Original Nirvana drummer Chad Channing shares stories from the Bleach era, Love Buzz single & other collectables, getting knocked out by Chris's bass and digging through his rare vinyl.
Topics Include:
Chad's prized find: an original Australian Dirty Deeds from a rummage sale
Hunting a Bill Evans record, and why jazz demands clean vinyl
Dad played LA jazz bass; Mom once sang with Chet Baker
How jazz quietly shaped his "drummer for the song" philosophy
Describing his drumming style in one word: adaptive
Nirvana's only instruction when he joined: powerful but simple
Coming from a math rock band with 13-part songs
The one time Kurt openly praised his drumming: In Bloom
How "About a Girl" got its name from Chad
Kurt finishing Bleach lyrics in a notebook while driving to the studio
Shelved songs, lost tapes, and Chad's forgotten cassette in the box set
Owning Love Buzz single #3; Kurt had #1, Chris #2
His blank-label Bleach test pressing, housed in a homemade cover
Nate authenticates Chad's Australian Waterfront blue vinyl live on air
The ultra-rare purple Waterfront pressing and why most were destroyed
Swirled Sub Pop variants, and why he's never played some
Knocked out by Chris's bass at the Bleach cover photo show
Tracy Marander's undeveloped rolls of never-seen Nirvana photos
Sub Pop steering early decisions while the band went along
Packed European shows: the moment they realized something big was happening
The Blew EP and its gynecologist-chair cover he never chose
Hiding under the drum riser with Kurt as bottles flew
Stuck alone in a broken Manchester elevator for half an hour
His European tour posters, including the coveted Lush show poster
Could his beat-up distortion pedal be Kurt's missing Astoria pedal?
A gifted Mustang, his kit at MoPOP, and heirlooms for his kids
Smart Studios sessions, and Dave Grohl keeping his drum parts
Here She Comes Now, Sappy, and becoming a Nirvana fan afterward
MS, a childhood leg injury, and a memoir about 73 moves
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