In 1991 Nirvana were invited to play the popular British TV Show Top of the Pops. Not happy with the show’s demand to lip-sync Kurt Cobain literally tried to swallow the microphone while singing “Smells Like Teen Spirit” an octave lower
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On November 18th, 1993, Nirvana, together with their new guitarist Pat Smear (formerly from Punk band The Germs) and featuring Classical Cellist Lori Goldstein, performed live at the Sony Studios in New York an intimate concert for the MTV Unplugged series
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Less than two months after the release of “Nevermind,” Nirvana, who were climbing the top of the charts with “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” returned to Seattle where they played live most of their acclaimed album songs. The concert is now regarded as Nirvana at their peak
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Darby Crash still may not be as famous as Sid Vicious, but both Punk Rockers were connected by a dysfunctional and controversial life that was cut too short. We remember the Los Angeles Punk Rock icon born 66 years ago today and look back at his life and career
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The timing was perfect for Grohl when he met Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic in 1990, the three together became the classic Nirvana line up and without knowing, he was about to make music history and drawing his own successful musical future
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Nirvana shredded into the mainstream on September 24th, 1991, with “Nevermind.”It was all too quick and too fast for Nirvana, their impact in music was tremendous and echoes to this day
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Released officially worldwide on September 21st, 1993, “In Utero” it’s the most corrosive of all Nirvana albums and light years away from its predecessor the successful 1991 “Nevermind” that brought fame to the Seattle band and put them on the lead of the Grunge movement in the early 90’s
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He joined Soundgarden in 1990 and brought along unique basslines and compositions that were essential to the band’s evolution
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Hole’s debut album produced by Kim Gordon it’s one of the 90’s Alternative Rock seminal albums and gained a cult following among rock and punk music fans since its release on September 17th, 1991
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Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” kick started the Alternative Rock revolution on September 10th, 1991
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In 1992 Nirvana were one of the world’s biggest Rock names, in less than one year they went from an unknown Seattle band to Rock Stars attending the prestigious MTV Video Music Awards
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Peters had a lasting impact on the Seattle music scene, particularly during the rise of grunge in the late 1980s and early 1990s. With an extensive and influential body of work with Mudhoney, he was also part of Bundle of Hiss and briefly joined Nirvana in 1990, recording the band’s song “Sliver.”
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He’s one of the most iconic and legendary musicians of the Californian Hardcore Punk scene of the late 1970’s and early 1980’s and a member of some of the most influential bands ever, Smear has done it all and gone through it all, from receiving racial and homophobic abuse from a (drunken) famous Rock Superstar to appearing as an extra in a Prince and The Revolution music video to witnessing the legendary frontmen from two of his bands committing suicide in their twenties and composing a song with Paul McCartney
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Butch Vig produced some of the most acclaimed albums of the 1990’s including “Nevermind” by Nirvana and “Siamese Dream” by The Smashing Pumpkins and his own band Garbage debut in 1995. Today he turns 69
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The Grunge Queen Courtney Love was born on this day in 1964 and to celebrate her 60h birthday look back at the Top 10 most popular Hole songs
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Proudly recorded by $606.17, “Bleach” it’s perhaps the only legitimate Grunge album Nirvana did. Released on June 15, 1989 on Sub Pop, the record features a selection of Grunge songs that approaches the style used by some of their Seattle peers, such as The Melvins, Alice In Chains, Soundgarden or TAD, a slow, sludgy and heavy Grunge Rock with influences of Punk and 70’s Heavy Metal blend in together. We look back at this now historical Rock album
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Nirvana revolutionized Alternative Rock during the early 90’s and while Cobain is still remembered as the engineer of Nirvana’s sound, Novoselic’s bass guitar also played an important part in Nirvana’s songs, giving it a solid and distinct beat. He celebrates 59 today.
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His work as a producer yielded some of the most iconic albums in alternative music history, among them are Nirvana’s “In Utero,” Pixies’ “Surfer Rosa,” and PJ Harvey’s “Rid of Me”
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Patty Schemel’s career took flight in the early 1990s, when recommended by Kurt Cobain, she joined the seminal rock band Hole. More than just a drummer, she is a force of nature whose rhythms have reverberated through the music industry for decades
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Kurt Cobain passed away 30 years ago today in 1994. We remember him through his words on 27 quotes, some inspirational, some revealing of who he was, taken from interviews, song lyrics, lose poems and live statements
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Despite the short and meteoric career, Nirvana left their history well documented on film and video since the band was formed
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The english rewriting of Brel’s “Le Moribond,” “Seasons In The Sun,” sold 14 millions copies worldwide, but despite that, it’s still considered by some one of the worst pop songs ever recorded
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Little over than a month after Nirvana’s final performance at The Terminal Einz in Munich, Germany, Kurt Cobain was found dead
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A talented artist, songwriter, musician and a passionate advocate for women’s and gay rights, Kurt Cobain left the earthly plan by his own hand on April 8, 1994 at age 27, but today we celebrate his life with a special feature that includes 6 articles to remember Kurt Cobain
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Remember Kurt Cobain through his words on 27 quotes, some inspirational, some revealing of who he was
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Kurt Cobain, that sung on the song “Stay Away” the line “Rather Be Dead Than Cool/ Fashion Stinks, Fashion Style”, end up developing a personal style reflected on his clothes and hair that remains trendy and copied by many around the world
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Kurt Cobain, that sung on the song “Stay Away” the line “Rather Be Dead Than Cool/ Fashion Stinks, Fashion Style”, end up developing a personal style reflected on his clothes and hair that remains trendy and copied by many around the world
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Among Nirvana fans, Chad Channing is a well known name, despite the several drummers the band had before Dave Grohl, Channing still represents Nirvana’s Sub Pop phase as the drummer who shaped their sound during that period.
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Lead Belly was the first American Blues artist to achieve success in Europe, he was born in 1888, wrote a large part of his repertoire while doing time in prison and became one of the most influential artists to musicians from all genres including the Alternative Rock and Grunge bands of the early 90’s.
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Dave Grohl became famous as the drummer for Nirvana during their most successful years from 1990 to 1994. With Nirvana he recorded the studio albums “Nevermind” in 1991 and “In Utero” in 1993 and with the Foo Fighters he has enjoyed a continuous successful career since their debut in 1995. To celebrate Dave Grohl’s 55th birthday we’ve put together 12 of the best and most entertaining Foo Fighters music videos
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On January 1992 Nirvana appears on Saturday Night Live and deliver a memorable performance that included “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, “Territorial Pissings” and…french kissing
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The most popular of all MTV Unplugged concerts was first aired by MTV in the U.S on December 16, 1993 and was later released as an album “Unplugged In New York” in 1994 shortly after Kurt Cobain’s death, and remains one of their most popular and best selling works
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In the early 1990’s the Alternative Rock revolution took over the airwaves, with it’s epicenter in Seattle, Grunge became for many the last significant Rock movement spreading quickly around the planet. From Nirvana to TAD, we explore the 30 best and essential Grunge albums of all time
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