The Nevernudes perform at Where are you Sleeping Tonight? A Nirvana Tribute Show. Photo / Nick Kingstone
Opinion
Twenty years ago I didn't want to be a record label boss. Then some guy came along who looked like he could be someone just down the road who played guitar.
He, along with his goofy, lanky bass-playing mate and Ringo-like drummer, basically cemented my love for alternative music.
So you can imagine my excitement when 95bFM put on a night dedicated to Nirvana. Local acts, six in total, converge at the Kings Arms to pay tribute to their heroes.
Each band brought something a little different to the evening, but it was all underlined by the sound you have come to love from Nirvana.
X Ray-Fiends opened up the show with a cover of Love Buzz akin to Shocking Blue in terms of fuzz and tone, while Mean Girls' Zac Arnold destroyed an acoustic guitar after a 'tender' version of Something in the Way before going into their anarcho-noise set (complete with Rape Me and Stay Away).
$noregazzZm opted to mess around with Smell Like Teen Spirit, a testament to the love of that song in the mash-up world and how the song is open to different styles.
