In celebration of Nevermind's 20th anniversary, Kurt Loder recalls a seriously costly interview with the band.
By James Montgomery
Nirvana in 1993
Photo: MTV News
In December 1993, Nirvana sat down with MTV News' Kurt Loder in the frozen expanses of St. Paul, Minnesota — but only on the condition that he also sit down with one of the opening acts on their tour: all-girl Japanese punk act Shonen Knife.
It was, in retrospect, a very Nirvana thing for them to do: Kurt Cobain loved nothing more than lifting some of his favorite bands up into the spotlight. And while Loder would write about the entire back-and-forth that led to the interview in a 2004 feature for MTVNews.com called "Nirvana: Days of Thunder," the story of what happened afterward is just as compelling — mostly because it involved $19,000 in property damages.
So in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's iconic Nevermind album,...
By James Montgomery
Nirvana in 1993
Photo: MTV News
In December 1993, Nirvana sat down with MTV News' Kurt Loder in the frozen expanses of St. Paul, Minnesota — but only on the condition that he also sit down with one of the opening acts on their tour: all-girl Japanese punk act Shonen Knife.
It was, in retrospect, a very Nirvana thing for them to do: Kurt Cobain loved nothing more than lifting some of his favorite bands up into the spotlight. And while Loder would write about the entire back-and-forth that led to the interview in a 2004 feature for MTVNews.com called "Nirvana: Days of Thunder," the story of what happened afterward is just as compelling — mostly because it involved $19,000 in property damages.
So in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's iconic Nevermind album,...
- 9/22/2011
- MTV Music News
Can the album that changed everything change it again? Bigger Than the Sound looks back.
By James Montgomery
Kurt Cobain
Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images
Here's an abbreviated list of everything that's happened in my life in the 20 years since Nirvana's Nevermind was released: graduated middle school, started wearing thrift-store corduroys, got my learner's permit, lost my virginity, got my driver's license, got in several accidents, named All-County keeper in the Central Florida High School Lacrosse League (two times), graduated high school, started smoking clove cigarettes, had an ill-fated long-distance relationship and an even iller-fated run in a community-college film program, moved out to attend "real college," spent six years doing anything but, slept on a futon in Burbank, attempted to use 9/11 to reconnect with my ex-girlfriend, experienced shame from that attempt, moved to New York City, had dark times (aside from the Red Sox '04 and '07 World Series wins), met a girl,...
By James Montgomery
Kurt Cobain
Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images
Here's an abbreviated list of everything that's happened in my life in the 20 years since Nirvana's Nevermind was released: graduated middle school, started wearing thrift-store corduroys, got my learner's permit, lost my virginity, got my driver's license, got in several accidents, named All-County keeper in the Central Florida High School Lacrosse League (two times), graduated high school, started smoking clove cigarettes, had an ill-fated long-distance relationship and an even iller-fated run in a community-college film program, moved out to attend "real college," spent six years doing anything but, slept on a futon in Burbank, attempted to use 9/11 to reconnect with my ex-girlfriend, experienced shame from that attempt, moved to New York City, had dark times (aside from the Red Sox '04 and '07 World Series wins), met a girl,...
- 9/20/2011
- MTV Music News
Shonen Knife in Concert at Schubas in Chicago, Il .Photo copyrigh by Daniel Locke / PR Photos. Shonen Knife in Concert at Schubas in Chicago, Il .Photo copyright by Daniel Locke / PR Photos. Shonen Knife in Concert at Schubas in Chicago, Il .Photo copyright by Daniel Locke / PR Photos. Shonen Knife in Concert at Schubas in Chicago, Il .Photo copyright by Daniel Locke / PR Photos. Shonen Knife in Concert at Schubas in Chicago, Il .Photo copyright by Daniel Locke / PR Photos. 09/21/2010 - Shonen Knife - Shonen Knife in Concert at Schubas in Chicago, Il - September 21, 2010 - Schubas - Chicago, Il, USA © Daniel Locke / PR Photos...
- 9/28/2010
- by James Wray
- Monsters and Critics
Joan Jett may have loved rock'n'roll but it almost killed her former band, the Runaways. John Patterson thinks it's time we faced the music
There are some rock'n'roll movies, like Floyd Mutrux's American Hot Wax and Bob Zemeckis's I Wanna Hold Your Hand, that manage to convey the palpable sense – palpable, that is, to a hormone-wracked teenager – that rock'n'roll can literally save your life. A particularly wrenching scene in the former has its lead character, a teenage Brill Building songwriter, sobbing with gratitude backstage at one of DJ Alan Freed's early Moondog Matinee rock'n'roll revues in 1955, as she gratefully acknowledges that this music came along for her at exactly the right moment in her life, and that said life would be empty and pointless for her without it. That scene always destroys me.
The Runaways has a little of this feeling, but given the already ruined lives of...
