What’s the Reasoning Behind the Nirvana Resurrection as Sirvana?

Well, duh.  Who wouldn’t want to play with Paul McCartney?  And frankly, Macca + Surviving Members of Nirvana = A band that rocks pretty good.

Ruth Blatt takes a look at Sirvana (geddit?) for Forbes:

In the 19 years since Kurt Cobain’s death, the concept of what the band Nirvana means has gone through somewhat of a cultural dilution. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” has been covered by Miley Cyrus (the 1.0 version) and the Muppets, for example. For some, these attempts to make the song relevant for today’s youth have weakened Nirvana’s identity as hard rockers screaming out against the mainstream.

But now the remaining members of Nirvana (drummer Dave Grohl, bassist Krist Novoselic and touring guitarist Pat Smear) have decided to resurrect the band and, more importantly, take control of what it means. In 2012, they joined Paul McCartney at 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief in a performance featuring a new song “Cut Me Some Slack.” Last week, on July 19th, they played again with Paul McCartney during the encore of his concert in Seattle. The joint set included a Little Richard cover and three Beatles songs.

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