NIRVANA: FITS OF DEPRESSION CONCERT (1991) On April 17, 1991, Nirvana performed at the O.K. Hotel in Seattle, Washington. This show is legendary because it featured the first-ever public live performance of "Smells Like Teen Spirit". At the time of the performance,...
TEMPLE OF THE DOG: DEBUT & ONLY ALBUM Temple of the Dog is the sole studio album by the Seattle supergroup Temple of the Dog, released on April 16, 1991. Conceived by Soundgarden's Chris Cornell as a tribute to late Mother Love Bone singer Andrew Wood, the project...
ALICE IN CHAINS UNPLUGGED Alice in Chains' MTV Unplugged is widely considered one of the greatest live performances in rock history. Recorded on April 10, 1996, at the Majestic Theatre in Brooklyn, it marked the band's first live appearance in over two years. The live...
PEARL JAM VISITED PRESIDENT CLINTON On April 9, 1994, members of Pearl Jam (Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder) and Mudhoney visited the White House for a private tour and an informal meeting with President Bill Clinton in the Oval Office. The...
That's a classic moment in music history! On March 26, 1994, the Billboard 200 was indeed topped by these two landmark albums: #1: Soundgarden: Superunknown #2: Nine Inch Nails: The Downward Spiral Both records were released on the same day, March 8, 1994,...
The guitar played by Kurt Cobain in the video for Smells Like Teen Spirit is expected to sell for more than $7 million at an upcoming auction in New York. The instrument — a 1969 Fender Competition Mustang — will be one of the highlight items in a large sale organised...
3 Doors Down Brad Arnold, the lead vocalist and a founding member of the American rock band 3 Doors Down, passed away on Saturday (February 7) following a fight with cancer. He was 47.A representative confirmed that Arnold died peacefully in his sleep, with his wife...
SOUNDGARDEN: LIVE TO RISE Album cover Live to Rise is a song recorded by Soundgarden for the 2012 film The Avengers. The song was released by Hollywood Records on April 17, 2012, as a free digital download during its first week of availability at the iTunes Store, and...
Steve Albini Steve Albini, who produced and engineered several seminal ’90s alt-rock artists including Nirvana, the Pixies and the Breeders, has died at 61. Electrical Audio staffers confirmed Albini passed away last night ( May 7, 2024) of a heart attack at the...