Blog Posts by Michael Krumboltz

On April 5, 1994, Kurt Cobain took his own life at his home in Seattle, Washington. Tuesday marked the anniversary of the Nirvana rocker's death. His daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, was not yet two years old when her father died. Now 18, Frances is focusing on her future, and online interest is heating up.

Over the past 24 hours, web searches on "frances cobain" and "frances bean cobain" have doubled. Lookups for "frances bean photos" are also jumping. Considering how famous her father was (and how controversial her mother, singer Courtney Love, continues to be), it's interesting to note that Frances has kept a relatively low profile.

Interviews with Frances Bean are rare, but online queries are not. Of particular interest to Web searchers: her middle name. According to TMZ, she earned the unusual middle name after Kurt saw an image of her on the ultrasound. Kurt allegedly remarked that the as-of-yet unborn Frances looked a bit like a kidney bean. The name stuck.

Frances, like many

With the exception of Adam Sandler's "Chanukah Song," there aren't many hip tunes that celebrate the Jewish holiday. That appears to be changing. A parody of Taio Cruz's "Dynamite" has gone viral, and leads the charge of catchy new Chanukah ditties.

The Maccabeats' new song "Candlelight" (sung to the tune of "Dynamite") is scorching the search box. Over the past several days, online lookups for "candlelight song" have surged over 200% and its views on YouTube and other online video sites continue to soar.

Below is the Maccabeats' version (and here's the original video from Taio Cruz):

The Maccabeats currently have the song of the moment, but it isn't the only hip new Hanukkah song to cause a stir. Matisyahu's new tune -- titled "Miracle" -- aims to, in his words, "get across some of the depth and spirituality inherent in the holiday in a fun, celebratory song." You can check it out here:

The LeeVees' song "Latke Clan" is a few years old, but it's definitely worth a listen or two.

More than 16 years after Nirvana's Kurt Cobain committed suicide, his two surviving bandmates are reuniting for a project.

Krist Novoselic, bassist for the landmark rock band, will join Dave Grohl, Nirvana's former drummer, for a stint with Grohl's band, The Foo Fighters. Details are scant, but it appears that Novoselic will appear on at least one of the tracks. Though Grohl has been rocking with the Foos for some time, the band hasn't released anything new since 2007's "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace."

News that Novoselic would again be teaming up with Grohl on the upcoming Foo Fighters album sparked no small amount of searches. Web lookups on "krist novoselic" surged over 400% and related queries on "krist novoselic foo fighters" also cranked up the volume.

We assume that many of those searches came from folks who wondered what the lanky bassist been up to all these years. He's played in several bands, written for Seattle Weekly, and created a political action committee. He's

We haven't heard much from singer Jewel lately. Or maybe she's just been in disguise. The full-time folk singer and part-time yodeler went undercover at a Los Angeles karaoke bar to sing some of her best-known songs to a confused and delighted audience.

With a crew in tow from Funny Or Die, the singer played the part of a mild-mannered business woman named "Karen," who had to be egged on to take the stage and sing. Many of Karen's "friends" were actually actors from the comedic website. Sporting a fake nose, a boring business suit, and a dark wig, the singer acted shy, took the stage, and then promptly rocked the bar with her signature tunes.

Watching the clips, you can see the audience begin to realize that something is definitely up. Unsuspecting gawkers comment that "she sounds like Jewel," but few, if any, realize that the singer sounds like Jewel for a reason. She is Jewel.

Watch below for the prep, the performance, and the aftermath of the light-hearted prank. Beware that there

Some '80s icons will never be forgotten. And then there are others, like singer El DeBarge, who need to remind people that they're still around every once in a while. The R&B crooner's surprise appearance at the BET Awards on Sunday sparked off a slew of Web searches for his family, greatest hits, and upcoming album.

He didn't take home any awards, but it could be easily argued that El was the biggest winner of the night. The flame of interest was sparked when Ciara introduced DeBarge as a true artist who continues to create and reinvent. The singer blew through a medley of some of his greatest hits. "All This Love," "Time Will Reveal," and, of course, "Rhythm Of The Night" were all performed in his signature falsetto voice. 

Almost immediately, Web lookups on "el debarge" jumped from nearly nada into Yahoo's top 1,000 overall searches, with a staggering 10,529% surge. There was also a tremendous surge in "el debarge new album." The record, which was alluded to at the awards show,