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The Cobain 50
The Cobain 50
KEXP

Kurt Cobain’s influence went beyond just the music he created with Nirvana. He also put the masses on to some of his... more

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Episodes

Marine Girls – Beach Party (1981)

Janice Headley dives into Beach Party by Marine Girls. Their lo-fi instrumentation and girlish vulnerability helped set the standard for... more

24 Jul 2024 · 31 minutes
R.E.M. – Green (1988)

Dusty Henry dives into Green by R.E.M., a band that set the stage for indie rock as this larger idea... more

17 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
The Knack – Get the Knack (1979)

Roddy Nikpour dives into Get The Knack by The Knack. The album’s catchy lead single came out when Kurt was... more

10 Jul 2024 · 33 minutes
Michael Azerrad, the Man Who (Literally) Wrote the Book on Nirvana

Michael Azerrad joins us to talk about his relationship with Kurt Cobain, reviving a 30-year-old biography, Nirvana's legacy, and some... more

03 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Jack Endino on the Northwest Sound and the 35th Anniversary of 'Bleach'

Seattle's own Jack Endino joins Dusty, Martin, and Albina for this month’s roundtable. June marks the 35th anniversary of Nirvana's... more

26 Jun 2024 · 58 minutes
Beat Happening – Jamboree (1988)

Martin Douglas dives into Jamboree by Beat Happening. Hailing from Olympia, Washington, the trio lived and breathed the punk rock... more

19 Jun 2024 · 57 minutes
Wipers – Is This Real? (1980), Youth of America (1981), and Over the Edge (1983)

Dusty Henry and Martin Douglas dive into the three albums by the Portland band Wipers, the band with the most... more

12 Jun 2024 · 42 minutes
Mudhoney – Superfuzz Bigmuff (1988)

Dusty Henry dives into Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney, whose debut represents the culmination of ideas that we now categorize as... more

05 Jun 2024 · 48 minutes
Bonus: Hiro Yamamoto on Soundgarden, Forging New Paths, and the Circles of Power

In this special bonus episode, we break format away from Kurt Cobain and Nirvana and look at the legacy of... more

31 May 2024 · 39 minutes
Roundtable: Breaking Punk

Dusty Henry, Martin Douglas, Albina Cabrera, and Janice Headley discuss the idea of "punk" through the lens of four bands.... more

29 May 2024 · 45 minutes
The Cobain 50
Marine Girls – Beach Party (1981)
The Cobain 50