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Attorneys helped Cobain's widow win as much as $9 million.
Eyes Adrift make, and are made by, beautiful music.
The 10th anniversary of Nevermind.
The 10th anniversary of Nevermind.
The 10th anniversary of Nevermind.
The 10th anniversary of Nevermind.
The 10th anniversary of Nevermind.
A veteran Seattle music scribe smartly resists sensationalism in a new book about the iconic local band.
Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb.After the overwhelming response to last week's music piece, I thought it would be a good idea to continue. Music of course has so many genres and sub-genres that I could easily keep doing this type of column for the next few years, and we wo ... More >>
Krist Novoselic played bass in Nirvana, and is a regular contributor to Reverb. His column on music and politics runs every Tuesday on the Daily Weekly.In a few weeks Nirvana will release the Reading Festival concert. It was filmed in 1992 by Japanese television and has only been available in ... More >>
Courtesy of Sub PopSub Pop's got free MP3s of "About a Girl" and a live version of "Scoff". Download away, and check out a few more pics and Nirvana goodies over here.Couple things Jack Endino -- the producer/engineer who recorded Nirvana's debut, Bleach -- told me recently. On the early Nir ... More >>
Dave Grohl's gonna put the hurt on your credit card next month. Let's start with November 3: You can buy Nirvana's Live at Reading, Foo Fighters Greatest Hits, and Bleach, Nirvana's first record (OK, so, he's not on Bleach.) Then there's November 17, when he's issuing a self-titled debut with The ... More >>
Nirvana's influence is prevalent even among SoCal stoner-rockers.
Jack Endino recorded an unknown, unnamed band at an unmemorable session that he'll never forget.
Nirvana's debut could have been the band's swan song. Instead it was the start of the sound that made Seattle famous.
The first Nirvana album was probably the last one you heard, but it marks a critical chapter in Seattle music history.
Photo by Kurt CobainA dapper Krist Novoselic in 1989.As promised, we made a big to-do about the 20th anniversary re-issue of Bleach, Nirvana's debut in the printed and electronic pages of Seattle Weekly today. Read all about it here, and help yourself to a remastered copy of the record -- com ... More >>
MastadonMastodon gets into the soundtrack business. Some dumbo druggie steals Russian Circles' guitarist Mike Sullivan's rare Gibson Les Paul. Fun Fun Fun Fest kicks off this weekend in Austin; I weep silently to myself that I'm not there. Lastly, local hardcore/metal stalwarts Akimbo have ... More >>
-- Rolling Stone: Sesame Street is 40. Here's a bunch of classic music moments from Johnny Cash to Michael Jackson. -- Three Imaginary Girls: Devo: still spinning minds 29 years later -- Pitchfork digs Nirvana's Bleach reissue: "It's a testament to both Endino's live-in-the-room production style ... More >>
Dave Grohl, right, with his Them Crooked Vultures bandmate: John Paul Jones (left), and Josh Homme. Krist Novoselic is a regular contributor to Reverb.Something dawned on me when I was reading Sunday's New York Times: Dave Grohl is the greatest rock musician in the world today. Don't believe ... More >>
I've heard a rumor about a Soundgarden reunion at the next Coachella festival in April. As a longtime fan of the band, this blew my mind. So I poked around a little, and--according to an excellent source--the rumor is not true. But even the thought of such an event conjured up many memories a ... More >>
It feels a lot like 93, except with more styles to choose from.
It feels a lot like 93, except with more styles to choose from.
Zepparella. Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. N.W., 789-3599. 7 & 11 p.m. $15. There are approximately 2,749 Led Zeppelin tribute bands plying their trade in small clubs around the globe. One notable subset is the "all-female Led Zeppelin tribute band." The East Coast has Lez Zeppelin, and th ... More >>
Krist Novoselic's column on music and politics runs every Tuesday on Reverb. Check back on Friday when he writes about what he's been listening to.Why do great bands like the Shocking Blue get overlooked or even forgotten? The band had a #1 single in 1970 with the tune "Venus," and I'm sure t ... More >>
Chappelle's ShowTrue Hollywood Stories - Princewww.comedycentral.comBuy Chappelle's Show DVDsBlack ComedyTrue Hollywood Story Yesterday the folks over at Experience Music Project announced the museum will be getting a brand spanking new exhibit dedicated to the early days of Nirvana. Titled Nirvana: ... More >>
Photograph by Lance Mercer, courtesy of EMPRolling Stone has a photo slideshow up right now of some of the Nirvana memorabilia coming to EMP in April 2011 for "the world's most extensive Nirvana exhibit." The preview includes photos of: The Stratocaster that Kurt Cobain playing at the 1992 Re ... More >>
Did you know Nirvana has a Facebook? And whoever runs it posted this video this morning of the pre-Grohl Nirvana playing "About a Girl" at Bogart's in Long Beach in 1990. Says Nirvana's Facebook: Rare footage from 1990 - Nirvana at Bogart's, if you were lucky enough to be there, you were probably ... More >>
Fans are descending on Viretta Park for a work party on Sunday to clean up the park that is a favorite destination for mourners of the late Kurt Cobain and appreciators of Nirvana. Cleanup at the park (151 Lake Washington Blvd. E) -- close to Cobain's former Denny-Blaine home -- is set run fr ... More >>
This was the merch table.On Friday night, in a basement on Capitol Hill, a bunch of Seattle punk/DIY/etc bands who are mostly too young to remember the '90s got together to pay tribute to that decade in popular song. The occasion was a 30th birthday party for Benji from My Parade (and formerl ... More >>
John Roderick is the singer and songwriter responsible for Seattle's the Long Winters. His column appears on Reverb every Tuesday.It's a popular adage that you should never decide to become a musician for the money. This is absolutely sane advice, as the vast majority of musicians don't make ... More >>
Science and song, at the juncture of Aretha Franklin's voice.
