A Nirvana Timeline - simple to interpret, easy to read.
01-31-67 Chad Channing born to Wayne and Burnyce Channing
02-20-67 Kurt Donald Cobain born to Wendy and Donald Cobain
01-14-69 David Eric Grohl born to James and Virginia Grohl
??-??-75 Kurt's parents divorce, Kurt lives with mother
02-??-78 Kurt's father remarries
??-??-79 Krist's family moves to Aberdeen
06-??-80 Krist sent to Croatia for a year to live with relatives
02-20-81 Kurt gets his first guitar
??-??-83 Krist graduates from high school
05-??-84 Kurt's mother remarries to Pat O'Connor
05-??-85 Kurt drops out of high school
01-23-88 Nirvana records demo with Dale Crover
10-30-88 Kurt smashes his first guitar
11-??-88 Love Buzz/Big Cheese single released
02-??-89 After recording Bleach, they do a short west coast tour
06-??-89 Bleach released
06-22-89 The tour for Bleach begins in San Francisco
09-??-89 Make up tour dates due to the loss of Jason
??-??-89 Blew EP recorded
10-20-89 Nirvana plays first European show, Newcastle, England
12-30-89 Kris and Shelli get married in Tacoma
02-??-90 Nirvana begins another short US tour
04-10-90 Highly bootlegged Blind Pig concert
07-11-90 Sliver single recorded
09-??-90 Sliver single released
09-22-90 The Motor Sports show, Dan Peters only show with Nirvana
01-01-91 Studio session: recorded Anuerysm and Even In His Youth
04-17-91 Nirvana first plays Smells Like Teen Spirit
04-30-91 Nirvana formally signs with Geffen Records
05-??-91 Started recording Nevermind
08-??-91 The massive European Tour begins
08-??-91 The video for Smells Like Teen Spirit is made
09-13-91 The release party for Nevermind
09-20-91 Tour for Nevermind begins in Toronto
09-24-91 Nevermind is released, debuted at #144 on Billboard
10-25-91 Kurt and Kris tape interview for Headbangers Ball
11-02-91 European tour for Nevermind begins in Bristol England
11-19-91 Highly bootlegged Rome concert
12-??-91 Short US tour with Pearl Jam and Red Hot Chili Peppers
01-10-92 Nirvana plays in the MTV studios
01-11-92 Nirvana plays Saturday Night Live, Nevermind hits #1
01-??-92 Hormoaning released in Australia and Japan
01-24-92 Nirvana begins a world tour
02-??-92 Come As You Are video is made
02-24-92 Kurt Cobain marries Courtney Love in Waikiki, Hawaii
06-22-92 Kurt collapses in Belfast due to stomach problems
07-21-92 Lithium single released with Nevermind lyric sheet
08-18-92 Francis Bean Cobain is born
08-30-92 Nirvana plays Reading Festival
09-??-92 Nirvana plays Lithium at MTV music awards, wins 2 awards
09-10-92 Nirvana plays 'No-on-9 Benefit' in Portland
11-??-92 In Bloom Video hits MTV
12-15-92 Incesticide released
03-??-93 In Utero recorded in 2 weeks
04-09-93 Nirvana plays a benefit for Bosnian Rape victims
05-??-93 Sliver video hits MTV
07-23-93 Nirvana plays surprise show at New Music Seminar in NYC
09-??-93 Nirvana wins Best Alternative Video award at MTV Video awards
09-14-93 In Utero released in UK
09-19-93 Heart Shaped Box video premieres
09-21-93 After a week delay, In Utero released in US
09-25-93 Nirvana plays Saturday Night Live for a second time
10-10-93 Nirvana begins tour supporting In Utero
11-05-93 Nirvana plays Buffalo, NY
11-18-93 Nirvana records Unplugged session for MTV
12-12-93 All Apologies video hits MTV
12-16-93 Nirvana Unplugged airs on MTV
12-31-93 MTV's New Years Eve special airs, Nirvana headlines
02-06-94 Nirvana begins European Tour in Lisbon, Portugal
03-01-94 The Final Nirvana show is played in Munich
03-04-94 Kurt Cobain is hospitalized comatose
03-05-94 Kurt awakens from coma, asks for milkshake
03-08-94 Kurt leaves hospital under his own power
04-08-94 The body of Kurt Cobain is found. Kurt committed suicide 3 days ago
04-10-94 Memorial Service held in Seattle, Courtney reads from suicide note
09-??-94 Nirvana wins Best Alternative Video for Heart-Shaped Box
11-01-94 Nirvana: Unplugged in New York is released in the US
11-15-94 Nirvana: Live! Tonite! Sold Out! is released in US
12-??-94 Courtney Love's PI reports that he believes Kurt was murdered
Pretty heavy stuff, eh? That was quite time consuming.
