Nirvana Were Asked To Leave Their Own Record Release Party
Nirvana’s Nevermind was the band’s major-label debut, and it’s come to be considered one of the greatest rock albums of all time. When they showed up to their own record release party at Re-bar in Seattle, it was hardly the low-key affair they’d requested. Surveying the abundance of industry suits (who were actually wearing suits), the band and their friends from the grunge scene felt like fish out of water. After two spins of Nevermind, they said they wanted to hear something else, and attempted to take over DJ duties. They ripped the Nirvana posters off the wall, then Krist Novoselic tossed a tamale at Kurt Cobain.