Kurt Cobain
Also Known As: Nirvana
Biography: Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. April 5, 1994) was an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana. Cobain formed Nirvana with Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1985 and established it as part of the Seattle music scene, having its debut album Bleach released on the independent record label Sub Pop in 1989. After signing with major label DGC Records, the band found breakthrough success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from its second album Nevermind (1991). Following the success of Nevermind, Nirvana was labeled "the flagship band" of Generation X, and Cobain hailed as "the spokesman of a generation". Cobain however was often uncomfortable and frustrated, believing his message and artistic vision to have been misinterpreted by the public, with his personal issues often subject to media attention. He challenged Nirvana's audience with its final studio album In Utero (1993). During the last years of his life, Cobain struggled with heroin addiction, illness and depression, his fame and public image, as well as the professional and lifelong personal pressures surrounding himself and his wife, musician Courtney Love. On April 8, 1994, Cobain was found dead at his home in Seattle, the victim of what was officially ruled a suicide by a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. The circumstances of his death have become a topic of public fascination and debate. Since their debut, Nirvana, with Cobain as a songwriter, has sold over 25 million albums in the US alone, and over 50 million worldwide. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kurt Cobain, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Aberdeen, Washington, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: February 20, 1967
Age: 58 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: April 05, 1994
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When Nirvana Came to Britain
Overview: A look at the special relationship between Nirvana and the UK on the 30th anniversary of their seminal album Nevermind, including the role Britain played in paving the way for their success.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-09-18
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Kurt Cobain: About a Son
Overview: An intimate and moving meditation on the late musician and artist Kurt Cobain, based on more than 25 hours of previously unheard audiotaped interviews conducted with Cobain by noted music journalist Michael Azerrad for his book "Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana." In the film, Kurt Cobain recounts his own life - from his childhood and adolescence to his days of musical discovery and later dealings with explosive fame - and offers often piercing insights into his life, music, and times. The conversations heard in the film have never before been made public, and they reveal a highly personal portrait of an artist much discussed but not particularly well understood.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-03
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Nirvana: Live at Reading
Overview: This was the band's second performance at the music festival and their first since the success of 'Nevermind' had elevated them to the position of what magazines called the "biggest" rock band in the world. It was also sadly their final concert in the United Kingdom.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-08-30
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Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
Overview: Originally conceived by Kurt Cobain, Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! is a video document of Nirvana’s rise from a scruffy trio from the Pacific Northwest into one of the most iconic and important bands in the history of rock music. Combining live material from their ’91-’92 Nevermind tour, Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! has long been the “holy grail” for Nirvana fans. Digitally remastered live performances of songs like "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Lithium", "Breed", "Drain You" and "Aneurysm" are mixed into loads of interview footage from across the world.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-15
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Nirvana: With the Lights Out
Overview: Highlighted on the With The Lights Out DVD is a previously unreleased video of nine songs performed in 1988 at bassist Krist Novoselic's mother's house in Aberdeen, Washington; the rare "In Bloom" Sub Pop music video, and 10 never-before-seen live performances. Noteworthy among them are debut renditions of "Pennyroyal Tea", "Smells Like Teen Spirit" both from early 1991. Also premiering is an unlikely performance of Jacques Brel and Rod McKuen's "Seasons In The Sun" shot at a Rio de Janeiro studio.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-11-23
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1991: The Year Punk Broke
Overview: David Markey's documentary of life on the road with Sonic Youth and Nirvana during their tour of Europe in late 1991. Also featuring live performances by Dinosaur Jr, Babes in Toyland, The Ramones and Gumball.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-11-19
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Kurt & Courtney
Overview: After rocker Kurt Cobain's death, ruled a suicide, a film crew arrives in Seattle to make a documentary. Director Nick Broomfield talks to lots of people. Portraits emerge: a shy, slight Kurt, weary of touring, embarrassed by fame, hooked on heroin; an out-going Courtney, dramatic, controlling, moving from groupie to star.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-02-27
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Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
Overview: A live album by American rock band Nirvana, the album features an acoustic performance recorded at Sony Music Studios in New York City on 18 November 1993, for the television series MTV Unplugged.
