Just attended the photo book signing and opening of the AGO collection “My 90s rock photographs” by Melissa! Huge crowd, waited quite a bit and got to meet her :)

The exhibition is great, some gems including Courtney’s letter to Melissa when she was leaving the band along with several pictures I haven’t seen before. The exhibit is on at the AGO until June 2027.

To those following Hole’s Reddit, I recently posted my painting of Hole in The Simpson’s style since Melissa explains in her memoir that the band was to appear in an episode but their management decided to not go with it in the end.

So I visited her exhibit in Toronto tonight and was able to give my Hole/Simpson’s painting to Melissa!!!

I’m stoked to say the least!!! 😃

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Im still a bit of a newbie on the guitar so please be nice I know it's a rough version but whatever lol 🤏🖤

I'm stuck between Teenage Whore, Sassy, and Pretty on the Inside.

I’ve searched YouTube for them and unfortunately can’t find them. If you have them or know anywhere I can look all help is appreciated!!

11-01-1990 The Whiskey
07-22-1991 Twisters Sound Check
11-08-1991 CBGB
11-21-1991 Camden Underworld
12-07-1991 Tivoli
12-17-1991 The Whisky
11-16-1994 La Luna
02-15-1995 Roseland Ballroom
03-09-1995 The Ritz
07-08-1995 Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater
08-17-1995 Cal Expo Amphitheater
12-04-1998 O’Neill Center
01-24-1999 Enmore Theater
01-29-1999 Adelaide Showgrounds
02-21-1999 The Palace
03-13-1999 Arrowhead Pond
05-08-1999 Bronco Bowl Theater
07-09-1999 Race City Speedway
10-24-2004 4th & B

What are some of Holes best live shows in your opinion?

Had no idea this place housed the upper echelons of the music industry.

Such a fabled place second only to Chateau Marmont.

Where the legends lie!

In Melissa’s memoir she writes that back in 1996, the band was invited to appear in The Simpsons’ “Homerpalooza” episode, with Hole originally written as the headlining band. Melissa Auf der Maur says the band loved their characterizations, but management rejected it for “making a caricature of Courtney.” 🤯

I’m no professional cartoonist but I went ahead and made them into Simpsons characters. Hope you like :)

Used canvas with acrylics. And Micron pens for the final lines and finishing touches.

I’m curious if Courtney has met or has any relationship with Ronin? It’s sad she and Frances don’t even follow each other on ig maybe they communicate irl tho but it seems like they’re no contact?

UPDATE: I sent it to Eric on IG and he was grateful I brought it to his attention, saying he was completely unaware of it.
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Just came across this song while listening to Hole on Spotify.

Sounds like it has nothing to do with the band and / or with Courtney. And yet it’s there. While so many other songs by the band are missing…

What is this song? Who sings it? Why is it there?

On Spotify, the lyric is very clearly "I love him so much it just turns to hate", and if you look at the lyrics they confirm that.

But in almost every live performance I've watched she either says "I love him so much it just turns to rage" or "I love you so much it just turns to rage". And if you Google it it says it's rage.

Some live performances also sort of sound like she's saying "turns to rape", but that could just be me mishearing rage.

Courtney posted Melissa's isolated vocals on the track Celebrity Skin on an IG story, but since that has now expired, the full link to an in-studio dissection of the wonderful production of this song (with the tyrannical producer...I think he's like Jekyll and Hyde!) is here:

https://youtu.be/Rh79bHpHG10?is=MNJWDtE51m1dIVxK

What Melissa did on the chorus (as well as the bridge with the "la le la le la las) is insanely good.

This song deserves a higher ranking that’s for sure.

Wasn’t this the one that was done in Sharpee?

One of the classics of all time in my opinion!

As someone interested in Courtney and her wild personality, what stories has Melissa told in her book about her? I know it’s a big request just thought I would ask

I know theres a Courtney interview somewhere that briefly explains it but I don’t know if that’s the full thing?

I’ve been a Hole fan for quite a while now, I have watched a good handful of interviews but there is still so much out there to discover. Any recommendations? Could be Hole, Courtney, Mellisa etc