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Nirvana

A song of unknown origins that goes by many names but has influenced generations of musicians.

The haunting power of ‘In the Pines’

Music

The long, rich musical and social history of a great old American song — before and after Kurt Cobain and Nirvana took a turn at making it theirs.

The cover of Nirvana’s 1991 album “Nevermind.”

American Icons: Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’

American Icons

Masterpiece Theater: Laptop Edition

Arts, Culture & Media

Dramatic Readings Of Rejection Letters to Gertrude Stein, Andy Warhol, and Nirvana

Arts, Culture & Media

American Icons: Nirvana’s “Nevermind”

Arts, Culture & Media
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Five Things You Had To See Online This Week

Arts, Culture & Media

Mario sinks the Confederate flag, Teen Spirit smashes a shovel, Rihanna meets KoRn, man in giraffe mask lip syncs Marvin Gaye, and girl Ghostbusters arrive. 

Nirvana: the last great invention of rock ‘n’ roll?

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Twenty years ago this month, a new sound blasted the cobwebs out of every radio station in America: Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind,’ becoming the defining record for Generation X.

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Nirvana Flashback

Arts, Culture & Media

Last week, we presented our latest exploration on an American Icon – the 20-year-old rock album Nevermind by Nirvana. And we heard from lots of you about how the album colored and captured an important moment in your lives.

Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind,’ Twenty Years Later

For those who came of age in the 1990s it may be hard to believe, but Nirvana’s “Nevermind” album turns twenty years old this week. Considered groundbreaking by some and over-hyped by others, the album is still often played and discussed two decades later. Two music writers share their opinions of this seminal album.  Ben Ratliff  is […]

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The Vaselines

Arts, Culture & Media

Nirvana covered two of their songs and Kurt Cobain once called them his favorite songwriters in the whole world. After a 20 year hiatus, the Scottish indie pop couple, The Vaselines, reunites to make music. Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee talk with Kurt and play songs from their new album Sex with an X. The […]

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