Kallmekris (Host)
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first heard Apr 2026
last heard 22 Apr
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Now Mintz started pitching the demo to every major label that would take a meeting.
And Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth had been talking them up to anyone in the industry who would listen.
And it worked.
And Geffen's subsidiary label DGC came calling in 1990 with A&R
man Gary Gersh, leading the charge.
And the deal meant buying Nirvana out of their sub-pop contract, but DGC was willing to pay.
And more than two decades later, at Nirvana's 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, Novoselic publicly thanked Silver for, quote, introducing them to the music industry properly, unquote.
And though it seemed straightforward, the transition wasn't painless.
And Kurt felt the contradiction of it all in real time, saying, quote, sure, we felt under pressure to stay underground.
We're experiencing the typical independent band going on to a major label punk rock identity crisis, unquote.
But the opportunity was undeniable.
And they cut Nevermind at Sound City in Los Angeles from May through June of 1991 with Butch Vig producing.
Now, the label gave them $65,000 to work with, and Kurt had his own way of explaining the band's sound.
Quote, By definition, pop is extremely catchy, whether you like it or not.
Our songs also have a standard pop format.
Verse, chorus, verse, chorus, solo, bad solo.
All in all, I think we sound like the Knack and the Bay City Rollers being molested by Black Flag and Black Sabbath.
Unquote.
What a fantastic description.
Hahaha.
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