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Ongoing History Daily: The aftermath of the “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video

Here’s another quick story about the video for Nirvana’s “Smell Like Teen Spirit.” This remains one of the best-known videos

Last month, Dave Grohl and I connected over Zoom to talk about his book, The Storyteller, along with a few

At a stop on his book tour promoting his New York Times bestseller, The Storyteller, Dave Grohl decided to do

One of the most famous videos of all time is “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana. You know, the scene

Love wrestling? Then you’ll love this 52-page wrestling romance comic. It’s very sweary, too. Now for some music news for

Thirty years ago today, September 24, 1991, Nirvana’s Nevermind hit the stores although “Smells Like Teen Spirit” had been out

Rock is dead? Not according to these teenagers performing at a junior high talent show.

It was August 17, 1991, when Nirvana, an unknown band from a small town in Washington State, shot the first

As Nirvana prepared to go into the studio with producer Butch Vig in May 1991, they’d been playing most of

What was it about Kurt Cobain’s voice that made Nirvana so special? He had the perfect amount of gravel. There

It was just a few days ago that “Smells Like Teen Spirit” from Nirvana reached the one billion view mark

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver