4-94 [Video file]. Retrieved June 13, 2015, from YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJSj_gRZXnA
abc Initial Report
Grungegopher. (2012, July 20). Kurt Cobain's Death Report from ABC News (April 8, 1994) [Video file]. Retrieved June 12, 2015, from YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xof8CV_tITs
KSTW Report
Grungegopher. (2012, July 13). Kurt Cobain's Death News Report from KSTW April 8, 1994 [Video file]. Retrieved June 12, 2015, from YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPue88TDvoY
Fox Report
A Giant Sloar. (2012, May 5). Kurt Cobain Suicide Report on Fox [Video file]. Retrieved June 12, 2015, from YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Acm21zjsxM
Online Magazine
- IDA. (2015). Magazine Issues. Retrieved June 13, 2015, from International Documentary Association: http://www.documentary.org/magazine/issues
Free online access to the magazine 'Documentary'