Genres: Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-16
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Nirvana Unplugged In New York Original MTV Version
Overview: Nirvana Unplugged in New York 45min Original MTV Version
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-16
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Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
Overview: Recorded in Seattle, WA on Halloween Night, 1991, Live at the Paramount is the only known Nirvana live show recorded on 16mm film. Now released to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the release of Nirvana's watershed album.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-26
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The Teacher
Overview: A short film showcasing the song The Teacher from the Foo Fighters' album 'But Here We Are'
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-05-30
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Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
Overview: Loki brings the trajectory of Arnaldo Baptista from childhood, passing through the most successful phase as leader of the Mutantes, marriage to singer Rita Lee and then separation. He also goes through the depression that devastated his life after the group ended and that led him to attempt suicide, his solo career, rapprochement with his brother and member of the Mutantes, Sérgio Dias, culminating in the band's return in 2006.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2009-06-19
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Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
Overview: In 1971, the Kalvøya adventure started with shows, jazz and folk rock and the festival developed into "The mother of all Norwegian festivals".
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: no
Release Date: 2021-12-13
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Stupor Mundi: Book 3, The Most Dangerous Encounter
Overview: The 1990s to the present, through the main wars of the last decades - from Iraq to Libya - but also the influence of the East on modern Western musicians (Eyvind Kang, Jessika Kenney, Trey Spruance)
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2019-09-19
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Kurt Cobain: The Early Life of a Legend
Overview: Ten years after the wasteful death of Kurt Cobain he remains the only true musical icon of the post punk age. This film traces the early life of Kurt from his childhood in small town Washington right up to his first taste of superstardom at the dawn of the release of the multi platinum Nevermind album. Taking in all aspects of his life and career up to that pivotal stage, the story hinges on a narrative from esteemed Cobain biographer Charles Cross and is embellished with lengthy contributions from his relations, friends, band members, fellow musicians and numerous others who recall a side of Kurt not previously revealed.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-11-15
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Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
Overview: Rock Milestones: Nirvana - In Utero documents the recording of this popular album. In addition to footage of the band performing songs from the record, musicians and critics help explain why the work was a critical and commercial success.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-31
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Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
Overview: By 1993, Nirvana was in a state of disarray. Having kick-started the grunge phenomenon two years earlier, the band were now keen to return to their roots.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-21
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Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991
Overview: Commemorating the 30th anniversary of Nirvana's seminal 1991 release, the Nevermind Super Deluxe contains 5 CDs showcasing the newly remastered album from the original analog tapes along with 4 complete concerts on the Nevermind Tour from Amsterdam, Melbourne, Tokyo, and Del Mar, California. Additionally, a Blu-ray of the complete Live in Amsterdam concert video (newly remastered in HD) is included along with a 40-page hardcover book with unreleased photos.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-25
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Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Overview: Explore Woodstock 99, a three-day music festival promoted to echo unity and counterculture idealism of the original 1969 concert but instead devolved into riots, looting and sexual assaults.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-07-23
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Soaked in Bleach
Overview: Twenty years ago, Kurt Cobain was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound to the head. The world was told it was a suicide, but evidence would lead many people to believe it might be otherwise. The film investigates the possibilities that exist that Kurt Cobain's death might not have been a suicide, that the Seattle Police Department rushed their verdict, and the global media perpetuated lies and misinformation fed to them by Courtney Love that created the belief in many that Cobain killed himself—but when revealed to be lies—lead many to now question what happened.
Genres: Music Drama Documentary Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-06-09
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Cobain: Montage of Heck
Overview: Hailed as one of the most innovative and intimate documentaries of all time, experience Kurt Cobain like never before in the only ever fully authorized portrait of the famed music icon. Academy Award nominated filmmaker Brett Morgen expertly blends Cobain's personal archive of art, music, never seen before movies, animation and revelatory interviews from his family and closest friends.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-03-23
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Nirvana: Live at the Paradiso
Overview: Nirvana Recorded Live at the Paradiso in Amsterdam, on November 25th 1991. Drain You, Aneurysm, School, Floyd the Barber, Smells Like Teen Spirit, About a Girl, Polly, Lithium, Sliver, Breed, Come as You Are, Been a Son, Negative Creep, On a Plain, Blew, Love Buzz, Territorial Pissings
