DJ AM Files Lawsuit Following Deadly Jet Crash

DJ AM (a.k.a. Adam Goldstein) has filed a lawsuit over the South Carolina jet crash that left four people dead and AM and drummer Travis Barker severely burned. Barker and the family of one of the crash victims had already filed similar suits. Clay Lacy Aviation, Global Exec Aviation, Inter Travel & Services, Goodyear and Learjet were all named in AM's suit, which claims that after a tire blew out during take-off, "Rather than proceed to takeoff, they decided to abort and/or reject the takeoff in a negligent manner." After overshooting the runway, the jet burst into flames this past September, with the duo amazingly escaping the crash by sliding down the plane's wing.

In a pretty cold move, AM also sued the estates of the two pilots who died in the accident, which also killed AM and Barker's security guard and assistant. (The DJ is collecting funds for both the Chris Baker and Charles Still Memorial Funds on his MySpace page.) AM is suing for pain and suffering, lost earnings, property damage, past and future medical and health-related expenses, and punitive damages. Both Barker and AM have since left the hospital, and AM recently served as Jay-Z's DJ at a recent Los Angeles show. Barker and DJ AM will co-host a New Year's Eve bash at the Lot in Los Angeles.

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“Smells Like Teen Spirit”

Nirvana | 1991

"Smells Like Teen Spirit," named after a brand of deodorant marketed to girls, was Kurt Cobain's attempt to "write the ultimate pop song," he said, using the soft-loud dynamic of his favorite band, the Pixies. Cobain "had that dichotomy of punk rage and alienation," the song’s producer, Butch Vig, told Rolling Stone, "but also this vulnerable pop sensibility. In 'Teen Spirit,' a lot of that vulnerability is in the tone of his voice." Sadly, by the time of Nirvana's last U.S. tour, in late '93, Cobain was tortured by the obligation to play "Teen Spirit" every night. "There are many other songs that I have written that are as good, if not better," he claimed.

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