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Nirvanna the Band the Show is a Canadian mockumentary-sitcom television series, created by Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol, who co-star as fictionalised versions of themselves. It premiered on February 2, 2017 on Viceland .
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Directed by Matt Johnson Written by Matt Johnson Jay McCarrol Produced by Matthew Miller Matt Greyson Starring Matt Johnson Jay McCarrol Cinematography Jared Raab Edited by Curt Lobb Robert Upchurch Music by Jay McCarrol Production company Telefilm Canada Release date March 2025 (2025-03) (SXSW) Country Canada Language English Nirvanna the Band the Show the ...
Jay McCarrol (born August 9, 1983) is a Canadian musician, writer and actor, most noted as co-creator and co-star with Matt Johnson of Nirvanna the Band the Show. [1]He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Score at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024, for his work on the film BlackBerry. [2]
The video includes live performances, as well as interview clips, news footage and the band's home movies. [1] The live material is drawn largely from the band's 1991 Nevermind tour, with their shows at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington, on October 31, 1991, and Paradiso in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on November 25, 1991, featured most prominently.
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The show was directed by Beth McCarthy and aired on the cable television network MTV on December 16, 1993. In a break with MTV Unplugged tradition, Nirvana used some electric amplification and effects, and played mainly lesser-known material and covers, with performances of songs by the Vaselines, David Bowie, Lead Belly and Meat Puppets.
"Spank Thru" dates back to 1985, when it was included on the demo tape Illiteracy Will Prevail released by Cobain's short-lived band, Fecal Matter.Novoselic, who lived in Cobain's hometown of Aberdeen, Washington, later claimed that hearing this version, which featured Melvins drummer Dale Crover on drums and backing vocals, led to him forming what would become Nirvana with Cobain.
PLAYBACK: The Seattle grunge band performed on MTV Unplugged in a funereal setting of lit candles and white lilies. Mark Beaumont chronicles the troubled days leading up to the show, during which ...