The Sad Rest of Kurt Cobain
Nick Soulsby’s interview book for completists is not meant to entertain -- it's a 500-page death march.
Nirvana
Persona and Modern Music in 17 Songs
Persona -- the “I” of the song -- has evolved, broadened, and expanded to more fully represent a diversity of experiences as well as emotional, political, and cultural orientations.
Sturgill Simpson – “In Bloom” (Singles Going Steady)
Sturgill Simpson successfully covers Nirvana by lowering the intensity, which somehow deepens the impact.
‘I Found My Friends’ Is a Drop in the Bucket of the Nirvana Story
Nick Soulsby tries to crack the case of Nirvana, the watershed band that very few saw coming.
I Found My Friends: The Oral History of Nirvana
Right from the start, Nirvana had numerous musicians backing their cause.
Uncool Britannia: Radiohead’s ‘The Bends’ vs. Britpop in a Battle for the Soul of Britain
The successors to Radiohead and The Bends are a generation who liked how the film started, but lost the script halfway through.
The Legacy of Kurt Cobain
Twenty years since the world learned of Kurt Cobain's death, what impact does he have on rock music today?
I Was Young When I Left Home: How Kurt Cobain’s Voice Resonates
There are times when you hear Kurt Cobain sing that you believe no other voice has ever told the truth about suffering. But it's more complicated than that, isn't it?
Nirvana – “Rape Me”
“Rape Me” was intended as a razor-sharp anti-rape anthem, an emblem of the feminist messages Kurt began channeling during the last two years of his life. That's not how it was taken.
Counterbalance: Nirvana’s ‘MTV Unplugged in New York’
I gazed a gazeless stare. We walked a million hills. As the 20th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death approaches, Counterbalance takes a look at Nirvana's landmark acoustic performance.