It was on August 30, 1992 that one of the biggest bands in the world owned one of the biggest festivals in the world.

Nirvana was at it’s peak when they headlined the legendary Reading Festival. Their major label debut had found it’s way into the homes of millions of fans. If their was any indication on how big Nevermind truly was, it would be that it even dethroned the King of Pop’s Dangerous earlier in the year.

The road to the Reading Festival was a bumpy one for the band. While Nevermind was riding high on the charts, Kurt Cobain was going through some growing pains.

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As many of you probably know, April 5, 2009 marked fifteen years since Kurt Cobain committed suicide.

Nirvana wasn’t the first of the so called “grunge” bands, but they were the band that brought Seattle to the world.

See, in 1991 we didn’t have the access that we have now to music. We had to rely on the radio, and yes, even MTV. Unless you were tapped into a live music scene, or even college radio, there was little exposure to music outside of the radio and MTV.

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Here’s a quick look at some of the headlines that caught my attention this past week.

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