Nirvana: The Chosen Rejects - Signed by Krist Novoselic

St. Thomas, Kurt; Smith, Troy

ISBN 10: 0312206631 / ISBN 13: 9780312206635

Published by St. Martin's Griffin, New York, 2004

About this Item

Signed by Krist Novoselic on the half-title page. Novoselic was one of the founding members of Nirvana. Volume in VG+ condition with light shelf and edge wear, and a bit of a lift to the front cover.

Seller Inventory # 000764

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nirvana: The Chosen Rejects - Signed by Krist Novoselic
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, New York
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312206631
• ISBN 13: 9780312206635
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good+
• Signed: Signed by Krist Novoselic

About this title

Synopsis

"Basically, this is the real thing. No rock star contrivance, no intellectual perspective, no master plan for world domination. You're talking about four guys from rural Washington who wanna rock..."--Everett True, Melody Maker, March 18th, 1989

In 1992, Nirvana's breakthrough anthem, "Smells Like Teen Spirit," introduced a new underground sound to the mainstream music world. The record-breaking sales and global recognition that followed should have been a welcomed payoff for the hard-working punk band. Instead, that bright optimism quickly faded into bitter dissatisfaction, as the trio became conflicted about their unexpected success, and about having an audience that was the epitome of everything they had attempted to rebel against.

Nirvana's sonic catapult from obscurity to international stardom and their chart-topping success changed the face of rock music world-wide. In Nirvana: The Chosen Rejects, the authors have used a wealth of sources, including personal interviews with Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, in order to reconstruct Nirvana's meteoric rise and the subsequent fall of their troubled lead singer. The result is a front row perspective of the musical influences that helped nurture Nirvana's seminal sound, the stories about the creation of their albums, and the ideas that shaped their songs. Nirvana: The Chosen Rejects also contains a comprehensive discography and an A-Z listing of every Nirvana song officially released.

Kurt St. Thomas and Troy Smith were an award-winning programming team at WFNX-FM, Boston (MA), one of the nation's top alternative radio stations in the early 1990's. The pair wrote and produced the definitive Nirvana interview compact disc, Nevermind, It's an Interview, as well as interview CDs for Paul Weller, The Breeders, and Frank Black. St. Thomas lives in New York City, and Smith resides on Cape Cod, MA.

About the Authors

Kurt St. Thomas, a former radio programmer, is a music industry player, and an award-winning filmmaker who runs a film production company. He lives in New York City.

Troy Smith works in the radio industry and lives in Cape Cod.