Thanks so much to regular site visitor leesmapman for telling me about "Smells Like a Party Song," his marvelous new mashup of the Pet Shop Boys' "Party Song" and Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit," which was inspired by this very website! I had written how Neil and Chris have note...
Nirvana, 'Nevermind' (1991) Kurt Cobain favored a roughed-up production style much different from the approach Butch Vig took with Nirvana's breakthrough album. "I'm embarrassed by it now," Cobain said in the 1993 documentary 'Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana.' "It's closer to a...
along came Nirvana to turn the music world on its head. The Seattle rockers had taken the quiet-loud dynamics of the Pixies and given it a grittier, heavier vibe that many would soon refer to as "grunge." The band's 'Nevermind' album captured the ears of so many in 1991,...
a third brother Joe played bass in the band, while both Matt Scott and brother-in-law Dean Bernardini have also enjoyed stints playing bass with the group. They've release an impressive nine studio albums since arriving on
a third brother Joe played bass in the band, while both Matt Scott and brother-in-law Dean Bernardini have also enjoyed stints playing bass with the group. They've release an impressive nine studio albums since arriving on the music scene in 1999. But which of their albums is the best?
s use of indie rock in her last several albums, which focus on curating powerful emotional experiences through lyrics sung over instrumentals which avoid any hint of musical transgression. Whereas Nirvana’s cover of Ledbelly’s “Where Did You Sleep Last Night?” was once emblematic of a rock...
Nirvana’s pivotal album ‘Nevermind’ was released on Sept. 24, 1991. It debuted at No. 144 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. By January 1992 it was selling more than 300,000 copies a week, the biggest LP in the world. The same week they appeared on 'Saturday Night Live,' Nirvana...
nirvana, you know you're right DGC Nirvana, "You Know You're Right" (2002) Sadly, Nirvana's touring and recording career ended with the 1994 death of Kurt Cobain. But luckily for fans there was additional material from the band that would be mined in the coming years. In 2002, fans...
Nirvana’s pivotal album ‘Nevermind’ was released on Sept. 24, 1991. It debuted at No. 144 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. By January 1992 it was selling more than 300,000 copies a week, the biggest LP in the world. The same week they appeared on 'Saturday Night Live,' Nirvana...
Nirvana’s pivotal album ‘Nevermind’ was released on Sept. 24, 1991. It debuted at No. 144 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. By January 1992 it was selling more than 300,000 copies a week, the biggest LP in the world. The same week they appeared on 'Saturday Night Live,' Nirvana...