NEVERMIND NIRVANA
o those of us who came from the international pop underground – that loose alliance of outsiders, love rockers, Riot Grrrls and DIY malcontents that made up the prevalent music scene in Kurt Cobain’s adopted hometown of Olympia, WA in the late 80s – it seemed near unbelievable that the metal world (and later the world at large) were so eager to embrace Nirvana’s chaotic adrenalin rush in mid-1991. We were used to being derided, scorned; scoffed at for our weird haircuts and love of
