nevermind

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 article explored Nirvana’s experiences as they reconciled their newfound success with their punk rock roots, […]

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.” Read more: For Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington, […]

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 series explores the relationship between musicians and their mothers. It has also given Grohl space […]

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 dug deep into the […]

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 them in the parking lot […]

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. We have conversations about how […]

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. Within a short span of time, people such as Kurt Cobain […]

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 might take a sad song to feel the […]

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 […]

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 daunting affairs for musicians, especially when that debut […]

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 […]

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 More: Nine Inch Nails says making ‘Bird Box’ score “was a fucking waste of time” Hitting one billion […]

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. Read more: IDKHOW on “Christmas […]

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 Weddle corralled the worn out rockers on October 28, 1991 at a pool in Los […]

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 first and second pieces—”I'm In A Bad Way” and “Reasons”—can be seen here and here, […]

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 […]

Nirvana’s Nevermind turns 20 September 24, 2011. In honor of this anniversary, a deluxe version of Nevermind–featuring a fully remastered version of the record, b-sides, live cuts and more–is being released on September 27. This reissue is well-deserved: The seminal album famously wiped away the lingering gloss and glam from the 1980s, put a new […]