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  Jon Stewart Hosting Nirvana Interview on Sirius

  August 26, 2011 – To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's Nevermind on September 24, the band's two surviving members -- Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic -- and the album's producer, Butch Vig, will sit down with The Daily Show's Jon Stewart for a two-hour interview, where they'll look back on the making of the classic album. …
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  Gordon-Levitt Does Nirvana, Lips' Latest Vid + More

  August 25, 2011 – Joseph Gordon-Levitt performed a surprisingly ace version of Nirvana's "Lithium" at an event in Seattle, which you can watch below. …
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  Inside Sonic Youth and Nirvana's Epic 1991 Tour

  August 25, 2011 – Months before Nirvana overtook the world with "Teen Spirit" mania in late 1991, the band was tapped by Sonic Youth for a European festival tour. Dave Markey, a friend of Sonic Youth's, was hired to film the trek, which also featured Dinosaur Jr., Babes in Toyland, and Gumball. …
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  Krist Novoselic Leading 'Nevermind' Tribute Show

  August 18, 2011 – With the twentieth anniversary of Nirvana's Nevermind next month, bassist Krist Novoselic is leading a tribute concert in Seattle on September 20. According to local radio station 107.7 The End, Novoselic will be one of the artists to perform the full record and will be joined by bands like the Fastbacks, the Long Winters, Visqueen, Campire OK, Valis (featuring members of Screaming Trees), and others to be announced soon. …
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  Where Did Our Angst Go? Teen Esprit Revisited

  August 1, 2011 – In the wake of Nevermind's historic spew and cry, the world embraced ?the dark side, and then it didn't. Will it ever again? "Smells Like Teen Spirit" started as a joke, was misinterpreted as a revolutionary message, became recast as the ultimate alienated teen anthem, bloomed into a successful crossover hit, and ultimately caused no end of grief for the band that created it. …
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  Nirvana 'Nevermind' Reissue Details Revealed

  July 26, 2011 – Nirvana's label Universal has revealed more details of their 20th anniversary reissue of Nevermind, and the multi-format set is stacked with B-sides, alternate mixes, live recordings, and studio rarities. …
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  What 'Nevermind' Means Now

  July 19, 2011 – The word "Nirvana" has appeared 1,484 times in the pages of SPIN since 1991; Nevermind, 246 times. …
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  FREE ALBUM: SPIN Tribute to Nirvana's 'Nevermind'

  July 19, 2011 – SPIN's August issue pays tribute to the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's Nevermind, and as part of our package we tapped some of our favorite contemporary artists to cover the influential album's 13 songs, in their original order. …
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  The Rap on Kurt: Hood Pass 4 Life

  July 18, 2011 – In April, prankishCanadian video interviewer Nardwuar the Human Serviette handed Lil Wayne a copy of the book Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind and asked about Nirvana's influence on the rapper. "When I was young, they had a television station called the Box," Wayne recalled. …
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  How the 'Nevermind' Boy Was Almost a Girl

  July 18, 2011 – In the summer of 1991, DGC Records hired Kirk Weddle, an advertising photographer specializing in underwater work, to shoot the cover of the much-anticipated album by recent signees, Nirvana. He borrowed Spencer Elden, the toddler son of some friends, and decamped to a local Los Angeles pool for the now-iconic shot. …
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