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-25
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Nirvana: Live And Loud
Overview: Just under a month after the taping of the legendary 'Unplugged', Nirvana would go on to record a concert for MTV during their 'In Utero' tour........it would be their last.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-13
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The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell
Overview: Bill Bartell was a multifaceted individual who traversed the punk rock scene, law enforcement, rodeo riding, and country music. Known for his unique contribution to punk rock through his label Gasatanka Records and band White Flag, Bartell's life defies conventional boundaries, blending hyper-masculinity with subcultural rebellion. His story, filled with mysterious and seemingly contradictory roles, offers a compelling narrative about identity, transformation, and the unexpected paths life can take.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-02-20
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The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
Overview: In August 1995 Blur and Oasis were engaged in a head-to-head chart battle which divided music fans and led to a wider argument about British pop music. John Harris, journalist and author of The Last Party - the definitive study of the entwinement of music and politics in the 1990s - presents a documentary charting the rise of Britpop, its brief romance with New Labour and the emergence of 'new lad' culture. Finally, as Britpop declines, he asks what legacy it has left. Including contributions from Blur's Graham Coxon, Elastica's Justine Frischmann, Sleeper's Louise Wener, former New Labour insider Darren Kalynuk, and the founder of Creation records, Alan McGee.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-08-15
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Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review
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Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-30
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Nirvana: [1991] Rome, Italy
Overview: Nirvana at Teatro Castello, Rome, Italy Drain You Aneurysm School Floyd the Barber Smells Like Teen Spirit About a Girl Polly Lithium Sliver Come as You Are Breed Been a Son Negative Creep On a Plain Blew Sifting Rape Me Spank Thru Territorial Pissings
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-19
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THE HISTORY OF ROCK MUSIC. What is Rock Music? (Documentary)
Overview: We love rock ’n’ roll: well, it’s hard not to, with its sexy, totally exhilarating back story, and the way it continues to evolve and remain relevant. Almost 70 years after it burst onto the scene in the United States, the jury’s still out on who actually invented it. The truth is, rock ’n’ roll is a mash-up of genres that aligned at the perfect time, just as people emerged from the trauma of the Second World War craving a complete break from the recent past, and with money to spend.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-12-28
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Nirvana: Live On Air
Overview: HERE IT IS AT LAST - THE HOLY GRAIL FOR NIRVANA FANS... This DVD features the legendary SNL TV appearances originally broadcast live in the USA in 1992 and 1993, plus the digitally remastered soundtrack of Nirvana s famous live radio broadcast on KAOS FM from 1987. The DVD also features interviews with Leland Cobain, Kurt s Grandfather, and Alice Wheeler, intimate of the band and the photographer who documented Nirvana from their first single in 1988 right through to the end...Featuring: Rape Me; Smells LikeTeen Spirit; Territorial Pissings; Heart Shaped Box; Love Buzz; Floyd the Barber; Downer; Mexican Seafood; White Lace And Strange; Spank Thru; Anorexorcist; Hairspray Queen; Pen Cap Chew
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-05-31
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Nirvana: Live in Dallas
Overview: This DVD captures Kurt Cobain and Nirvana playing at a small club in Dallas, Texas.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-10-18
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The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain
Overview: The week before Kurt Cobain was found dead from a single gunshot, he went missing. His whereabouts for that week has remained a mystery until now. But for the first time, the story of what happened to him can now be told, using the testimony of people who knew him, the witnesses who saw him in that last week and the ordinary people who found themselves written into his story that as one puts it, 'would have been a keystone cops comedy were it not to have ended in such tragedy.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-02-18
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Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
Overview: A recap of the Foo Fighters story, from the early days of Nirvana to Taylor Hawkins' passing.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-04-28
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All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On
Overview: On April 8th 1994, Kurt Cobain - the lead singer of post-punk band Nirvana - was found dead in his Seattle home of an apparent shotgun wound to the head and three times the lethal dose of heroin in his system. Today, the cause of his death is still debated. This film charts the tragic downward spiral and increasing isolation of this hero of a generation, which even his marriage to Courtney Love and the birth of his daughter Frances Bean could not stop.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
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Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses
Overview: An intimate look at music and history of Nirvana. The documentary serves as a companion and contextual backdrop to the exhibition at MoPOP.
Genres: Documentary Music History
Original Language: en
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Hype!
