In October 1989, Sub Pop upstarts Mudhoney undertook a tour of Europe with labelmates Tad and a then relatively unknown Nirvana in tow — a new eBook captures photos from this landmark journey.
In October 1989, Sub Pop records upstarts Mudhoney undertook a tour of Europe with labelmates Tad and a then relatively unknown Nirvana in tow. Label co-founder Bruce Pavitt tagged along to document grunge's first foray across the Atlantic, photographing the bands onstage and off. The best of his intimate shots are collected in the new eBook Experiencing Nirvana: Grunge in Europe, 1989, available on Apple's iBookstore. We've got a sampling of images from the book for you, starting with this one, of Kurt Cobain in Rome on the second tour of the tour, the morning after Nirvana played the city's Piper Club.
Don't miss our Pavitt Q&A, 'Experiencing Nirvana': Sub Pop Co-Founder Revisits Defining 1989 Tour.
In October 1989, Sub Pop records upstarts Mudhoney undertook a tour of Europe with labelmates Tad and a then relatively unknown Nirvana in tow. Label co-founder Bruce Pavitt tagged along to document grunge's first foray across the Atlantic, photographing the bands onstage and off. The best of his intimate shots are collected in the new eBook Experiencing Nirvana: Grunge in Europe, 1989, available on Apple's iBookstore. We've got a sampling of images from the book for you, starting with this one, of Kurt Cobain in Rome on the second tour of the tour, the morning after Nirvana played the city's Piper Club.
Don't miss our Pavitt Q&A, 'Experiencing Nirvana': Sub Pop Co-Founder Revisits Defining 1989 Tour.