Winehouse's Husband to Remain Incarcerated for 27 Months

Amy Winehouse's husband/enabler Blake Fielder-Civil was sentenced to 27 months in prison today. "Blake Incarcerated" was arrested after assaulting a London bar owner and then attempting to "pervert the course of justice" following the assault by bribing the bar owner to abandon the case. Fielder-Civil pleaded guilty to the charges last month. Winehouse was not in court today when the sentence was read. Since Fielder-Civil has already served nine months in jail, he may get out of prison in 18 months. The judge said Blake Incarcerated's supposed drug use behind bars had a bearing on the sentencing.

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Song Stories

“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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