Martha Stewart to invest in Nirvana?
From the Totally Unsubstantiated Rumor file: Page Six is
"reporting" this morning that a cashed-strapped Courtney Love - slimmed down and drug free but apparently
broke as all get out – is working on selling the rights to her late husband Kurt Cobain's musical output. This
comes after a messy, multi-year battle between Love and Cobain's former band mates Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic (as
well as original drummer Chad Channing, at least according to the Sixers) over the future of the Nirvana catalogue: if
I remember correctly, the boys wanted to put everything in the hands of the fans, whilst Love wanted to slowly parcel
out the outakes and rarities to ensure the maximum padding for Frances Bean's college fund. Page Six says Love is
looking for $100 million. Now: through just a bit of digging, I found a 2 week old report in London's Sunday Mirror suggesting that, first of all, Love could earn somewhat more than that (£70 million , or about $115 million), and secondly, that a chunk of that change is coming from none other than Miss Martha Stewart. The mirror claims that the "disgraced US lifestyle guru" (their words, not mine) is picking up a quarter share in the catalogue as a long-term (and no doubt highly lucrative) investment. Take this for what you will – it is, after all, a tale told by two tabloids – but it wouldn't hurt to start combing the Nirvana discography for new Martha theme song possibilities.

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