When Nirvana performed at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on August 9, 1992, they were no longer the obscure Seattle grunge band that many had assumed they were a year earlier. Their second album, Nevermind (1991), was a success, and MTV rewarded them with an award nomination and the opportunity to perform at the ceremony. It was supposed to be a big night for singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain, bassist Krist Novos…
When Nirvana performed at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on August 9, 1992, they were no longer the obscure Seattle grunge band that many had assumed they were a year earlier. Their second album, Nevermind (1991), was a success, and MTV rewarded them with an award nomination and the opportunity to perform at the ceremony. It was supposed to be a big night for singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain, bassist Krist Novos…