Nirvana
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In late 1993, Nirvana performed at Pier 48 in Seattle, with the whole thing being recorded by MTV, who broadcast a short version of the concert. At the time, they had recently performed their lauded MTV Unplugged set in New York. In 2013, the footage was released on DVD as part of the 20th anniversary of the […]
Our Glastonbury FOMO is getting pretty severe at this point, and Wu Tang Clan’s cover of Nirvana is doing little to help. A huge crowd were treated to a killer set on the West Holts Stage, with tracks ranging from their back catalogue to plenty of classic hits. The hip hop group also paid homage […]
Back in 2008, Universal Studios Hollywood suffered massive losses when a fire swept right through the backlot, destroying an estimated 500,000 master recordings by the likes of The Roots, Sting, Nine Inch Nails, Tupac, Aerosmith and Ray Charles. An extensive report by The New York Times, unveiled this week, has detailed the proper extent of […]
A 2008 fire at Universal Studios was “the biggest disaster in the history of the music business”, according to a New York Times feature released yesterday. The article, entitled ‘The Day The Music Burned’, claims that hundreds of thousands of master tapes from artists including Chuck Berry, Aretha Franklin, Nirvana and Hole were lost, among many […]
An extremely bizarre piece of Kurt Cobain memorabilia has just sold for a small fortune at auction. Someone paid AUD $33,000 (USD $22,400) for a paper plate that the late Nirvana frontman once used to eat a slice of pizza off, and then scribble a setlist on. The plate was utilised by Cobain shortly before […]
Like some sort of wild fever dream, Limp Bizkit has performed a cover of Nirvana‘s classic ‘Heart Shaped Box’ with the help of Marilyn Manson holding an umbrella with a giant middle finger on it. ICYMI, Limp Bizkit played a show in LA last night for three measly dollars. Turns out three dollars can get […]
Dave Grohl has made quite the call this week, comparing the impact 17-year-old music sensation Billie Eilish has had in the past year to that of Nirvana in 1991. As reported by Variety, Grohl spoke about his daughters liking Eilish at a conference in California earlier this week. “My daughters are obsessed with Billie Eilish,” […]
Well, damn, what we would have given to be present at this one? Foo Fighters‘ second annual Cal Jam music festival went down over the weekend, and punters were treated to an absolutely bloody special experience – a Nirvana reunion with some very special guests. Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl and Pat Smear closed this year’s […]
