By Maura Johnston, eMusic ContributorNirvana's third album was burdened with expectations almost as soon as it was even an idea; the success of Nevermind, their 1991 breakthrough, thrust them under a high-performance microscope, onto the gossip pages, and into… more »
By Andrew Parks, eMusic ContributorWith Nirvana set to celebrate the 20th anniversary of In Utero tomorrow, MTV and VH1 have shared a couple rehearsal clips from the DVD portion of its deluxe reissue. The infamous Live and Loud set… more »
By Andrew Parks, eMusic ContributorRolling Stone unveiled the details around the definitive four-disc edition of Nirvana's In Utero album today, a Super Deluxe pressing that includes a 2013 mix, Steve Albini's original version remastered, the DVD transfer of MTV's… more »
By Douglas Wolk, eMusic ContributorSometimes a simple sampling won't do — you want to dive in deep and explore every last corner of an artist's discography, or every forgotten single in a major musical movement. That's what the box… more »
By Andrew Parks, eMusic ContributorAs if the lineup of tonight's Hurricane Sandy relief concert wasn't stacked enough, erstwhile Nirvana bassist/politician Krist Novoselic has confirmed that "Dave Grohl and Friends" will be a pseudo reunion featuring Paul McCartney (!) on… more »
By Maura Johnston, eMusic ContributorNirvana's third album was burdened with expectations almost as soon as it was even an idea; the success of Nevermind, their 1991 breakthrough, thrust them under a high-performance microscope, onto the gossip pages, and into… more »
By Douglas Wolk, eMusic ContributorFor most bands who only recorded three studio albums, a three-disc retrospective of demos, covers and outtakes would be excessive. For this one, it's revelatory. With the Lights Out traces Nirvana's blazing path from ravenous… more »
By Britt Robson, eMusic ContributorPianist Robert Glasper has jazz chops sophisticated enough to satiate diehard purists and an affinity for hip-hop and R&B that has resulted in collaborations with Q-Tip, Maxwell and Mos Def. Black Radio scrambles these influences,… more »
By eMusic Editorial Staff, eMusic ContributorTwo decades since its release, Nirvana's Nevermind remains a seismic, paradigm-shifting work, an album that rendered the surrounding culture irrelevant and redrew the boundaries according to its own design. Today, we celebrate Nirvana's groundbreaking work… more »
By Everett True, eMusic ContributorIn 1991, I was living in a one-man bachelor pad in Cricklewood, London. I was a staff writer for the U.K. music paper Melody Maker. During any given week, I would either be drunk in… more »
By eMusic Editorial Staff, eMusic Contributor"Our songs have the standard pop format: verse, chorus, verse, chorus, solo, bad solo. All in all, we sound like the Knack and the Bay City Rollers being molested by Black Flag and Black Sabbath."… more »
By Kevin O'Donnell, eMusic ContributorWhen Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was released in 1991, it changed the face of rock music forever and helped pave the way for road warriors like Pearl Jam (who are celebrating their own 20th… more »
By Everett True, eMusic ContributorIn 1991, I was living in a one-man bachelor pad in Cricklewood, London. I was a staff writer for the U.K. music paper Melody Maker. During any given week, I would either be drunk in… more »
By Andrew Harrison, eMusic ContributorFollowing reggae'd-up takes on Radiohead and the Beatles from the Easy All-Stars, old-school Studio One vocalist Little Roy and U.K. dub aficionado Mike "Prince Fatty" Pelanconi — who produced Hollie Cook's gorgeous debut album of… more »
By Dave Thompson, eMusic ContributorIt is often said that the bands that blaze the briefest (Velvet Underground 1966-1970, the Stooges 1968-1971, the Sex Pistols 1976-1977) burn the brightest, and that is certainly true of Nirvana. Just over two years… more »
By Dave Thompson, eMusic ContributorStunned by the success of Nevermind and desperate for something...anything...with which to break the wait for its follow-up, Geffen delved into the band's archive to craft an album's worth of rarities, oddities and historical artifacts… more »
By Dave Thompson, eMusic ContributorA single disc compilation released at Courtney Love's insistence, as a suitable showcase for the previously unreleased "You Know You're Right" (a "potential 'hit' of extraordinary artistic and commercial value," she said), Nirvana served up… more »
By Douglas Wolk, eMusic ContributorSub Pop was a 'zine before it was a label, and its area of coverage was implied in its original name: "Subterranean Pop." Launched in the late '80s by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman, the… more »
By Douglas Wolk, eMusic ContributorThe best-selling Sub Pop album ever pulled the entire label up along with it in the crazy months after Nirvana's follow-up Nevermind transformed the rock landscape. Bleach isn't the monument that Nevermind was (the album… more »
By Chuck Eddy, eMusic ContributorIndie-rock in the '00s was hardly the same animal as indie-rock two decades before, and much of the blame should probably go to Nirvana. In the '80s, labels like SST and Touch & Go were… more »
