The New York Times – Music:
From the mid-1980s until just a few years ago, Aadam Jacobs recorded thousands of club shows, including an early Nirvana performance. Volunteers are adding them to an online archive.
Category: Cobain, Kurt
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Michael Stipe Is Writing His Next Act. Slowly.
The New York Times – Music:
How do you reinvent yourself after being a global superstar? The former R.E.M. frontman is still figuring that out.
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‘Fast Car’ and 5 More Cross-Generational Covers
The New York Times – Music:
With Luke Combs’s version of Tracy Chapman’s hit at No. 2 on the Hot 100, revisit the origins of Björk, the Clash and Nirvana songs.
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A Kurt Cobain Opera Examines the Myth, Not the Man
The New York Times – Music:
The creators of “Last Days,” an eagerly-anticipated opera about a grunge star’s final days, insist it’s really about how society treats its icons.
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Judge Dismisses Suit Over Naked Baby Image on Nirvana Album Cover
The New York Times – Music:
Spencer Elden, who was pictured as a baby on the cover of “Nevermind,” argued in his lawsuit that the grunge rock group had engaged in “child pornography.”