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I don't start new threads very often in B&C anymore, but I felt like creating this one. It's been 20 years since Kurt Cobain's death. Think what you will of Nirvana's music - you might like it, you might think it's overrated, whatever - but there's no denying how huge they were in their brief time in the limelight, their influence on many bands that came after, and that Cobain's death was a major event in music in the 90s. Honestly, outside of Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston, I can't off the top of my head think of another musician's death since then that has generated the kind of media coverage that Cobain's death did. That kind of coverage of course probably has as much to do with the circumstances surrounding those deaths as it does the people who died, but still, it was there.
Anyway, it's hard to believe its been 20 years. I was only nine years old, but I remember the evening news talking about it on the day his body was found(April 8, he actually died on April 5). I don't remember exactly what was said, just that they talked about it.
I also remember MTV covering it...a lot. For a while. I remember Courtney Love going a little nuts over the phone during a wake for Cobain as part of that coverage.
And I remember a shift in rock music occurring after Cobain's death. "Grunge" faded and other alternative subgenres became popular.
So, yeah, I just felt like creating this thread for anyone who has any interest in discussing it. If you don't have any interest, cool, move right along.
Here is some coverage from the day he was found:
http://www.youtube.com/video/8qibk2XNemY 30 minutes of MTV coverage
http://www.youtube.com/video/Xof8CV_tITs ABC World News Tonight
http://www.youtube.com/video/rlDOlUsldoA Headline News
http://www.youtube.com/video/1vnT255QEaw Some local newscast showing peoples' reactions
And here are some current articles about this dark anniversary:
Kurt Cobain Remembered 20 Years After His Death
Cobain 20 Years Later: Smells Like Another Retrospective|Dave Tomar
‘Here We Are Now’: 20 years after Kurt Cobain’s death | Books | The Seattle Times
Recalling Kurt Cobain and Nirvana at Springfield Civic Center 20 years after his death | masslive.com
https://music.yahoo.com/blogs/music...na-10-best-songs-20-years-kurt-195632892.html
Kurt Cobain: Seattle PD release first photos of rocker's body just ahead of 20th anniversary of suicide - CBS News
Britpop and Kurt Cobain 20 years on - don't look back in anger | Music | The Guardian
Kurt Cobain Getting His Own Comic Book as Part of Tribute Series | Music News | Rolling Stone
Finally, this gives me a feeling of dread:
Kurt Cobain Musical Theater Production 'Very Likely,' Courtney Love Says | Music News | Rolling Stone
That's all.
Anyway, it's hard to believe its been 20 years. I was only nine years old, but I remember the evening news talking about it on the day his body was found(April 8, he actually died on April 5). I don't remember exactly what was said, just that they talked about it.
I also remember MTV covering it...a lot. For a while. I remember Courtney Love going a little nuts over the phone during a wake for Cobain as part of that coverage.
And I remember a shift in rock music occurring after Cobain's death. "Grunge" faded and other alternative subgenres became popular.
So, yeah, I just felt like creating this thread for anyone who has any interest in discussing it. If you don't have any interest, cool, move right along.
Here is some coverage from the day he was found:
http://www.youtube.com/video/8qibk2XNemY 30 minutes of MTV coverage
http://www.youtube.com/video/Xof8CV_tITs ABC World News Tonight
http://www.youtube.com/video/rlDOlUsldoA Headline News
http://www.youtube.com/video/1vnT255QEaw Some local newscast showing peoples' reactions
And here are some current articles about this dark anniversary:
Kurt Cobain Remembered 20 Years After His Death
Cobain 20 Years Later: Smells Like Another Retrospective|Dave Tomar
‘Here We Are Now’: 20 years after Kurt Cobain’s death | Books | The Seattle Times
Recalling Kurt Cobain and Nirvana at Springfield Civic Center 20 years after his death | masslive.com
https://music.yahoo.com/blogs/music...na-10-best-songs-20-years-kurt-195632892.html
Kurt Cobain: Seattle PD release first photos of rocker's body just ahead of 20th anniversary of suicide - CBS News
Britpop and Kurt Cobain 20 years on - don't look back in anger | Music | The Guardian
Kurt Cobain Getting His Own Comic Book as Part of Tribute Series | Music News | Rolling Stone
Finally, this gives me a feeling of dread:
Kurt Cobain Musical Theater Production 'Very Likely,' Courtney Love Says | Music News | Rolling Stone
That's all.