nirvana

In the late 1980s I was working at Sub Pop records in Seattle as a jack of all trades, and also doing in-house photography. One evening I went to see the label’s new signings, Nirvana, but I just didn’t get it. I didn’t even photograph them that night, as I wasn’t impressed. But that all changed very quickly. I heard their debut album, Bleach, and was blown away. And the next time I saw them I was like, “Oh my God, this is not the same band.” Kurt Cobain was doing Pete Townshend jumps and it was a crazy show. I…

Robert Alvarez and Adrian Rivas both started playing their respective instruments — guitar and drums — at the age of 12. They shared a love of rock, especially the heavier kind, like grunge and metal. And, years later, each received the same devastating medical diagnosis: a brain tumor. Rivas and Alvarez hadn’t met by the time they were individually considering treatment options. But their common experience would lead them to play music together under very special circumstances. Alvarez was in high…

Brixton Academy is to reopen for the first time since it closed in December 2022 after a fatal crowd crush resulted in two deaths.Tribute acts for Nirvana and the Smiths will perform at the O2 venue on 19 April, followed by tribute acts for Oasis and the Foo Fighters on 26 April.More conventional acts will appear the following month, with the indie band Editors on 2 May and a two-night residency by the Black Keys on 7 and 8 May.The reopening comes after a ruling in September that the venue could retain its licence if it…

A channel on YouTube has released nearly 50 songs covered in the style of Old School RuneScape‘s nostalgic soundtrack, with covers ranging from Nirvana and 100 Gecs, to Spongebob Squarepants and Brockhampton. Active since November 2023, YouTube channel Unpragmatic Covers has released 46 RuneScape-style covers of popular songs. These covers pull from all sorts of genres, including RuneScape renditions of songs by 100 Gecs, Brockhampton, Muse, and Pixies to name a few. Movies and other games have also been given the…

boAt, recognized as India's leading audio wearable brand and the second-largest globally, has entered into a significant collaboration with Bollywood figure Ranveer Singh. In a move that goes beyond conventional brand partnerships. Singh has not only become a part of the boAt family, but has also invested an undisclosed amount in the company, assuming a crucial role as a key stakeholder in its future endeavors.This partnership looks to leverage Singh's entrepreneurial spirit and his keen understanding of the audio…

The official title of the opera making its U.S. premiere next week is Last Days. But Matt Copson, who co-directed it and also wrote its libretto, knows everyone will call it something else: the Kurt Cobain opera. “That’s fine,” Copson says, “I’m up for that. It’s not about that, of course. But that’s an interesting entryway into the whole thing.” In a somber reminder of how time flies, this April marks the 30th anniversary of Cobain’s death. It’s too soon to say how that day will be commemorated, although…

A federal appeals court on Thursday revived a child sexual-exploitation lawsuit filed by the man who was pictured naked at 4 months old on the cover of Nirvana’s 1991 album “Nevermind.” The lawsuit by Spencer Elden, now a 32-year-old artist, against the grunge rock hitmakers alleges that he has suffered “permanent harm” as the band and others profited from the album cover. The photograph shows him naked underwater in a swimming pool, appearing to reach for a dollar bill on a fish hook.The suit alleges that the image…

“This procedural setback does not change our view. We will defend this meritless case with vigor and expect to prevail,” Nirvana's lawyer says in response to federal appeals court ruling reviving the case The man who appears as a naked 4-month-old baby swimming toward a dollar bill on the cover of Nirvana’s iconic Nevermind album can proceed with his legal claim against the band following a federal appeals court ruling on Thursday. Spencer Elden, now in his 30s, filed his appeal after a lower…

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Boat Nirvana 525 ANC neckband-style earphone is here. Domestic wearable manufacturer Boat has expanded its audio product lineup with the launch of Boat Nirvana 525 ANC neckband earphones. The wireless earphones sport a sleek and compact design. The earphones come with Spatial Sound powered by Dolby Audio and works with the Boat Hearables app.Price and availabilityBoat Nirvana 525 ANC Neckband comes with a price tag of Rs 2,499 and it comes in Space Black, Celestial Blue and Cosmic Grey colour options. Customers can…