The band was virtually unknown when it first came to Madison as an opening act. The following year the musicians returned to record songs at Smart Studios with Butch Vig. Here’s the untold story of Nirvana’s time in Madison.
Madison Magazine publishes historic account and images that add to the Nirvana archive.
Our creative director used to be an emo/punk rock fixture in Madison and beyond. His ties to the music scene helped bring the Nirvana in Madison story to life.
Rockers, get ready, you could own a piece of music history - but only if you are willing and able to write a large check.
For just $7.5 million, you can own a piece of rock 'n' roll history.
Staffers at this Seattle record store are used to coming across rare finds. But they never thought they would find a royalty check made out to Nirvana's lead singer, Kurt Cobain.
Terri Wilder recalls the day clearly. It was October 6, 1991, and she was preparing for a graduate degree at the University of Georgia when a friend asked her to see a band called Nirvana play in Atlanta.
Frances Bean Cobain was a toddler when her father, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, committed suicide in 1994.
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