On This Date in 1980: Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham was found dead as a result of asphyxiation from vomiting after excessive vodka consumption the previous night. He was 32 years old.
On September 25, 1982: Queen were the musical guest on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live, performing “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” and “Under Pressure.” This was their only live performance on a television program.
On September 25, 1990: Dave Grohl, former drummer for Washington DC based band Scream auditioned to be Nirvana’s new drummer and was offered the job immediately.
Kurt Cobain, former guitarist and singer from the grunge band Nirvana, will appear in Guitar Hero 5 as a playable character. Courtney Love really deserves to burn in Hell for allowing this to happen.
I’ve always loved the groovy little dance/shuffle that Rick Astley does during this song, but adding the “grunge” essence of Nirvana as accompaniment makes it even more endearing, and gives it a much-needed edge.
On This Day, June 15th in 1989: Nirvana released their debut album Bleach. Initially the album sold 30,000 copies but would later go on to be certified platinum. The album was recorded by legendary engineer Jack Endino in 30 hours for a cost of $606.17, using a reel-to-reel 8-track machine. It’s hard to believe it’s been over twenty years since we first heard “About a Girl” and “Love Buzz,” right? Bleach is my favorite Nirvana album.
In The Running for Album Of The Year: Silverchair’sYoung Modern
Jesus god, who would have imagined that Australian’s most successful rock band ever could have progressed from sounding like a juvenile, more depressed version of Nirvana to becoming Roxy Music for the aughts? Silverchair’s latest CD, Young Modern, comes off like a heady, glossy amalgam of ’70s glam and The Beatles. And it doesn’t get much better than that for this girl.
