Archive artist of the fortnight special: Nirvana
On the eve of the release of "new" Nirvana single 'You Know You're Right' and a just-in-time-for-Christmas box set to follow, we revisit the fruits of earlier legal battles involving the 1990s' great lost band
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It's the leader single from the box set that will doubtlessly top every Christmas list on the planet this year, and is the first "new" material from the most important band of the last decade in nearly as long again. You Know You're Right: what a poignant title for a song that almost didn't see the light of day, thanks to seemingly intractable rowing amongst its living guardians. It wasn't the first time Nirvana were at the centre of a legal battle however. Here's an article from the late Bill Graham, written in 1993, disentangling the tale of three Nirvana biographies, one of which was being suppressed by the band at the time, via the most expensive solicitors corporate rock money could buy - in an Artist Of The Fortnight special. Click here to read...
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