Tag Archives: Nirvana

Nevermind: The memories of KEXP DJs and staff

By Jim Beckmann | Published: September 23, 2011

Yesterday, KEXP’s DJ Riz shared a crazy story about DJ’ing Nirvana’s infamous food fight CD release party at Rebar (read it here). Today, as we play all local and Nirvana-related music, you can read about the memories KEXP DJs and staff have regarding the band’s landmark album, Nevermind, which was released 20 years ago tomorrow.Read more...

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Nirvana: Live at the Paramount premieres tonight... watch exclusive footage!

By Jim Beckmann | Published: September 23, 2011

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s Nevermind, VH1 Classic will televise a special, hour-long never-before-seen concert tonight. Filmed barely a month after the album’s release, Nirvana: Live At The Paramount captures the band’s the Halloween night concert in 1991 at Seattle’s Paramount Theater. The footage is outstanding. It’s apparently the only Nirvana show everRead more...

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DJ Riz remembers Nevermind

By KEXP | Published: September 22, 2011

All day tomorrow on KEXP, we’ll be celebrating the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s Nevermind. On the Morning Show, John in the Morning will spin all tracks from 1991; on the Midday Show, Cheryl Waters will play all local artists; and on the Afternoon Show, Kevin Cole will have Jacob McMurray, curator for EMP’s exhibit Nirvana:Read more...

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Thursday News Roundup

By Ryan Bort | Published: September 22, 2011

It’s been real, R.E.M.

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Watch Nevermind Concert at EMP tonight at 10PM!

By Jim Beckmann | Published: September 20, 2011

While tonight’s special benefit concert commemorating the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s Nevermind at EMP may be sold out, you can still experience it for yourself online through a live video stream. In fact, you can watch the performance right here at 10PM PST tonight, September 20, as local bands including The Long Winters, Visqueen, TheRead more...

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Tuesday News Catchup

By Nick Heinlein | Published: July 26, 2011

Now that everyone’s good and recovered from last weekend’s phenomenal Capitol Hill Block Party, it’s time to catch up on what we missed while we were out forgetting about our day jobs: Canadian singer-songwriter Feist has finally announced the follow-up to her breakout 2007 LP The Reminder. The new one’s called Metals, and will bringRead more...

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Thursday News Roundup

By Ryan Bort | Published: June 23, 2011

It might be hard to believe, but this September will mark the 20th anniversary of Nirvana‘s Nevermind. To celebrate, Universal will be re-issuing the album as a 4-CD, 1 DVD package that will include a good deal of unreleased tracks, outtakes, and the like. The DVD will contain an previously unreleased concert in its entirety.Read more...

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KEXP Documentaries: “Grunge” - Nirvana

By Michele Myers | Published: May 25, 2011

The band that made grunge famous was Nirvana.  Founding members Kurt Cobain and Krist Novaselic met at a Melvins concert in their hometown of Aberdeen, Washington.  By early 1988, they were playing under the name of Nirvana and had developed a cult following in nearby Olympia. Later that year, the new Seattle label Sub PopRead more...

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SIFF “Face The Music” preview: Hit So Hard

By Chris Estey | Published: May 24, 2011

Seattle-area drumming icon for Hole (and before that Sybil and other bands) Patty Schemel intimately confesses what it was like to rock both grunge clubs and headline major festivals playing for Courtney Love. P. David Ebersole’s first feature-length documentary, Hit So Hard, features cameos by Love, and pals like Faith No More’s Roddy Bottom, punk-folkRead more...

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Sonic Youth/Nirvana Documentary 1991: The Year Punk Broke Coming to DVD

By Nick Heinlein | Published: April 20, 2011

In 1991, Sonic Youth embarked on a European club and festival tour that was documented by director Dave Markey. The band’s opening act, a little group known as Nirvana, are also heavily featured, and the film was released on VHS way back in the day. Now, an enhanced special edition of the film is beingRead more...

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