Oh, Manchester, So Much To Answer For

Where has Courtney Love gotten to? I miss miss miss her, and Hole too (though I suspect that they really are history as a band). She needs to a) rock the fuck out of another (good) film like she did in The People Vs. Larry Flynt, and b) rock the fuck out of the music biz with a rocking return to active duty. I never understood why so many dissed Celebrity Skin - the title track rips new assholes cross-country, while "Malibu" is a gorgeous, burnt-ember remembrance of things past a la Stevie Nicks (albeit a bit less metaphorical, and with louder guitars). And Live Through This is just a fucking classic. If you think Kurt wrote her lyrics, fine, be a sexist (you think Biggie wrote Kim's too, don't'cha?), and fuck you too.

Courtney is a rock star, and the world needs her now more than ever.