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Withdrawn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?