I recently came across this photo of Nirvana with Frances Bean Cobain sitting on Kurt’s lap in front of a fireplace. I knew this fireplace looked familiar and then I finally placed it. It is in the guest house at Pachyderm Studios in Cannon Falls, Minneapolis where Nirvana recorded “In Utero” in February of 1993.
Is this the best concert line-up ever??? Red Hot Chili Peppers “Blood Sugar Sex Magik Tour” with Nirvana and Pearl Jam as support bands. The Smashing Pumpkins were on the first leg of the tour from October 16, 1991 thru December 14, 1991 with Pearl Jam instead of Nirvana.
Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York was filmed on November 18, 1993 but the DVD was not officially released until 2007. After the song “Something In The Way” as The Meat Puppets are getting situated, Kurt Cobain starts reading a magazine/booklet while on stage.
When Nirvana released the deluxe version of “Nevermind” in 2011, it included a disc called “The Devonshire Mixes”. These were rough mixes made in May of 1991, that producer Butch Vig put together during production of the album for the band to hear. They were called “The Devonshire Mixes” because they were mixed at Devonshire Sound Studios in North Hollywood, California
Kurt Cobain used this left-handed 1965 Fender Jaguar in the Nirvana’s video for “Lithium” and live on many occasision. The guitar ended up in Hole’s “Doll Parts” video a few months after Kurt’s death in 1994.
Kurt Cobain wrote this announcement down in one of his journals after deciding to name his band Nirvana. What he did not realize was that there were two other bands already named Nirvana. A small unsigned Los Angeles based band and a UK based band.
Flea performed “Smells Like Teen Spirit” live with Nirvana on January 23, 1993 at the Hollywood Rock Festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The chance performance took place because the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nirvana were on the same bill for the Hollywood Rock Festival. Instead of playing the bass, Flea played the Trumpet.
The back cover of Nirvana “Nevermind” features a photograph of a rubber monkey in front of a collage created by Kurt Cobain (credited as Kurdt Kobain). The collage features photos of raw beef from a supermarket advertisement, images from Dante’s Inferno and pictures of diseased vaginas from Cobain’s collection of medical photos.
After Kurt died, Courtney gave away many of his belongings to friends and fans. She gave away Kurt’s Tom Peterson watch to Kat Bjelland of Babes In Toyland. She gave away Kurt’s Fender Jag-Stang Guitar to Peter Buck of R.E.M. She also gave Navarro this Daphne Blue Fender Musicmaster guitar that used to belong to Kurt.
Frances Bean Cobain was born August 18, 1992 and is the only daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love. Her father died when she was only 1 year and 8 months old. Here’s a photo of baby Frances with her father.
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