Record Store Day truly is a blessing sent from above. Deals, deals, more deals, and best of all, the special releases. This year, one of those special releases will be a rare, much sought-after Nirvana EP. The Hormoaning EP was recorded with John Peel on BBC Radio 1 and was originally release ... More >>
I think it's safe to say that 20 years ago, nobody could have predicted where grunge's three most important bands would be today. Let's take a quick look: -- Soundgarden: After a sorta reunion last year, the band says they're in the studio working on new material. We're not holding our breat ... More >>
Krist NovoselicNirvana bassist -- and former Reverb columnist -- Krist Novoselic took this picture of Kurt Cobain while they were on early tour of Europe with TAD. Novoselic opened his "trunks" to the EMP curators for Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses.Nirvana fans are remembering Kurt Cobain ... More >>
Slideshow: Get an early look inside Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses.When MTV gave Kurt Cobain his Moonman for Nirvana's "Best Alternative Video" win at the 1992 Video Music Awards, they made a little bit of a mistake. The win was, of course, for the genre-defining "Smells Like Teen Spirit, ... More >>
Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb.Going back in time is just not a thing I spend a lot of time doing. Nor is keeping 'current' with everything around me, something that I strive for. I have kids; so that naturally keeps a parent's headspace in the here and now. I have had 'n ... More >>
It won't be long before every magazine, music blog, and tweet is talking about the 20th birthday of Nirvana's Nevermind, which is just around the corner for those who have lost track of time. Musicians of every caliber routinely talk about their early influence from Cobain and the gang, and ... More >>
Earlier this week, the New York Times ran a review by Jon Caramanica comparing the recently released tribute albums to Nirvana and the Strokes--Spin's Newermind and Stereogum's Stroked, respectively, both of which are free downloads--and the article got me thinking: If 1991 had Nirvana, and 2001 h ... More >>
On September 24, 1991, Nirvana's Nevermind was unleashed upon the world; twenty years later, Experience Music Project has a huge celebration planned to fete the album's anniversary. Nirvana's Nevermind Turns 20 at EMP will run from September 20-25; here's a breakdown of all the action by day ... More >>
Super-deluxe edition Listen to them on 107.7 The End's site here. Sometimes, you forget how cool the rest of the world thought Nirvana was, then you see them plastered all over big national outlets because three shoddy recordings of already released songs have surfaced. What am I saying? You ... More >>
Laura MusselmanNirvana's Krist Novoselic (left), joins the Presidents of the United States of America, last night at EMP.Nevermind's 20th Anniversary EMP Tuesday, Sept. 20 Tuesday night's celebration of the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's Nevermind didn't have the feeling of the a concert even ... More >>
Laura MusselmanDuff McKagan is the former bassist for Guns N' Roses and the leader of Seattle band Loaded. His column runs every Thursday on Reverb.Back in the day, Seattle was a place that bands loved to play. Bands that made it all the way up to our isolated corner of the country in the '70 ... More >>
(Most of) the 70 bands at Saturday's festival chime in on the Seattle sound today and its intersection with the class of 1991.
To discuss Nirvana is to demonstrate that you are unfit to discuss Nirvana.
John Roderick is the singer and songwriter responsible for Seattle's the Long Winters. Send your questions to jroderick@seattleweekly.com.Hey, John: Tell me something: Why do Seattleites call Nevermind "the Nirvana Record"? What, we're just supposed to know which record they're talking about? ... More >>
Steve GullickThe Nevermind anniversary tributes have died down a bit, but not quite completely. This morning the Sub Pop-signed British trio Male Bonding--who released their second album, the Reverb Monthly-recommended Endless Now, this past August--announced on Twitter that they'll be releas ... More >>
Who's covering my band, you say?Trying to cover Nirvana is like trying to cover Radiohead. At best, it comes off as uninspired and tepid. At worst, it's a blatant cash-grab in an age when smiley-face t-shirts are sold in every mall in America, or a pathetic attempt to be "edgy." There's somet ... More >>
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