Kallmekris (Host)
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first heard Apr 2026
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But Novoselic initially blew him off.
For three years, actually.
But when Novoselic finally sat down and listened to the Fecal Matter demo, something clicked.
Quote, I thought it was a really good song, unquote, he said, referring to Spank Through.
So he suggested they start a group.
And their first attempt was The Sellouts, a Creedence Clearwater Revival cover band with Novoselic singing and playing guitar and Kurt on drums and Steve Newman on bass.
But it would kind of go nowhere.
Round two featured a drummer named Bob McFadden and a set of originals.
And that one lasted about four weeks, about four weeks.
But early in 1987, they brought in a drummer named Aaron Burkhard.
And that lineup featuring Cobain, Nova Selleck, and Burkhard was the first version of what the world would eventually know as Nirvana.
And their first show was a house party near Raymond, Pacific County in March of 1987.
and beer from a keg and a lot of loud noise.
They played under the name Skid Row, but that didn't stick for long, and neither did the next few names, but eventually they landed on the name we all know and love, Nirvana.
eventually left, followed by multiple different drummers.
Dale Crover filled in, then Dave Foster, then Chad Channing, who sort of drifted into the band without anyone officially saying the words, quote unquote, they never actually said, okay, you're in, Channing recalled.
And he played his first gig with them in late May of 88.
And by November, they had a single out, which was a cover of Shocking Blue's Love Buzz released through Sub Pop.
And a UK music journalist named John Robb gave them their first interview in Sounds Magazine.
And the record landed single of the week.
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