There are some rock'n'roll movies, like Floyd Mutrux's American Hot Wax and Bob Zemeckis's I Wanna Hold Your Hand, that manage to convey the palpable sense – palpable, that is, to a hormone-wracked teenager – that rock'n'roll can literally save your life. A particularly wrenching scene in the former has its lead character, a teenage Brill Building songwriter, sobbing with gratitude backstage at one of DJ Alan Freed's early Moondog Matinee rock'n'roll revues in 1955, as she gratefully acknowledges that this music came along for her at exactly the right moment in her life, and that said life would be empty and pointless for her without it. That scene always destroys me.
The Runaways has a little of this feeling, but given the already ruined lives of...
- 8/27/2010
- by John Patterson
- The Guardian - Film News
Who says Punk is dead? For those of you who are sick and tired of youth focused Diy cinema equating to eighty five minutes of twenty something slackers from Williamsburg or Austin mumbling about their feelings in dimly lit kitchens while Sufjan Stevens croons in the background, I present to you, Dead Hooker in a Trunk.
Watching Dead Hooker in a Trunk is like having the best bare backing sex of your life while hopped up on junk with a fugly prostitute in a seedy motel room on the wrong side of town. This is the type of trick that might make you wince at first but has the experience and imagination to send you on a ride well worth your hard earned money. And even when those chancre sores start sprouting up and you pray that the burning sensation is just an enlarged prostate, you refuse to look back with regret.
Watching Dead Hooker in a Trunk is like having the best bare backing sex of your life while hopped up on junk with a fugly prostitute in a seedy motel room on the wrong side of town. This is the type of trick that might make you wince at first but has the experience and imagination to send you on a ride well worth your hard earned money. And even when those chancre sores start sprouting up and you pray that the burning sensation is just an enlarged prostate, you refuse to look back with regret.
- 8/23/2010
- Screen Anarchy
It's MTV's World Cup of Rock! The World Cup is the greatest sporting event on the planet, a super-sized stage where legends are born with every strike of the ball, where infamy is just a moment away and where the dreams of millions live or die by the minute. That's why, in the spirit of the 2010 MTV Musical March Madness competition, we've created "The World Cup (Of Rock)," a FIFA-style tournament that takes 16 of the biggest nations — rock-wise (sorry Algeria) — and pits them against one another to determine just which is the most rockingly awesome. Heavyweights like the U.S.A., England, France and Germany are all here, but so are a handful of surprisingly strong sleeper countries. As the Cup progresses, we'll be unveiling the match-ups, and it's up to you to vote your favorites through. In the end, only one nation will be left standing: the world champion of rock.
- 6/29/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
In the spirit of our March Madness competition, we pit rock bands against each other -- fans decide who wins!
By Kyle Anderson and James Montgomery
Photo: Alexander Hassenstein/FIFA/Getty
Every four years, the international community comes together to decide which nation has the most dominant soccer team (or football team, provided that you live anywhere but the United States). The 2010 FIFA World Cup is upon us, and the first matches start in earnest on Friday.
Coincidentally, that's also the day that will see the launch of the 2010 MTV World Cup of Rock tournament. Just as we did with our very popular Musical March Madness matchup, we've taken a huge sporting event and translated it to the music world. And once again, it's up to you the readers to decide which country rocks hardest and best.
The 16 countries that qualified for the World Cup of Rock are grouped into...
By Kyle Anderson and James Montgomery
Photo: Alexander Hassenstein/FIFA/Getty
Every four years, the international community comes together to decide which nation has the most dominant soccer team (or football team, provided that you live anywhere but the United States). The 2010 FIFA World Cup is upon us, and the first matches start in earnest on Friday.
Coincidentally, that's also the day that will see the launch of the 2010 MTV World Cup of Rock tournament. Just as we did with our very popular Musical March Madness matchup, we've taken a huge sporting event and translated it to the music world. And once again, it's up to you the readers to decide which country rocks hardest and best.
The 16 countries that qualified for the World Cup of Rock are grouped into...
- 6/10/2010
- MTV Music News
Shonen Knife in concert at The Bottom Lounge in Chicago. Photo copyright by Daniel Locke / PR Photos. Shonen Knife in concert at The Bottom Lounge in Chicago. Photo copyright by Daniel Locke / PR Photos. Shonen Knife in concert at The Bottom Lounge in Chicago. Photo copyright by Daniel Locke / PR Photos. Shonen Knife in concert at The Bottom Lounge in Chicago. Photo copyright by Daniel Locke / PR Photos. Shonen Knife in concert at The Bottom Lounge in Chicago. Photo copyright by Daniel Locke / PR Photos. 10/25/2009 - Shonen Knife - Shonen Knife in Concert at The Bottom Lounge - October 20, 2009 - The Bottom Lounge - Chicago, Il, USA...
- 10/27/2009
- by James Wray
- Monsters and Critics
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