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Nirvana at the Reading Festival, 1991 (photo by Steve Gullick)....

Nirvana at the Reading Festival, 1991 (photo by Steve Gullick). From the New York Times Magazine's What They Were Thinking feature:

DAVE GROHL (LEFT): There were 30,000, maybe 35,000 people at Reading. I'm not sure, but it was a lot bigger than any show I had ever played. I think this picture was taken before the gig, and the reason I can tell the difference between pre- and postgig is that Kurt was seriously injured by jumping into my drum set. That bottle he's holding out toward the camera...

Nevermind 20th news of the day: SiriusXM launches station, VH1 airs Paramount show

nirvananews:

SiriusXM: Nevermind Radio launches 3p ET, Ch. 34. Nirvana's music, B-sides, rarities, performances + Jon Stewart's live Q&A w/ band, Vig on Sat. 8p ; get your free trial here!

The Paramount show will also be playing later at 10PM (Vh1)

Chris Cornell Songbook album to be released this year, free with ticket purchase

Chris Cornell Songbook album to be released this year, free with ticket purchase:

jeffgarden:

As per Chris Cornell's interview on "The Scully Show" [Link], there will be a Songbook album release later this year featuring songs from this year's Songbook Volume 1 tour.

Currently, purchases of tickets for the upcoming leg of the Songbook Tour score you a free digital copy of the download….

"I used to be so cynical. But more than anything, Kurt's death changed that. I still..."

"I used to be so cynical. But more than anything, Kurt's death changed that. I still can't make sense about what happened and I was truly shocked by his suicide. I went to the funeral home to say goodbye and it was hard to see him like that. They fixed him ok, but you could see his head was busted up. They folded a kerchief over his eyes and forehead. I held his hand and it was so cold. I left feeling really bad. I drove home alone and out of habit I tuned on the CD player. The Pixes tune san...

Chris Cornell performs "The Keeper," from the...

Chris Cornell performs "The Keeper," from the Machine Gun Preacher soundtrack, on Letterman last night. (Video uploaded by JeffgardenConcerts.)

Did Austin invent grunge?

Did Austin invent grunge?:

The short answer: no. Austin360 looks at the influence of Poison 13, Scratch Acid and the Butthole Surfers on the Seattle scene.

Hole's new video for "Samantha"

Hole's new video for "Samantha"

Duff McKagan: "Seattle: It's high time we chilled out"

From Duff McKagan's Seattle Weekly column on Tuesday's Nevermind Live show at the Experience Music Project:

There was a tension at EMP on Tuesday. A tension caused by what I believe to be a collective fear of "Is this the right thing to do?" I could see it in the artists' faces backstage. I could see it in the audience's faces when I came out sidestage. I saw it in my own face when I looked in the mirror. The only guy who seemed totally at ease, and full of grace and calm, was Krist...

beenason:Dave, Krist and Butch (2011)

beenason:

Dave, Krist and Butch (2011)

The Butthole Surfers' live cover of R.E.M.'s...

The Butthole Surfers' live cover of R.E.M.'s "The One I Love"