Nirvana

Features

Nirvana: Bleach

Starting with Nevermind, Kurt Cobain intentionally simplified his compositions in order to emphasize their pop components. Less song-focused than later Nirvana works, Bleach acts as an interesting showcase of the band’s musical chops. [5 November 2009]

The Best Music DVDs of 2007

The last few years have seen some mind-blowing DVD repackaging of a wide variety of musically projects. 2007 is the best yet. [25 January 2008]

Reviews

Nirvana by Everett True

One of the author's major assertions, expressed through quotes of others, is that Nirvana remains a powerful entity owing much to the fact that Kurt Cobain is gone. [25 May 2007]

Nirvana: Nirvana - In Utero, A Classic Album Under Review [DVD]

Oft-repeated insights, well-understood points . . . little new to say, here. [20 December 2006]

Nirvana: Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! [DVD]

This DVD captures the revolution started by Kurt Cobain, his two friends, and their four chords. [8 December 2006]

Nirvana: With the Lights Out

As amazingly important as Nirvana were, they became popular the same way anyone else ever has: they happened to be saying the right thing at just the right time. If their timing had been off by just the merest fraction, they could have easily fallen into line with the Pixies, the Replacements and Pavement as yet another greatly esteemed but commercially overlooked indie band. [3 December 2004]