Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain's ashes were not stolen earlier this year despite tabloid reports that they were, according to Gigwise.com. Alan Nierob, publicist for Cobain's widow Courtney Love, said that a story alleging that Cobain's ashes were taken from Love's Hollywood home along with clothes and jewelry was "erroneously reported" and that the ashes were "never taken." Nierob issued his comments after an Australian artist claimed she would smoke Cobain's ashes in a joint as part of a performance art installation in Berlin later this month. Natascha Stellmach claimed in Art World that she...

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Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker was released from the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital in Augusta, Georgia, on Monday morning (September 29th), according to MTV.com. Barker was at the center for nine days after suffering severe second and third degree burns in a plane crash that killed four people and also seriously injured DJ Adam "AM" Goldstein late in the evening on Friday, September 19th. Barker was treated for burns on his torso and lower body. A hospital spokesperson said she believed he was heading home to Los Angeles, telling People.com, "Travis is in good condition...

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