Letter to Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic from Buzz Osborne, 1986

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Random capitalization and a few odd hand-typos have been changed so they wouldn’t be distracting, but otherwise:

“Life here is about the same. Ko-Bain and Dale went up to his aunt’s house and made a tape of some of Kurt’s songs. I was pretty impressed. Some of his songs are real killer! Despite the poor sound quality. It sounds good, but could have been better with a little more time. Nevertheless, it’s still a great demo. I think he could have some kind of future in music if he keeps at it.”

(Via Flavorwire)

Video: Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (First Live Performance)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soiffolOj5k


For many among my generation, Nirvana’s legacy is both a musical benchmark and iconic symbol of youth revolt in art, but the much-discussed zeitgeist of the hair-metal-killing “Smells Like Teen Spirit” official video never fully resonated with me on a visceral level… until watching their first live unveiling of the song tonight. Join me for this timelessly exhilarating 1991 performance above.