Overview: This documentary examines the Seattle scene as it became the focus of a merging of punk rock, heavy metal, and innovation. Building from the grass roots, self-promoted and self-recorded until break-out success of bands like Nirvana brought the record industry to the Pacific Northwest, a phenomenon was born.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-08
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Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
Overview: Documentary that gives a voice to the percentage of youth that were outcasts/non-conformists in the 90's. Interviews many famous musicians and other celebrity personalities, who talk about their being outcasts as youths, in school etc., leading up to their successes in adult life, and how being an outcast/non-conformist played a role in their artistic expression.. Also touches upon the topic of teen suicide & depression.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-08-16
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Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
Overview: Unplugged in New York is a live album by American rock band Nirvana, released on 1 November 1994. The album features an acoustic performance recorded at Sony Music Studios in New York City on 18 November 1993, for the television series MTV Unplugged. In a break with MTV Unplugged convention, Nirvana played mainly lesser-known material and covers of songs.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-11-18
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Sub Pop Video Network Program 1
Overview: A compilation of all the Sub Pop videos from the grunge era. Tracks include Nirvana's 'In Bloom' and Mark Lanegan's 'Ugly Sunday'.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Overview: Legendary photographer and director Anton Corbijn is responsible for many of the most indelible and important images of the past two and a half decades. His recently released book U2 & I is a photographic retrospective of his 25 year collaboration with U2. Later this year, Anton will direct his first feature film, Control, based on the life of the late Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-13
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(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
Overview: While planning the eventual DVD release for "1991: The Year Punk Broke", Dave Markey cut a 40-minute film out of unused footage to create a companion piece to include. The film was also shown to a handful of lucky audiences before the DVD's eventual release in 2011. It's an awesome bonus with tons of great footage that could have easily been in the film. These songs were probably the best to leave out of the full-length film, since 2 were brand new and still quite shaky. The only tour staple not accounted for in either film is "Mary-Christ". Here are the sources I could determine: Inhuman - ?? White Kross - 08/27/91 Bremen Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit - 08/24/91 Koln In Bloom (Nirvana) - 09/01/91 Rotterdam Eric's Trip - 09/01/91 Rotterdam (but spoken intro is from 08/25/91?) Tunic snippet - 08/27/91 Bremen Chapel Hill - 08/27/91 Bremen
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-12
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Kurt Everywhere
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Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2018-02-01
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27: Gone Too Soon
Overview: Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison all died at the age of 27 between 1969 and 1971. At the time, the coincidence gave rise to some comment, but it was not until the death of Kurt Cobain, about two and a half decades later, that the idea of a "27 Club" began to catch on in public perception, reignited with the death of Amy Winehouse in 2011. Through interviews with people who knew them, such as music stars, critics, medical experts and unseen footage, the lives, music, and artistry of those who died at 27 are investigated with a bid to find answers.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-03-26
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25 Years of Punk
Overview: Lou Reed narrates this Television special that takes a look back at the beginnings of the punk rock movements in New York & England, the underground punk scenes in the 70's & 80's, and the punk resurgence in the 90's. A collaboration between VH1 and Spin magazine.
Genres: Documentary Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-04-19
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RuPaul's Christmas Ball
Overview: Variety special featuring guests from the downtown New York club scene to stellar artists including Nirvana and Elton John.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-25
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Welcome to My Castle!
Overview: Over 5 hours of full-length interviews with Nirvana, Tommy Chong, Sonic Youth, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Ron Jeremy, and many more. Includes videos of Nardwuar's band, The Evaporators, along with all sorts of bonus material!
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-04
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Hit So Hard
Overview: The rise to fame (and the near-fatal fall from it) of Patty Schemel, drummer for Courtney Love's seminal rock band, Hole. Given a Hi-8 video camera just before Hole's infamous Live Through This world tour, Patty captured stunningly intimate footage of the scene that has never been seen... until now. Not just an all-access backstage pass to the music that shaped a generation, Hit So Hard is a harrowing tale of overnight success, the cost of addiction, and ultimately, recovery and redemption.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-04-20
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Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990
Overview: October 25, 1990 - Students' Union, Leeds Polytechnic, Leeds, UK 00:00:00 - Blew 00:03:59 - Been A Son 00:06:10 - Negative Creep 00:09:08 - Stain 00:11:34 - Lithium 00:15:52 - Spank Thru 00:18:57 - Breed 00:22:33 - Floyd The Barber 00:25:10 - Big Cheese 00:29:05 - About A Girl 00:31:57 - In Bloom 00:36:19 - Scoff 00:40:13 - Molly's Lips 00:43:50 - Love Buzz 00:48:02 - D-7 00:51:26 - Dive 00:55:06 - Sliver 00:57:11 - School
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-10-25
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Nirvana - Live At Estadio José Amalfitani
Overview: In 1992, Nirvana played their first and only concert in Argentina at the José Amalfitani Stadium. The show became infamous due to tensions with the crowd, as fans booed the opening acts and chanted for the band.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-30
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The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Overview: This 2005 documentary film chronicles the life of Daniel Johnston, a manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist, from childhood up to the present, with an emphasis on his mental illness and how it manifested itself in demonic self-obsession.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-31
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Overview: Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years.
Genres: Music Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-01-27
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I Hate Myself and I Want to Die
Overview: Found footage archival documentary chronicling the brief, bright ascendance of the musical combo Nirvana.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-11-17
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Kurt Cobain's Horror Movie
Overview: Homemade shot-on-Super 8 horror film made by Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in 1984 in their hometown of Aberdeen, WA
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-05-05
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