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 | From Chad Bowar, your About Music Editor 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, and the band was just inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This week, our music experts shine the spotlight on one of the '90s most influential bands. | |
Nirvana Profile
Nirvana changed the landscape of rock music over the course of only a few years, but in the beginning, they were just one more struggling group deciding on a lineup and a name. In 1985, guitarist/singer Kurt Cobain met bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington, instantly bonding over their mutual love of the punk-metal band the Melvins. The duo brought in several different drummers over the next couple years, eventually settling on Chad Channing.
| Top 10 Nirvana Songs
To call Kurt Cobain the voice of a generation would be an understatement. His groundbreaking band, Nirvana, continues to inspire young rockers today, with its bold lyrics of alienation and its growling guitar riffs that have withstood the test of time. Over a relatively short span, Nirvana released three studios albums that completely shifted the course of the popular music landscape. To honor the Seattle trio's contribution to history, here are the top 10 Nirvana songs.
| Definitive Albums: Nirvana - 'Bleach'
When Bleach was released in 1989, few could've suspected it would be the album to define the entire decade of the '90s, imminent though it was. The debut album by Nirvana captured a time and place (turn-of-the-decade Seattle), in the form of energetic, propulsive rock'n'roll that seemed a culmination of the ten preceding years.
| 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees
The votes are in and counted, and from the list of 15 nominees, six have been chosen for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014, including Nirvana. There really weren't any big surprises, unless you count the fact that four of the six were first-time nominees. As usual, there is much discussion of who didn't get in and who should have, but for now we'll just take a look at who did.
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