(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A Northwest Side auction house has its hands on a few pieces of punk rock history ... and strands of hair – collected by a barber in 1989 – that belonged to Kurt Cobain.

A new punk rock auction has compiled hundreds of pieces of memorabilia and, er, personal items, including strands of Kurt Cobain's hair and "blood-signed" underwear from punk provocateur GG Allin.

Punk rock has always been edgy. From mosh pits to brightly colored hair and tattoos, there is a clear alternate statement made by the music and the aesthetic. AEW perfectly fits that description ...