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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...

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Director of New Kurt Cobain Doc Weighs In on Artist's Unseen Life

Kurt Cobain died at the age of 27. With his band, Nirvana, he recorded just three studio albums. And yet, 21 years after his suicide, Kurt Cobain continues to hold a sacred place for music fans.There...

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Thanks, Internet: The Best Five Things Online This Week

Every Friday, Sean Rameswaram, a producer with Studio 360 and host of the podcast Sideshow, rounds up the week in internet phenomena. This week in "Thanks, Internet" — Mario sinks Confederate flag, a...

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Masterpiece Theater: Laptop Edition

We all know that the Internet has its drawbacks. (Why do I know that Sandra Bullock's husband cheated on her?  Why does a certain relatives think I enjoy videos of kittens?)  But its power to...

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Live on Studio 360: The Vaselines

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...

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When Covers Rule

Normally, cover versions of songs just make me want to hear the original.  But there are certainly covers that have overshadowed the original versions of songs.  Some of these are obvious: Bob Dylan...

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Albert Brooks in Drive, Nirvana’s Nevermind

This week, our American Icons series continues with a look at Nirvana’s Nevermind— was it rock and roll’s last great hurrah? Kurt Andersen talks with Albert Brooks about his surprising role in the new...

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American Icons: Nirvana's Nevermind

This is the last great invention of rock and roll.Twenty years ago this month, a new sound blasted the cobwebs out of every radio station in America. It was angry and bracingly cynical; the album...

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Nirvana Flashback

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...

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Nirvana's 'Nevermind' Orchestrated

The early '90s rock band Nirvana was about as far from the ethos of string quartets and piano recitals as it is to get. And yet a number of classical performers have embraced the godfathers of grunge,...

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Got Live If You Want It

The English guitarist Robert Fripp, founder of the rock band King Crimson, once told me that an album is like a love letter, while a live concert is like a hot date.  That might explain my longtime...

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That Was a Hit?!?; The Post-Nirvana Grunge Rush; AV Plays Live

In this episode: “That Was A Hit?!?” It’s the name of Soundcheck’s latest series, which looks back at weirdly popular songs of yesteryear and tries to understand how on earth they climbed the charts....

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Dave Grohl: A Punk Rocker, Gone Mainstream

"I can truthfully say out loud that Gangnam Style is one of my favorite f#@%&*! songs of the past decade," Dave Grohl recently said during his keynote address last week at the South By Southwest...

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Infographic: Rock and Pop Hits of Summer 1993

Here's a look at the pop, dance, and rock hits that made Billboard's 1993 end-of-year "Hot 100" list. Billy Joel's,  "The River of Dreams," Soul Asylum's, "Runaway Train," and Michael Jackson's, "Will...

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American Icons: Nirvana's Nevermind

This is the last great invention of rock and roll.In April, the band Nirvana is being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — it’s been 25 years since the release of their first album, a gnarly...

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Nirvana’s Nevermind & Kerry Washington

This week in our American Icons series, we take a look at Nirvana’s Nevermind— was it rock and roll’s last hurrah? Golden Globe nominee Kerry Washington shows her mean streak as the star of Scandal....

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

From New Hampshire Public Radio's Word of Mouth, hosted by Virginia PrescottNevermind the sentiment “whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” Rejection stings. For writers, it’s also an...

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American Icons: Nirvana’s “Nevermind”

This is the last great invention of rock and roll.Nearly 25 years ago, a new sound blasted the cobwebs out of every radio station in America. It was angry and bracingly cynical; the album featured a...

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Five Things You Had To See Online This Week

This week in "Thanks, Internet" — Mario sinks Confederate flag, a Teen Spirit smashes a shovel, Rihanna's favorite veggie is KoRn, man in giraffe mask lip syncs Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" in act...

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Weekly Music Roundup: Robert Glasper's Miles Davis and Layered Estonian Folk...

Week of March 28. Our roundup of music news, videos, and songs just might help you get through the rest of the week. This week, a walk in the woods (of Estonia), a new song from Gregory Porter, and the...

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Nirvana Bassist Krist Novoselic Wants a Fair Voting System

Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview.Many Americans are looking for a candidate this election who can make changes, but deciding on that change maker can be tricky. If there's...

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Jamming With the Moms Who Raised Rock Star Kids

Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. Virginia Grohl and her son Dave Grohl, founder of Foo Fighters and drummer for Nirvana.(Courtesy of Guest)Before they played for crowds of...

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269- Ways of Hearing

When the tape started rolling in old analog recording studios, there was a feeling that musicians were about to capture a particular moment. On tape, there was no “undo.” They could try again, if they...

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