It’s impossible at this point to divorce the recording from images of Cobain, from the mythology of the night. But we didn’t know at the time-we moved on.” “It should all still be sitting there,” Coletti says of the set. “And Tony Bennett the day after that.” Almost immediately after the band had finished, a production crew was tearing the set down, including the black candles and white Stargazer lilies that would later give viewers the feeling that they were watching a living funeral. “I think the next day, we did Stone Temple Pilots,” series producer Alex Coletti tells Apple Music. Recorded in New York on 18 November 1993, five months before Kurt Cobain’s death, it was the first of three tapings in three days that week for MTV.

FebruNirvana embarks on a tour of Europe.It’s worth remembering and repeating: Unplugged was never meant to be Nirvana’s final statement.

DecemMTV airs Nirvana’s “Unplugged” show.

Cris and Curt Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets sit in on three Meat Puppets songs.

NovemNirvana tapes an all-acoustic show for “MTV Unplugged” at Sony Studios in New York.

OctoNirvana starts a three-month tour of North America.

L7, the Breeders and Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy are also on the bill.

ApNirvana plays a concert at San Francisco’s Cow Palace to raise awareness of and generate aid for rape survivors in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

DecemIncesticide, a collection of B-sides and rarities, is released.

April 1992 Nirvana appears on the cover of Rolling Stone.

January/February 1992 Nirvana tours Australia, Japan and Hawaii.

MTV airs “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video constantly the song is hailed as an anthem for a generation.

November 1991 The band starts a six-week European tour as Nirvanamania sweeps the United States.OctoNevermind is certified a gold album.The tour is documented in the film 1991: The Year Punk Broke. August 1991 Nirvana opens for Sonic Youth on a European festival tour, which includes a landmark performance at the Reading Festival.Winter 1991 Nirvana signs with DGC Records.October 1990 Nirvana briefly tours England with L7.SeptemDave Grohl, former drummer for Washinton, D.C.’s Scream, joins Nirvana.June 1989 Bleach is released on Sub Pop.Sub Pop co-honcho Jonathan Poneman hears the tape and offers to put out a Nirvana single. JanuNirvana records a 10-song demo with the “Godfather of Grunge,” legendary Seattle producer Jack Endino.December 1987 Kurt, Krist and drummer Aaron Burckhard form the original lineup of Nirvana in Aberdeen, Washington.They play in several bands together, including Stiff Woodies.

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