Experiencing Nirvana: Grunge in Europe, 1989 Features Dozens of Never-Before Seen Early Photographs of Kurt Cobain and Nirvana's Original Lineup
Sub Pop Founder Bruce Pavitt Returns to Public View with E-Book About Nirvana's Pivotal First European Tour
A Portion of Proceeds From Book Sales Will Go to
The Vera Project in Seattle
On Friday, Nov. 16, Pavitt Appears at "Meet The Author" Session at SOHO Apple Store and DJs at The Ace Hotel
Later That Evening
(Orcas Island, WA) - Nov 13, 2012 - Experiencing Nirvana: Grunge in Europe, 1989,a
historic photo journal of the band's pivotal first European tour
featuring dozens of never-before seen early photographs of Kurt Cobain
and Nirvana's original lineup, is now available exclusively on Apple's
iBookstore.
Independently
published by Sub Pop founder Bruce Pavitt and filled with an unexpected
trove of previously unseen photos from his personal collection, the
immersive digital book-a "grunge micro-history"-chronicles
Nirvana's legendary 1989 maiden voyage overseas from a truly intimate
perspective for the first time.
A portion of the proceeds from book sales will go to the Vera Project (http://theveraproject.org/)
in Seattle. Vera is an all-ages volunteer fueled music and arts venue.
By engaging participants at all levels of music production and
community organizing, Vera strives to fulfill its mission to foster a
participatory creative culture through popular music concerts, arts
programs, experiential learning and volunteer opportunities for all
ages, especially young people. Vera's programs are always all ages,
with a focus on young people ages 14 to 24.
Pavitt will be doing a "Meet the Author" session at the SOHO Apple Store (103 Prince Street, New York, NY 10012) Friday, November 16, at 7 pm. He'll do a short reading, a Q&A session with legendary rock journalist Michael Azzarad and field questions from the audience. Pavitt will head over to the Ace Hotel (20 W 29th Street, New York, NY 10001) thereafter, where he'll DJ a grunge set from 12 am - 2 am.
Experiencing Nirvana: Grunge in Europe, 1989, provides
an inside look into a crucial eight-day period in the life of pre-fame
Nirvana. Pavitt, who had signed the band to Sub Pop, connected with
them in Rome, as they were finishing up a grueling European tour with
fellow label-mates Tad. Pavitt followed the bands to London, where
Nirvana and Tad would support headlining act Mudhoney to perform the
biggest showcase of their careers, "LameFest UK." Nirvana's stunning
opening performance that night at the Astoria Theater won over both
fans and the influential British music press, and marked the beginning
of their ascension from humble opening act to global superstars.
The
book's photos, taken by Pavitt with an Olympus pocket camera, were shot
randomly and intuitively on venue stages, in dressing rooms, submerged
in sweaty roiling crowds and while walking among the great monuments of
Europe with a future icon who had only recently tasted life outside of
his native Aberdeen. The candid, spontaneously shot images -- sometimes
out-of-focus or oddly cropped -- enhance the book's uniquely honest,
revealing, and intimate feel. Mojo magazine's Keith Cameron,
who was among the press who attended the "LameFest UK" show, penned the
forward. The book also includes an interactive map tracing the tour's
progress across Europe and reprints of original UK press coverage from
1989.
EW.com recently spoke with Pavitt about Experiencing Nirvana: Grunge in Europe, 1989. You can check out the interview at http://music-mix.ew.com/2012/11/12/experiencing-nirvana-kurt-cobain-bruce-pavitt/.
The
book marks Pavitt's return to the public after moving to Washington
state's remote Orcas Island following his departure from Sub Pop in
1996. Pavitt was compelled to create the book following his
re-discovery of the photos, his desire to share a truly intimate look
into Kurt Cobain's less-chronicled musical adolescence with the world,
and to correct the historical misconception of grunge as a soundtrack
for anguish and depression instead of the loud, sweaty, joyous and fun music he experienced at its inception.
Pavitt
was also driven by recognizing Apple's iBooks Author book creation app
as the natural evolution of the DIY 'zine culture where he first cut
his teeth. Pavitt and collaborator Dan Burke created the book
with iBooks Author, and are self-publishing exclusively on Apple's
iBookstore.
Download Experiencing Nirvana: Grunge in Europe, 1989 from the iBookstore at http://bit.ly/WWE89T
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