michaelazerrad.bsky.social
Author of _The Amplified Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana_ and _Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991_. Bylines: the New Yorker, the Yale Review, the New York Times, etc.
👤 Joined on 26 July 2023
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@michaelazerrad.bsky.socialAbsolutely - So hilarious to realize what a ramshackle, go-nowhere type local band they were for so long before everything takes off. Obviously the talent was there even if the organizational skills/drummers/good equipment weren't!
Show Post(Re)Reading @michaelazerrad.bsky.social 's incredible Amplified Come As You Are and having the time of my life. This go round has really solidified how much I love the pre-Bleach, dirtbag hesher demo era of the band (KAOS/Dale/Love Buzz Sessions to be precise). Genuinely underrated
Show PostNew edition of England’s Dreaming just in! A ‘new’ cover by Derek Jarman - originally created for first edition (1991) but never used (the Faber box design). Also features new intro by me that inter alia gets my thoughts down about Malcolm McLaren. In the shops and online early November
Show PostFYI elder millennials, there's a new Sylvan Esso album and it's great
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