Brandi Hall

Hallie Nix

Julianna Wade

Angie Johnson

Born in Hoquaim, Washington

Moved to Aberdeen, Washington

Sickly Child

Mother, Wendy

Father, Donald

Divorce

Withdrawn

Moving

Impact On Nirvana’s Music

School

The Melvins

British Bands

William S. Burroughs

The Melvins

The Beatles The Monkees Sex Pistols The Clash Black Sabbath Kiss

The Beatles Helped form Pop

Music Beatles effects music

greatly Wrote own songs Beatles inspire Clash,

Sex Pistols

Important Punk Rock Band

Unique sound. New Musical Style

Cobain listens at an early age

Popularized by Sex Pistols

Superior lyrics and melodies

Political views and looks

Nirvana Influenced by Clash

Black SabbathNew slowed, screaming style

Influenced Nirvana’s sound and lyrics

1986-Kurt formed the band the Stiff Woodies, with long-time friend Krist Novaselic

Kurt was drummer, Krist was bass-guitarist, and many different guitarists and vocalists

Later changed name to Skid Row featuring Aaron Burkhart on drums

1986-Burkhart replaced by Chad Channing 1987-Nirvana was formed Kurt was lead vocalist and guitarist, Krist was

bass-guitarist, and Dave Grohl became the permanent drummer

Nirvana began doing performances in Olympia

Made ten demos with producer Jack Endino

In December of 1988, Nirvana released their first single “Love Buzz”

In 1989 Nirvana released their first album Bleach

This album featured songs like “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, “Come As You Are”, and “Something In The Way”

It recorded for just over 600 dollars

Nirvana’s popularity grew after appearing on MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball and Saturday Night Live

A new form of music had been born

• 1991 Melody Maker's Album of the Year- Nevermind• 1991 Melody Maker's Single of the Year- Smells Like

Teen Spirit• 25/01/92 #1 Kerrang's Indie Metal Charts- Bleach• 25/01/92 #1 Kerrang's Metal Charts- Nevermind• 1992 Spin Magazine's-Artist of the Year• 1992 MTV Video Music Awards- Best New Artist - Smells

Like Teen Spirit- Best Alternative Group - Smells Like Teen Spirit

• 1993 MTV Video Music Awards- Best Alternative Video - In Bloom- Best Art Direction

• 1994 MTV Video Music Awards- Best Alternative Group - Heart Shaped Box1994 Rolling Stone Magazine's-Artist of the Year

• 1995 Grammy's- Best Alternative Album - Unplugged In New York- MTV's #1 Video of All Time - Smells Like Teen Spirit- MTV's #1 Album of All Time - Nevermind- Triple J's Top 100 of All Time - #1 Smells Like Teen Spirit- Massive's #1 Album - Nevermind- Alternative Press #1 Album of the 90's - Nevermind- Spin Magazine - Top 90 albums of the 90's -- #1 Nevermind

• 1998 Kerrang-Kerrang's most influential artist of all time-100 greatest gigs of all time (published July 1997)-100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (published January 1998)

• 1998 MTV's most Buzz worthiest group of all time- #1 Smells Like Teen Spirit

• 1999 Q Magazine's -#1 single of all time - Smells Like Teen Spirit

• 1999 Kurt Cobain: Guitar World Magazine's-Artist of the Decade

• 1999 Guitar World - Nevermind #1: "20 Albums of the 90's That Mattered Most“

• 1999 Diamond Award-Nevermind (over 10 million copies sold award)

• 1999 Kerrang: Best Song of All Time- Smells Like Teen Spirit

• 1999 Kurt Cobain: Rolling Stone-Artist of the Decade• 1999 VH1 Top 90 Videos of the Decade- #1 Smells Like

Teen Spirit• 1999 Much Music Top Videos of the Century- #1 Smells

Like Teen Spirit2000 Guinness World Book Of Records- Most Played Video on MTV Europe: Smells Like Teen Spirit

• 2000 Guinness World Book Of Records - Most Sucessful Posthumous Albums: MTV Unplugged in New York & From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah weitere Awards folgen

Married Courtney LoveFrances Bean CobainDepression and Drug AbuseMarital TroublesGuns

Kurt was rushed to Hospital

He enters a detox program

Courtney files a missing persons report

Kurt is found by electrician

Was Kurt murdered or was it suicide?

Investigations and Books

• http://justiceforkurt.com/investigation/crime_scene.shtml• http://www.cobain.com/bio.html• http://www.indefenceofkurtcobain.com/events.html• http://musicfinder.yahoo.com/artist/photos/1800219291/454763• http://wallpaper.saverstuff.com/m/Mtv_Logo.html• http://music.msn.com/search/all/?ss=Nirvana• www.nirvanaplce.de/nirvana-awards.htm• www.launch.yahoo.com/artist/artistFocus.asp?artistID=1019522• http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/nirvana/bio.jhtml• http://www.vh1/artists/az/cobain_kurt/bio.jhtml• http://www.nirvanaphotos.com/photos.php?Cat=11&Idx=23• http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/2618/Kurtpictures.html• http://ricesj.tripod.com/biogf.htm• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Cobain• http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/entertainers/music/kurt-cobain/

• Beatles: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/1452393.stm

• The Sex Pistols http://www.fact-index.com/s/se/sex_pistols.html

• The Clash http://www.wordiq.com/definition/The_Clash

• Black Sabbath: http://music.channel.aol.com/artist/artistbio.adp?_pgtyp=pdct&artistid=3693

• What was Nirvana first called?• What was the name of Nirvana’s first hit

song?• Who was Kurt Cobain married to?• What was the name of Kurt’s daughter?