nevermind

The dawning of our new normal — a world of postponement, rescheduling and uncertainty — showed us just how sacred live shows can be. Whether they’re experienced in person or at home in front of a screen, the collective energy fostered between an artist and their audience is the driving essence of live music. While we may hav...

With our Jan-Feb 1992 cover (#44), AltPress highlighted grunge pioneers Nirvana. Just following the Sept. 1991 release of the band’s legendary record Nevermind, the interview took fans behind the scenes just as the band were exploding into the mainstream. The ...

Foo Fighters have released Dee Gees/Hail Satin, their latest funk-filled album featuring a mixture of covers and live originals. The album was originally released July 17 as a Record Store Day special. Staying true to the era, the vinyl is packed in a “dazzling rainbow mylar sleeve.” Re...

In a new interview, Dave Grohl spoke with Pharrell Williams on how much he was inspired by disco during the creation of Nirvana’s sophomore album, Nevermind. The discussion was featured in Grohl’s new Paramount+ series From Cradle To Stage.  The se...

Foo Fighters fans—and fans of Dave Grohl in general—know that he’s a big fan of the cover song. Fact is, Nirvana had a thing for covers, too, especially ones that their raucous audience wouldn’t, and couldn’t, see coming from a second stage away, never mind a mile. Hell, once Nirvana even ...

The mood of 1992: “We won!” Nirvana’s Nevermind sold by the truckload hourly. All anyone could talk about was alternative rock and grunge. Record biz execs walked around that spring’s SXSW convention in Austin in floppy, artfully unwashed hair, just-purchased flannel shirts and ripped jeans. You’d pass a line of t...

This April marks the 27th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's tragic death. Now, Dave Grohl is opening up even more about his time in Nirvana. In particular, he just revealed whether or not he thinks the band would still be making music with Cobain if he was alive today...

Interestingly, some of our favorite albums ever recorded always seem to have one or two, if not more, tracks that we can just do without. The songs we hit the forward button on robotically, just as the one before it fades completely or comes to its triumphant cymbal-smashing final note...

Many artists have changed both the lives of individual fans and the entirety of music history as it stands. Each musical contribution is immeasurable, but some bands, singers, instrumentalists, producers and more have changed the scope of our understanding of what music even is...

You know when an album is all fun and games, then the last track has you existential? What is it that makes artists want to leave us down and out? Maybe it’s the fact that we can’t simply say, “That was fun!” and move on. Sometimes, it migh...

It’s fair to say that 2020 makes us miss live music more than ever. But it certainly may make many people miss the era of shredding guitars and strained grunge vocals that’s characteristic of ’90s music. Alternative fans of the decade would walk through record shops, mosh at basement shows and even stage diving from bar tabletops. Sure, there’s...

YUNGBLUD doesn’t come across as someone who’d sweat superstition. Sure, he’s proven himself to be introspective, sensitive, even insecure. The new track from the Doncaster growler, “god save me, but don’t drown me out,” will be included on his forthcoming second album, Weird!. Sophomore efforts are inherently ...

In case you didn't know, Nirvana have been involved in a two-year copyright lawsuit over their smiley face logo. Now, a California graphic artist claims he created the iconic logo, not Kurt Cobain. Read more: Fall Out Boy have their own tacos and the name is a serious throwback As a recap, Nirvana took legal action against Marc Jacobs in December 2018...

Here at AltPress, we've learned a crucial lesson. Mainstream America doesn't understand that the concept of "emo" is over 30 years old. We know it wasn't invented in a Hot Topic store. But we also know that the Grammys don't have a category for "Best Emo Performance By A Duo Or Group With A Minimum Of Three Fascinating Haircuts...

Nirvana's smash hit "Smells Like Teen Spirit" just went over one billion views on YouTube. The Nevermind opener was also the second most-watched video of the 1990s on YouTube. This Nirvana accomplishment proves the staying power of their music. Read Mo...

Nirvana filed a lawsuit against the famous clothing designer Marc Jacobs last December, accusing the brand of copyright and trademark infringement. The band claims Jacobs used the infamous "Happy Face" logo without permission, insinuating that all merchandise by the clothing label containing that logo was endorsed by the grunge icons...

A Nirvana manager is releasing a book about his memories with Kurt Cobain and the band that have never been heard before.  Danny Goldberg worked with Nirvana from 1990 to 1994 and he will go into detail about his experience with the band in SERVING THE SERVANT: Remembering Kurt Cobain. R...

Photos from the cover shoot of Nirvana's seminal album, Nevermind, are currently on display for the first time at Steven Walker’s Modern Rocks Gallery in Austin, Texas. Those, along with a few others, have been unveiled online via the Daily Beast. Photographer Kirk Wedd ...

Check out this premiere of PJ Bond's new video for "Nevermind." Over the past three weeks, we've premiered videos and songs from PJ, as well as published his thoughts and lyrics for each. "Nevermind" is the third and final installment. The fi... Read More ...

The long-awaited, deluxe issue of Nirvana's Nevermind is in stores this Tuesday, Sept. 27. In honor of that, Altpress.com is happy to bring you an exclusive free download of the Story Changes' cover of Nirvana's "Breed." The Story Changes: "Breed (Nirvana Cover)" The song appears on the band's This Is Your Moment EP, which is available for digital download here and on 7&q