A California judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Spencer Elden, the baby from 'Nevermind' cover, alleging that Nirvana’s naked-baby artwork for the epic album constitutes child sexual exploitation, BBC News reports. Elden, who is now 30, claimed he suffered “lifelong damages,” including loss of wages, as a result of the album cover, and described the enterprise as a “sex trafficking venture”. The lawyers also noted that, until recently, Elden had seemed to enjoy the notoriety of being the "Nirvana baby": "He has re-enacted the photograph in exchange for a fee, many times; he has had the album title... tattooed across his chest; he has appeared on a talk show wearing a self-parodying, nude-colored onesie; he has autographed copies of the album cover for sale on eBay; and he has used the connection to try to pick up women".

The Nirvana lawyer has responded to a lawsuit by Spencer Elden, the baby from the 'Nevermind' cover, Billboard reports. Elden filed the lawsuit on August 24, accusing Nirvana of violating federal pornography laws and also accusing them of exploitation. The lawyer argues that plaintiff Elden’s claims are “barred by the applicable statute of limitations”, adding in the paper that “Elden’s claim that the photograph on the Nevermind album cover is ‘child pornography’ is, on its face, not serious”. The lawyer also claims that the lawsuit was filed too late.

British collector Steve Goldman, who owns about 300 records that can lay claim to having some of the world’s worst cover art, is staging an exhibition of the Worst Album Covers in the World. Goldman is raising money for charity with his exhibition. Guardian reports on the funny story.

An amazing Instagram profile by Adnan Lotia who remakes famous album covers with lego bricks. There's Lego Radiohead, Michael Jackson, Guns N' Roses, Bruce Springsteen, Janet Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Blur, Soundgarden, Eminem, Missy Elliott and many more. Some of them are truly brilliant.

Spencer Elden, the baby from Nirvana's 'Nevermind' front cover, now a 30-year-old, just like the album, filed a lawsuit alleging that the cover constitutes child pornography. Legally speaking, however, experts who talked to Rolling Stone, say Elden does not have much of a case on his hands. At the core of this knotted web is one thing: Elden’s legal guardian agreed to let a buzzing punk band take photos of him as a baby for 200 bucks. The band’s team asked, and the guardian said yes. “The case is likely going to be dismissed” - says criminal defense attorney Matthew Matejcek of Beles & Beles, pointing to the Department of Justice’s definition of child pornography. “It has to appeal to the viewer’s prurient interest. What’s going to be at issue here is whether this album cover incites the lustful interest, sexual stimulation, or gratification of the viewer. And I think it’s pretty clear that’s not the purpose”. Anne Higonnet in Slate puts some sense into the unpleasant story: "We desperately want to alter the past according to what we sincerely believe right now. I am among those who believe we have a more just vision of society today than we had in 1991. But that doesn’t make me think we can retroactively redo the past. Elden’s feelings about his infant fame in 2021 can’t change what Kurt Cobain meant back in 1991. Let’s change the future instead".

Inspired by the strange case of naked child photo of Spencer Elden and Nirvana's 'Nevermind' cover art, Pitchfork looks back at the history of bands being sued by their cover art subjects. Apart from the grunge icons, Cardi B, Rolling Stones, Vampire Weekend, Dead Kennedys, and Dido have also gotten themselves into similar problems.

Spencer Elden, who was the baby featured on the cover of Nirvana’s 'Nevermind' reaching for a dollar in a swimming pool, now a 30-year-old, is suing Nirvana, its individual surviving members, Kurt Cobain’s estate, photographer Kirk Weddle, and the labels involved in releasing the album, alleging that the 'Nevermind' cover is child pornography. According to Elden’s lawsuit, neither his legal guardians nor he (obviously, as he was four months old at the time) consented to his naked genitalia appearing on the 'Nevermind' cover. He alleges that the band promised to cover his genitals with a sticker, which was never incorporated into the album art, and that Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl failed to protect him from being sexually exploited. He is hoping to receive $150,000 from each party named in the lawsuit, TMZ reports.

A beautiful collection of colored vinyl presented in the Guardian. 33 artists were given 33 test pressings of vinyl, who used it as a canvas to paint them however they liked. An auction of their work will be launched on May 20 at HeliumLondon.com, and all proceeds will go to mental health charity Music Support.

An amazing, albeit not the newest, Twitter thread by YourWullie, about famous album covers, and the photographs that inspired them. One of them is the original photograph used for Sonic Youth's 1990 album 'Goo'. Pictured are Maureen Hindley and David Smith, key witnesses in the Moors Murders trial. Maureen was serial killer Myra Hindley's sister.

The Quietus made a collection of 10 record sleeves by twentieth century artists, "sometimes as artistic statements in their own rights and sometimes simply as a paying gig". There are Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and others.

YouTuber and album-cover lover Nathan Zed explains the power of album covers, through examples of great and lousy covers, with wit and sensitivity. A great short video.

Sydmar Lodge Care Home has now been in lockdown for 4 months. Sydmar's residents and carers have been recreating classic album covers, turned out just beautiful.

The Coloring Sessions is an awesome way to relax while doing something fulfilling. The Sessions offers outlines of album covers - they "just" need to be colored. Why? - "to reduce stress and anxieties, help with focus and increase happiness levels".

Kranky made a great meme out of their release, Godspeed You! Black Emperor's cover for 'Lift Your Hands Like Antennas to Heaven', a post-rock classic about, well, end of the world, more or less. It might be coming now with coronavirus. Or maybe not, if we wash our hands properly.