1995 Courtney Love & Hole during Lollapalooza...
Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Aug. 13, 1995
- Courtney Love - American singer & guitarist
- Alternative & grunge rock music - Hole (band)
Often revered as the undisputed "bible" of Hollywood, the Sunday Calendar section occupied a rare space in journalism where a single publication could simultaneously dictate global entertainment trends and govern the inner workings of show business. Today, physical copies are an absolute rarity, largely because they were printed on standard, ephemeral newsprint designed to be devoured and promptly discarded at the end of the week.
The front cover features a photo of Courtney Love with heading: "Not Crazy" Page 8 has a full page pictorial of her during the Lollapalooza Tour. And starting on page 9 is a piece on her by Robert Hilburn with heading: "The Love Machine" (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete Calendar section only with all 92 pages, tabloid size, great condition.
Background: The August 13, 1995 Calendar section of the Los Angeles Times stands out as a vivid snapshot of mid-1990s pop culture, anchored by a major profile on Courtney Love at the peak of Hole’s critical and commercial height. Published right in the middle of the Lollapalooza '95 tour, the cover story delves into Love’s status as rock's most polarizing and unapologetic icon, examining how she navigated immense public scrutiny, intense grief following Kurt Cobain’s death the previous year, and the multi-platinum success of Live Through This. Beyond the headline piece on Love's raw artistic influence and volatile public persona, the issue captures the broader entertainment landscape of summer 1995—chronicling alternative rock's complete absorption into mainstream Hollywood and youth culture alongside late-summer movie releases, television previews, and the Los Angeles arts scene at a pivotal mid-decade turning point.