Metallica is one of the few metal bands that can claim they never shied away from risks, even if it meant making some of the most questionable decisions in metal history. They were always willing to go down with the ship despite facing potential hatred from fans. While their instincts often paid off, as with…
For a band as synonymous with grunge as Nirvana, they were never exactly entrenched in the Seattle scene. There had been many outfits that paved the way for Kurt Cobain to come storming in with his anthems that would change the world, but they were still fairly wet behind the ears as a group when…
Today, festivals are nothing compared to what they used to be. Previously, people would go to festivals expecting to see the world change right before them, and if anything other than the extraordinary happened, crowds left unimpressed. One night, at Reading festival in 1992, the crowd saw some of the most bizarre sets ever performed…
Remember MTV? Well, before the reality shows, that is. When the station’s moniker was more true to its word. In the 1980s and 1990s, Music Television was the preeminent source of culture for young people. And while the station played videos from artists like Madonna and Michael Jackson, a giant part of its programming came…
The bridge is suffering from the effects of “ageing and deteriorating bridge conditions” but there are plans to restore it The bridge referenced in Nirvana‘s song ‘Something In The Way’ is at risk of destruction. Located in frontman Kurt Cobain‘s hometown of Aberdeen, Washington, the Young Street Bridge has become a shrine of sorts for…
A year before Nirvana released “Marigold” as a B-side to “Heart-Shaped Box,” Dave Grohl had already recorded the song under the pseudonym Late! on his cassette-only release, Pocketwatch. When he brought the song to Nirvana, “Marigold” became the only song released by the band with Grohl as the lead singer. “I think it might have…
It seems that every few years, the tribalistic beef between Dave Grohl and Courtney Love rises once again. One of the most contentious relationships in alt-rock belongs to the Foo Fighters frontman and Hole leader, who have been friends, musical peers, bitter enemies, representatives in court cases, and reconciled peacekeepers of the Nirvana legacy for…
Kurt Cobain never claimed to be the world’s greatest guitarist. Even though what he played always served the song he wrote, most of his guitar prowess with Nirvana revolved around making abstract noise on the guitar or writing the occasional melodic flourish to segue between the verse and the chorus. Cobain wasn’t a typical guitar…
It’s become somewhat of an iconic age-long question ingrained within the consciousness of the collective’s mind, ever since the tragic death of Nirvana’s singer and leader, Kurt Cobain. According to the official report, Cobain committed suicide on April 5th in 1994. The toxicologists report stated that he had an insurmountable amount of heroin in his…
The beginning of the 1990s marked a turning point for Washington-based grunge band Nirvana. After replacing drummer Chad Channing with Dave Grohl, breaking their record contract with Sup Pop to sign with the major label DGC Records, and finding unexpected mainstream success with ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit,’ the first single off of their sophomore album…