Kurt Cobain and Krist (then Chris) Novoselic met in 1985 and formed
Fecal Matter, whom may have some demo tapes floating around. After their
first drummer left (Aaron Burkhart), two unknown drummers and temporary
Dale Crover of the Melvins took the spot for a couple months before Chad
Channing took the drums. They hired guitarist Jason Everman to do live
work (although he is listed on the Bleach credits, he had no
contribution in making the record), but he soon left to join
Soundgarden. Soon Chad Channing left, leaving the drummer spot open to
temporaries Dan Peters of Mudhoney and Dale Crover. They soon hired Dave
Grohl of the Scream, and switched labels from Sub Pop to DGC (Geffen).
However, in April 1994, Nirvana ended with Kurt Cobain's death, a
suicide.
Lineup
Kurt Cobain: vocals, guitar (1986-1994)*
Krist (Chris) Novoselic: bass, backing vocals (1986-1994)*
Aaron Burkhart: drums (1985-86)
Dave Foster: drums (1986)
Bob McFadden: drums (1986 ???)
Dale Crover: bass
Buzz Osborne: bass
Greg Hokanson: drums
Mike Dillard: drums
Chad Channing: drums (1986-90)
Dan Peters: drums (1990)
Jason Everman: guitar (1989)
Dave Grohl: drums, backing vocals (1990-1994)*
John Duncan: guitar (1993)
Pat Smear: guitar (1993-1994)*
* = last lineup
Books
"Nirvana," by Everett True, free with Melody Maker, Feb 15 1992 (16pp).
"Nirvana," by Suzi Black, Omnibus Press (OP 47136, UK), 1992 (32pp +
poster).
"The Nirvana Book," an unauthorized biography, to be released early
1994?
"Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana," by Michael Azerrad, Virgin
Books (???), released Oct 21 1993 (??pp), pseudo-authorized.
Magazines
Spin, ??? 1991, pp??-??.
New Musical Express, 23 Nov 1991, pp??-??, "Nirvana: The Guns N' Roses
It's Ok To Like."
Guitar World, Feb 1992, pp??-??, "Smells Like Teen Idol."
Rolling Stone, 16 Apr 1992, pp??-??, cover article.
Select, Apr 1992, pp??-??, cover article.
Melody Maker, 18 Jul 1992, pp??-??, "Nirvana: Kurt Cobain, The Boy'z in
the Hood - Exclusive interview by Everett True."
New Musical Express, Aug 29 1992, pp??-??, "The Hits and the Missus -
Nirvana Fight For Their Life."
Spin, Dec 1992, pp44-53, voted artist of the year.
Melody Maker, 19 Dec 1992, pp??-??, "Nirvana! At home with Kurt,
Courtney, and Frances Bean."
The Advocate, ??? 1993, pp35-43, "The Dark Side of Kurt Cobain," cover
article.
Circus, 31 Mar 1993, pp29-32?, interview.
Select, Jul 1993, pp78-85, "Never say 'Nevermind' Again...," cover
article.
Spin, Oct 1993, pp42-49, "Smashing Their Heads on the Punk Rock," cover
article.
Alternative Press, Oct 1993, pp48-56, "The Boys Are Back in Town," cover
article.
Musician, Oct 1993, pp52-69, "Territorial Pissings: The Battles Behind
Nirvana's New Album," cover article.
Details, Nov 1993, pp102-107, 174-175, "Heaven Can Wait," cover article.
Circus, 30 Nov 1993, pp32-36, "Nirvana's Kurt Cobain: Getting to Know In
Utero," cover article.
Request, Nov 1993, pp30-36, "Smells Like a Nirvana Article," cover
article.
Rolling Stone, 27 Jan 1994, pp34, cover article.
RIP, Feb 1994, pp44-50, "Nirvana, Womb! There it is," cover article.
TV appearances
Saturday Night Live (11 Jan 1992) [musical guest]
Songs: Performed "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "Territorial Pissings."
ABC's In Concert (??? Feb 1992) [new band showcase]
Songs: Videos to "Smells Like Teen Spirit," "Come as You Are" and
interviews. Saturday Night Live (25 Sep 1993 [musical guest]
Songs: Performed "Heart-Shaped Box" and "Rape Me."
What happened to the band after the death??
After the death of Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl gathered a new band, called
The Backbeat Band to play some songs for the movie "Backbeat" about the
Beatles. After the movie, Dave Grohl performed with some other rock
stars and after a while made a new band, called the Foo Fighters. The
Foo Fighters are quite successful. They released their first album and
already have toured Europe, America and part of Asia.
Being Kurt Cobain's friend for a long time, Chris Novoselic was deeply
touched by his death. After a long time, he finally made a new band,
called Sweet 75. The band reportedly already has a record deal and
should release their first album soon. Chris has also been working with
a Political Action Committee called JAM PAC that has worked to prevent
censorship.
Pat Smear (Nirvana's extra gitarist) also joined the Foo Fighters.
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