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Kurt Cobain

Brian Burnett is an 80 year-old forensic scientist with over 3,000 cases under his belt, and he has come out and said he believe Kurt Cobain did not commit suicide’ rather, Burnett believes the crime scene was staged. He said that important elements of the evidence doesn’t support the original judge’s ruling.

At issue here was the fact that there weren’t protocols at the time, and it may have led to an erroneous initial conclusion.

“In my estimation, the bloodstains on Cobain’s shirt and pant leg could only have been deposited by someone else after the gunsh*t,”

A group called “Who K*lled Kurt?” is pushing that the suicide ruling be changed to “undetermined.”

Les Claypool

Les Claypool has announced that he will be going on a huge 2026 tour. This will bring Primus, Claypool, Lemon Delirium and Les Claypool’s Fearless Frog Brigade together, and from Delirium, we get a new single. The tour, “Claypool Gold,” will be all of the projects blend fluidly. The tour launches on May 20^th in Reno, Nevada, and covers twenty-five dates, wrapping up on July 4^th in Napa, California.

“Claypool Gold” 2026 Tour Dates:

• May 20 – Reno Events Center – Reno, NV
• May 22 – Hayden Homes Amphitheater – Bend, OR
• May 23 – Marymoor Live – Redmond, WA
• May 25 – KettleHouse Amphitheater – Bonner, MT
• May 26 – The Lot at the Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
• May 28 – Starlight Amphitheatre – Kansas City, MO
• May 30 – The Factory – St. Louis, MO
• May 31 – Meadow Brook Amphitheatre – Rochester Hills, MI
• June 2 – Jacobs Pavilion – Cleveland, OH
• June 3 – Salt Shed – Chicago, IL
• June 5 – The Caverns Outdoor Amphitheater – Pelham, TN
• June 6 – KEMBA Live! Outdoor – Columbus, OH
• June 9 – Thompson’s Point – Portland, ME
• June 10 – Leader Bank Pavilion – Boston, MA
• June 12 – Saratoga Performing Arts Center – Saratoga Springs, NY
• June 13 – Stone Pony Summerstage – Asbury Park, NJ
• June 14 – All Good Now Festival – Columbia, MD
• June 16 – The AMP Ballantyne – Charlotte, NC
• June 17 – Firefly Distillery – North Charleston, SC
• June 19 – St. Augustine Amphitheatre – St. Augustine, FL
• June 20 – Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park – Atlanta, GA
• June 22 – Walmart AMP – Rogers, AR
• June 23 – ACL Live at Moody Theatre – Austin, TX
• June 25 – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory – Irving, TX
• June 27 – Dillon Amphitheater – Dillon, CO
• June 28 – Dillon Amphitheater – Dillon, CO
• June 30 – Arizona Financial Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
• July 1 – Gallagher Square – San Diego, CA
• July 3 – Long Beach Amphitheater – Long Beach, CA
• July 4 – Meritage Resort & Spa – Napa, CA

Flight of the Conchords

New Zealand comedy duo Flight of the Conchords will be reforming this year for the Netflix is a Joke festival in L.A. Flight of the Conchords is a comedy duo composed of New Zealanders Jermaine Clement and Brett MacKenzie. The festival will include veteran comics Jerry Seinfeld, John Mulaney, Bill Burr, Conan O’Brien, Adam Sandler, Nikki Glaser, Seth Rogen, Sarah Silverman and Jon Stewart. Flight of the Conchords have one show independently at the Greek on Saturday, May 9^th.

BRET MCKENZIE 2026 AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND TOUR

Friday, March 20th

Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne

Wednesday, March 25th

The Tivoli, Brisbane

Friday, March 27th

Factory Theatre, Sydney

Thursday, April 2nd

Meow Nui, Wellington

Sunday, April 5th

The Hollywood, Auckland