One Offs

Krist Novoselic joined the Foo Fighters for one song at Paladino’s in Tarzana, Calif., Dec. 21 where he Dave Grohl played a Nirvana b-side called “Marigold,” making the moment a very quick, surviving Nirvana reunion, the first since Kurt Cobain’s death …

An anti-piracy task force in Los Angeles recently arrested 10 people and seized $4.06 million worth of counterfeit music, movies and apparel …

There’s an app for Live Nation gift cards and merch now with the partnership of Live Nation Merchandise and mobile commerce company Outlier’s SWAGG application …

Sean “Diddy” Combs has graciously offered to pay to repair a model’s damaged hair, which went up in flames at a party for the music mogul in December …

The New York Times handed out ‘F’s’ in dealmaking to amusement park operator Cedar Fair and former CKX CEO Robert Sillerman for failed buyouts in 2010 …

Things can’t be too rough for secondary ticket companies if one, TicketCity, is the new title sponsor of the Dallas Football Classic, now known as the TicketCity Bowl …

University of Oregon’s 85-year-old McArthur Court Arena hosted its last basketball game Jan. 1 before the Ducks moved into their $200-million new Matthew Knight Arena …

Gucci Mane was committed to a mental facility in Georgia Jan. 3 …

Live Nation scored the ‘Sloth’ award from Bloomberg News’ Susan Antilla as one of 60 companies on the Fortune 500 that have no women directors serving on their boards.