Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ turns 30: Hear one of their early interviews (Series 3, Episode 11)

Legendary music journalist John Robb was the first person to interview Nirvana in the late ‘80s. 
 
As the grunge titans’ seminal second album ‘Nevermind’ turns 30 later this year, we’ve got John on the show to look back on his time spent on the trail of Kurt Cobain and co, including a clip from one of his early interviews with the band. 
 
John recounts what it was like watching Nirvana go from playing in front of 40 people to being the band of a generation – and discusses why their music is still passed down the generations 27 years on from Kurt Cobain’s tragic death. 

We also discuss John’s own career in the music industry, how he has blended being the frontman of bands the Membranes and Goldblade with being one of the UK's longest standing music journalists and get his new band tips.
 
John recommends checking out:
Rats on Rafts https://open.spotify.com/artist/3pJzffqleV442WMr9DZGSu?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open
Shortparis https://open.spotify.com/artist/3V2pMbDyLlHMpdCq97gX5f

You can check out an archive of John’s interviews from down the years on his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/JOHNROBBofficial/videos

Check out John’s music, culture and media website Louder than War and follow him on Twitter at @johnrobb77  https://louderthanwar.com/

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