New Releases by Kurt Cobain

Cobain on Cobain places the reader at the key moments of Kurt Cobain''s rollercoaster ride, telling the tale of Nirvana entirely through his words and those of his bandmates as they unleashed the whirlwind that would consume them for the last half of their five-year career.This is the most comprehensive compendium of interviews with the band ever released. The interviews start from the release of their first album Bleach to the band''s collapse on their 1994 European tour followed shortly by Cobain''s suicide. Includes interviews that have never been seen in print before.

Hailed as one of the most innovative and intimate documentaries of all time, KURT COBAIN: MONTAGE OF HECK is the only fully authorised portrait of the famed music icon. Wildly creative and highly praised, the documentary follows Kurt from his earliest years in this visceral and detailed cinematic insight of an artist struggling to come to terms and make sense of his place in the world. The highly anticipated soundtrack album KURT COBAIN - MONTAGE OF HECK: THE HOME RECORDINGS will now be released by Universal Music on CD and digital formats on the 13th November, 2015.KURT COBAIN - MONTAGE OF HECK: THE HOME RECORDINGS is an aural complement to the documentary in both concept and experience. Comprised from various early and raw cassette recordings made by Kurt alone, the soundtrack allows a rare, unfiltered glimpse into Cobain''s creative progression from early song snippets and short demos to musical experiments and ultimately, pieces of songs or lyrics that eventually appeared on later Nirvana albums. The title, KURT COBAIN: MONTAGE OF HECK takes its name from a musical collage that was created by Cobain with a 4-track cassette recorder in 1988.

Through his songs and lyrics, Kurt Cobain became one of the Twentieth century''s most emblematic and resonant icons. By the time of his death in 1994, whether he wanted it or not, he had become one of the world''s most famous and revered musicians. He left behind a legacy which has continued to influence musicians the world over. When his journals were published in 2002, they articulated the creativity and despair of a contemporary genius and the world in which he lived. Now for the first time, his fans will get an even more searing insight into what drove Cobain the man as well as the musician when his artworks are revealed to the world in this extraordinary and revelatory book. An art student by training, art was Cobain''s primary means of unlocking the darker recesses of his mind. Here is a visceral trip through the contents of that mind - through painting, sculpture, drawing, graphics, the reader gets a very physical sense of Cobain''s state of mind and an unparalleled idea of how creatively expressive he was in other media than music.

One decade on from his tragic passing, Nirvana''s Kurt Cobain remains the James Dean of modern-day rock. Courtney Love, meanwhile, continues to talk her way out of a hole and her musical exploits, battle for publicity with airliner incidents and guard her late husband''s musical legacy.

The lyrics notebook and personal journals of Kurt Cobain, revealing new insight and meaning to the iconic signer of the band Nirvana. Kurt Cobain filled dozens of notebooks with lyrics, drawings, and writings about his plans for Nirvana and his thoughts about fame, the state of music, and the people who bought and sold him and his music. His journals reveal an artist who loved music, who knew the history of rock, and who was determined to define his place in that history. Here is a mesmerizing, incomparable portrait of the most influential musician of his time.

Kurt Cobain filled dozens of notebooks with lyrics, drawings and writings about his plans for Nirvana and his thoughts about fame, the state of music and the people who bought and sold him and his music. More than 20 of these notebooks survived his many moves and travels, and have been locked in a safe since his death. His journals reveal an artist who loved music, who knew the history of rock, and who was determined to define his place in that history.

Das persönliche Porträt der Grunge-Legende Kurt Cobain (1967-94), der die moderne Rockmusik mit seiner Band Nirvana in unverwechselbarer Weise prägte, zeigt Auszüge aus seinen Tagebüchern in Faksimile und deutscher Übersetzung.

Features quotes gathered over the years from family, friends, and the artists themselves, giving the reader a personal insight into their music and world.