Fender has released new Kurt Cobain guitars which can be purchased here.
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Nevermind: The Influences.
When Nirvana released their debut album Bleach in 1989 on a small-time American independent label (Sub Pop) very few people took any notice of its caustic, angst-ridden howl of Black Sabbath and Black Flag-isms twisted around irresistible yet spiky melodies. Two years later, in September 1991, the band released their follow-up, Nevermind, and they were transformed from underground favourites to the biggest rock stars on the planet. The angst in their music was still palpable, the attitude unchanged, but this time Kurt and co. let the melody and pop control the metal and punk rather than the other way around.
In every interview we’ve had over the last two years we’ve been practically warning everyone that we’re writing more pop songs, so I don’t think it’ll be a surprise to anyone when they hear [Nevermind]. All my favourite songs are pop songs. Pop just means simple, and that’s what punk rock has been forever until it turned into hardcore. - Kurt Cobain, August 1991 interview with NME.
Two decades and over 30 million sales since its first release we take a look at five bands whose approach to songwriting helped to shape Nirvana’s own, making Nevermind the iconic album that it is.
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Sonic Youth -1991: The Year Punk Broke: PRE-Order!
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Full tracklistings revealed for deluxe reissues of Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’:
‘Nevermind’ – Deluxe Edition
CD One:
Original Album:
‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
‘In Bloom’
‘Come As You Are’
‘Breed’
‘Lithium’
‘Polly’
‘Territorial Pissings’
‘Drain You’
‘Lounge Act’
‘Stay Away’
‘On A Plain’
‘Something In The Way’
The B-Sides:
‘Even In His Youth’
‘Aneurysm’
‘Curmudgeon’
‘D-7’ live At The BBC
‘Been A Son’ live
‘School’ live
‘Drain You’ live
‘Sliver’ live
‘Polly’ live
CD Two:
The Smart Studio Sessions:
‘In Bloom’ previously unreleased
‘Immodium’ (Breed) previously unreleased
‘Lithium’ previously unreleased
‘Polly Previously’ unreleased mix
‘Pay To Play’
‘Here She Comes Now’
‘Dive’ previously unreleased
‘Sappy’ previously unreleased
The Boombox Rehearsals:
‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
‘Verse Chorus Verse’ previously unreleased
‘Territorial Pissings’ previously unreleased
‘Lounge Act’ previously unreleased
‘Come As You Are’
‘Old Age’ previously unreleased
‘Something In The Way’ previously unreleased
‘On A Plain’ previously unreleased
BBC Sessions:
‘Drain You’ previously unreleased
‘Something In The Way’ previously unreleased
Super Deluxe Edition
CDs One And Two as above
CD Three:
The Devonshire Mixes
‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
‘In Bloom’
‘Come As You Are’
‘Breed’
‘Lithium’
‘Territorial Pissings’
‘Drain You’
‘Lounge Act’
‘Stay Away’
‘On A Plain’
‘Something In The Way’
CD Four:
Live At The Paramount Theatre
‘Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam’
‘Aneurysm’
‘Drain You’
‘School’
‘Floyd The Barber’
‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
‘About A Girl’
‘Polly’
‘Breed’
‘Sliver’
‘Love Buzz’
‘Lithium’
‘Been A Son’
‘Negative Creep’
‘On A Plain’
‘Blew’
‘Rape Me’
‘Territorial Pissings’
‘Endless, Nameless’
DVD:
Live At The Paramount Theatre
‘Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam’
‘Aneurysm’
‘Drain You’
‘School’
‘Floyd The Barber’
‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
‘About A Girl’
‘Polly’
‘Breed’
‘Sliver’
‘Love Buzz’
‘Lithium’
‘Been A Son’
‘Negative Creep’
‘On A Plain’
‘Blew’
‘Rape Me’
‘Territorial Pissings’
‘Endless, Nameless’
Music Videos:
‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
‘Come As You Are Music’
‘Lithium’
‘In Bloom’
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More details on the 20th Anniversary release of “Nevermind.”:
The new reissue of “Nevermind” will be available in September in two formats, offering “deluxe” and “super deluxe” editions of the classic release.
The five disc (four CD/one DVD) super deluxe version brings the original remastered album together with the first official release of album producer Butch Vig’s initial mix of ‘Nevermind,’ titled the ‘Devonshire Mixes.’ These mixes were submitted for approval and rejected at the time the album was originally recorded. Eventually, producer Andy Wallace was brought in to mix the version of ‘Nevermind’ that finally made it to public release.
The box set also features Vig’s pre-‘Nevermind’ demos, available for the first time, plus rehearsal recordings of songs like ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit,’ ‘Come As You Are’ and ‘On a Plain.’ Live B-sides and a pair of BBC recordings are among the goodies that round out the audio portion of the set, which will also be available for digital download.
A 90-page book brings together “visual artifacts” from the ‘Nevermind’ period with lots of rarely seen photos and documents. As if that wasn’t enough, the DVD portion of the set really takes it to the top, presenting a Nirvana show recorded on Halloween in 1991 at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle. Transferred from 16mm film with multi-track audio, the show has been enhanced to 1080p high-definition video and 5.1 surround sound. According to the label, it’s the only known Nirvana concert shot on film.
The two CD “deluxe edition” presents an abbreviated version of the set with the remastered album, the B-sides/BBC versions, the ‘Nevermind’ demos and rehearsal recordings. The deluxe edition will also be available on 4 LP 180 gram vinyl. The Paramount show will be available separately as a standalone DVD/Blu-ray release or digital download.
The complete track listing for the 20th anniversary ‘Nevermind’ will be announced soon!
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20th ANNIVERSARY OF NIRVANA’S “NEVERMIND” ALBUM CELEBRATED WITH A DELUXE EDITION IN SEPTEMBER:
Nirvana, the trio comprised of Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl, hailed originally from a coastal fishing town in Washington and rose to become one of the most influential rock bands in history with irreverence, intense honesty and an overriding passion. The cultural shift Nirvana’s Nevermind initiated was felt instantly on release — and the profundity and depth of that shift becomes even more apparent when seen through the prism of the two decades of art and music created in its wake.
Released in September of 1991, Nirvana’s Nevermind garnered near-unanimous praise and rose within a few months to the No. 1 slot on Billboard’s U.S. sales chart. Nevermind was propelled to No. 1 across the globe by their young fans worldwide that identified with the band and embraced their anthem “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and its landmark music video. Since then, it has sold more than 30 million albums.
Nirvana changed the course of popular music forever and remains an inspiration to those who have followed.
Today, Universal Music Enterprises is pleased to announce the 4-CD/1-DVD Super Deluxe Edition of Nirvana’s Nevermind available from September 19, 2011,worldwide except North America where it will be available September 20, 2011. The CDs will include previously unreleased recordings, rarities, b-sides, BBC radio appearances, alternative mixes, rare live recordings and an unreleased concert in its entirety on DVD.
The 20th anniversary of Nirvana will be marked throughout the year, with various events and releases.
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EMP is proud to present the world’s most extensive exhibition of memorabilia celebrating the music and history of Seattle grunge luminaries, Nirvana. The exhibit features rare and unseen artifacts and photography from the band, their crews and families. Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses runs April 16, 2011 - April 22, 2013.
