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(Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage) Kurt Cobain Credited This Band for Getting Him Off His ‘Macho Punk Rock Trip’ As a Teen
Kurt Cobain reveals the band that helped radically adjust his perspective and embrace a more ‘feminine’ outlook.
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Former Nirvana Drummer Chad Channing Recalled ‘Losing Inspiration’ Before Being Fired From the Band
Nirvana drummer Chad Channing played on the band’s debut studio album, ‘Bleach’, but was fired by Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic soon after.
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Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc Nirvana Responds to Their Most Controversial, Misunderstood Song in 1993 Interview
Kurt Cobain explained Nirvana’s controversial song ‘Rape Me’ as a bold and obvious way to make their anti-rape stance known.
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Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc 4 of the Best Nirvana Songs That Aren’t the Obvious Picks
If you have never sat down and listened to Nirvana’s song “Endless, Nameless” from their second album, ‘Nevermind’, it’s time to fix that.
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By: Kevin Estrada/Shutterstock On This Day in 1988, Nirvana Started Recording the Aptly Named Album Kurt Cobain Paid for by Cleaning Toilets
Nirvana started recording ‘Bleach’ on Christmas Eve 1988, an aptly named title considering how Kurt Cobain got the money to record.
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By: Kevin Estrada/Shutterstock Kurt Cobain Hated Tool’s ‘Sober’ Music Video so Much He Hoped They’d Get ‘Sued’ Over It
Kurt Cobain wasn’t a fan of Tool’s music video for “Sober”, as he thought it was a ripoff of stop-motion work by artists The Brothers Quay.
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By: Kevin Estrada/Shutterstock When Nirvana Got Famous, Kurt Cobain Spent His ‘Rock Star Money’ on Some Very Bizarre Items
After Nirvana hit the big time, Kurt Cobain spent a lot of money on items from a medical supply store, like “fetuses and anatomy men.”
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By: Kevin Estrada/Shutterstock ‘Very In-Your-Face and Real’: Kurt Cobain Described Recording Technique That Gave ‘In Utero’ Its Classic Sound
Kurt Cobain once revealed that the way Nirvana achieved the sound of their “In Utero” album was by using “a lot” of microphones.
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Kurt Cobain of Nirvana (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) How a Drunken Night of Graffitiing Led to Nirvana’s Smash Hit, “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
Kurt Cobain was inspired to write “Smells Like Teen Spirit” after a drunken night out with Bikini Kill frontwoman Kathleen Hanna.
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Filter’s ‘Hey Man, Nice Shot’ Is Definitely Not About Kurt Cobain, but It Does Have Dark Origins
Filter’s “Hey Man, Nice Shot” is not about the death of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain, but it is about the death of politician R. Budd Dwyer.
