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- The presenter met the leader of Nirvana and accompanied him during the Hollywood Rock festival in 1993 In 1993, the Hollywood Rock festival was in charge of landing three of the greatest bands in rock history in Brazil in three days of the event; In addition to having Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Alice in Chains, the organization knew how to take advantage of the rise of the grunge movement in the world and bring, in an unprecedented way, the greatest exponent of that period. -  Nirvana landed in the country to play on the stage of the Morumbi Stadium, in São Paulo, on the night of January 16 of that year. With sold-out tickets, numbering more than 110,000 people, it would be the largest presentation in terms of audience and structure for the band, with a cigarette brand sponsoring the event and stamping its name. Who did not know of this last fact, however, was the main singer of the band, Kurt Cobain, who arrived to the lands of Tupiniquim quietly with his wife Courtney Love.

- Jason Everman: The Guitarist from Nirvana who abandoned music to be a war hero Jason Everman could have been a footnote in the history of grunge: the guy who was kicked out of not one but two of the biggest bands in the iconic '90s scene. Dismissed by Kurt Cobain as a 'moody metalhead', and fired from Soundgarden because it 'wasn't working out', Everman, now 45, had his dreams of rock 'n' roll greatness snatched away as grunge reached its height. - But he didn't want to dwell on what could have been - or be harping on about how he was once in Nirvana 20 years later. So in 1993, at the age of 26 and with a career touring the world with the biggest bands of the time already behind him, Everman joined the Army. '... I thought this was it. This was going to be my identity,' Everman told The New York Times Magazine of his music career in a recent profile. Nirvana's Krist Novoselic said, 'We had some great shows with Jason. But the

- For his new documentary, Cobain: Montage of Heck, Brett Morgen was given unrestricted access to the Nirvana frontman’s archives – and the final edit. Here he talks about the warm, playful side of Cobain the world is about to see. On the screen, a blond boy blows out his first birthday candle. A minute later he is surrounded by his family at his second birthday party, then his third. We see him dressed as Batman, running up and down a sunlit suburban street. Aged six, he imperiously sits down and pretends to read a newspaper in the garden, acting like the man of the house, while his younger sister pretends to iron next to him. As we see him grow up, the effect is similar to Richard Linklater’s  Boyhood , but the sudden, tragic ending that we know is coming casts a shadow over the footage. - This is  Cobain: Montage of Heck , the much-anticipated documentary about the  Nirvana  frontman, which stunned audiences at its premiere at the Sundance film festival in January.  NME  desc

- The former Nirvana and Soundgarden member Jason Everman reflected on his short stints with two of early '90s rock's biggest bands, and described the circumstances that led to his departure from both. To put it simply, Jason Everman is the genuine modern-day Rennaisance man. A decorated US Army Ranger and Green Beret, military scholar, humanitarian, and an artist who contributed to some of the biggest bands in recent rock history, even though you don't see his name mentioned very often. - In 1989, Everman joined Nirvana as the second guitar player, and he even paid for the recording sessions of the famous Seattle band's debut album "Bleach". His stint with Kurt Cobain & Co. proved to be short, however, as he departed following Nirvana's first national run after the debut album's release in the same year. During a recent guest appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast, Everman recalled how he arrived in Nirvana (via MusicRadar): "With Nirv

- Former RHCP guitarist John Frusciante defended Kurt Cobain's guitar-playing abilities, explaining how technical proficiency isn't what the man was about. He tells Fact Mag: "Kurt Cobain's improvisations are very impressive guitar solos because it's more about his energy, his looseness, not trying to impress you with the flying fingers or whatever. - "Not adhering to things like staying in the right key - just play whatever note you want. That's how it is in electronic music." John continued: "That's why I've always been very careful about how I incorporate guitar into electronic music. I don't want to make a spectacle of myself as a guitarist in the way that I did when I was in the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I wanted to be inside the music, not standing outside of it to grab your attention." Further focusing on his anti-rockstar stance, the man continued: "You can't possibly appeal to people and be sincere all the

- During a conversation with Revolver, Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne talked about Nirvana and the late Kurt Cobain, remembering how he took Kurt to his first gig. Osborne and Melvins are promoting their 25th studio album, titled "Five Legged Dog." When the interviwer said, "You took Kurt Cobain to his first show, which was a Black Flag gig. What was that night like?", Buzz replied (transcribed by UG): - "It was a hall that maybe held three or four hundred people, maybe 500 if it was packed - it was not packed. It was a Black Flag [1984's] 'Slip Ut In' tour. "We were friends with Kurt and had been for a long time, and I've been going into weird music for a lot longer than that. "The beginning musically, for me, was all on my own. There were no record stores where I lived, there were no radio stations that would play anything weird. "I discovered all that through pictures and magazines and ordered the records through mail ord

- For his new documentary, Cobain: Montage of Heck, Brett Morgen was given unrestricted access to the Nirvana frontman’s archives – and the final edit. Here he talks about the warm, playful side of Cobain the world is about to see. - On the screen, a blond boy blows out his first birthday candle. A minute later he is surrounded by his family at his second birthday party, then his third. We see him dressed as Batman, running up and down a sunlit suburban street. Aged six, he imperiously sits down and pretends to read a newspaper in the garden, acting like the man of the house, while his younger sister pretends to iron next to him. As we see him grow up, the effect is similar to Richard Linklater’s  Boyhood , but the sudden, tragic ending that we know is coming casts a shadow over the footage.   This is  Cobain: Montage of Heck , the much-anticipated documentary about the  Nirvana  frontman, which stunned audiences at its premiere at the Sundance film festival in January.  NME  de