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  • Nirvana’s In Utero Kicks Off Spotify’s New Original Documentary Series, Spotify Landmark

    Music fans looking to get the inside scoop on classic musical moments have a new resource. Spotify has just unveiled a new music documentary series – it’s called Spotify Landmark and its premiere episode takes an in-depth look into Nirvana’s seminal album In Utero.

    “Spotify Landmark is the story behind some of the greatest moments in music, told by the people who made them. Each show blends intimate interviews with artists, producers, industry figures and celebrities to create a listening history of legendary albums, concerts and events,” says Spotify.

    In Utero is being rereleased this month in a 70-song, 3-disc special edition to mark the album’s 20th anniversary, so it’s fitting that Spotify would choose this historic music moment to profile in their debut Landmark series. Plus, it’s just a terrific album – so there’s that.

    What this amounts to is a sort of audio-documentary featuring a bunch of key players in the “musical moment”‘s creation. For instance, the In Utero episode features segments from Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, album producer Steve Albini, and comedian Bobcat Goldthwait, who created the famous album release promotional video.

    Check out the full Landmark episode below:

    Image via Spotify Landmark

  • Nirvana’s 20th Anniversary Album In Stores Sept. 24

    Nirvana’s final album, In Utero, celebrates its 20th anniversary on September 14, and a deluxe anniversary edition of the record will hit stores on September 24. In Utero was originally released on September 14, 1993, and immediately jumped to the No. 1 seat on Billboard’s Top 200. The Live and Loud concert DVD will also be released with the special edition album.

    In Utero was created by alternative punk-rock band, Nirvana, in February 1993. Nirvana’s three band members, Kurt Cobain (Frontman), Dave Grohl (Drummer) and Krist Novoselic (Bassist), holed up for thirteen days at Pachyderm Studio in rural Cannon Falls, Minnesota, to record the album.

    Nirvana was a garage band formed in Washington in 1989 and, ironically, only wanted to make music and avoid mainstream popularity – unfortunately for them, they achieved immeasurable fame and worldwide acclaim, which began with their sophomore album, Nevermind. Nirvana’s first single, “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” (a track from Nevermind) peaked at No. 6 on Billboard’s Top 100 in 1991.

    In Utero was not the most successful of Nirvana’s albums, but it did receive a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Album in 1994, and was also certified platinum, five times over.

    Sadly, In Utero was Nirvana’s final album, as the band’s short lifespan ended with the suicide of Kurt Cobain in 1994.

    Journalist David Fricke may have summed up In Utero, best, in his 1993 Rolling Stone review of the album. Two days after its September 14 release, Fricke wrote an article for Rolling Stone in which he summarized his thoughts on the record:

    “In Utero is a lot of things – brilliant, corrosive, enraged and thoughtful, most of them all at once. But more than anything, it’s a triumph of will.”

    Image courtesy P.B. Rage on Flickr via Wikimedia Commons.