This Saturday, Nirvana's "Nevermind" -- the landmark album that brought alternative music crashing into the mainstream -- celebrates its 20th anniversary. If it's hard to believe it's been two decades since Kurt Cobain, his cardigan and his crew challenged the idea of what a pop star could be, it's equally surprising to realize Cobain's only child, Frances Bean Cobain, is already 19 years old. No longer resembling a kidney bean -- but eerily evoking both of her famous parents simultaneously -- the rock 'n' roll daughter is just beginning to step into the limelight as a model. Her piercing eyes, striking dark looks and tattooed back were highlighted in a recent series of black and white photos taken by renowned fashion photographer Hedi Slimane.Ms. Cobain's interests extend well beyond fashion, though. In keeping with the philosophy inked across her back ("Art is the solution to chaos"), Frances Bean premiered a collection of drawings last year in Los Angeles. She also provided backup vocals on a track recorded by the unusual indie band Evelyn Evelyn (a male/female duo who pretend to be conjoined twin sisters onstage). She even interned at Rolling Stone during the summer of 2008.
Sadly, Frances' relationship with her headline-making mother Courtney Love has remained strained. In 2009, a judge put 17-year-old Frances in the custody of Kurt Cobain's mother and sister -- and smacked a restraining order against Love, the details of which were sealed to protect the teen's privacy. At least as recently as Bean's 18th birthday, contact has not resumed between the mother and daughter, in spite of Love's lengthy Twitter rants.To read the entire story go to: http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/stopthepresses/392258/frances-bean-cobain-takes-small-steps-into-the-spotlight/
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