On 1993, Nirvana taped their MTV 'Unplugged' performance. Cobain would sadly never see the success that followed.

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On Nov. 18, 1993, Nirvana’s 'MTV Unplugged' was taped in front of a studio audience in New York City. The gig is arguably the most recognized of Nirvana’s live performances and one of the most ...

It was nearly a disaster, but Nirvana going acoustic for MTV ended up being one of the most iconic live performances ever and ...

Who can say why MTV chose to air Nirvana’s performance on the network’s Unplugged program over and over, like a tape loop, in the hours and days following the discovery of Cobain’s lifeless body on ...

On Nov. 18, 1993, Nirvana took a trip to New York City and taped their iconic 'Unplugged' set for MTV. The special aired less than a month later on Dec. 14, adding yet another immortal moment to ...

Editor's note: As Nirvana drummer-turned-founding Foo Fighter Dave Grohl turns 50 Monday, USA TODAY looks back on one of his most iconic recordings: Nirvana's "MTV Unplugged In New York," which turned ...

When Nirvana took the stage of the Sony Music Studios in New York City on Nov. 18, 1993, their third (and ultimately final) studio album In Utero was only two months old. Their second album, 1991's ...

MTV’s “Unplugged” might have gone the way of the rest of the network’s music programming, but it did gift the world with a number of classic performances. Chief among them was Nirvana’s massively ...

During its heyday in the 1990s, “MTV Unplugged” gave artists a platform to escape the confines of the recording studio and the glut of special-effects-laden music videos. They performed unadorned, raw ...

Come as you are — leave with a multimillion-dollar ax. A guitar that Kurt Cobain played during Nirvana‘s 1993 MTV Unplugged concert sold for a cool $6.01 million at auction Saturday. The price was ...

Kurt Cobain’s guitar from Nirvana’s iconic MTV Unplugged performance sold at auction Saturday for a record $6 million. The previous record was $3.95 million for a Black Stratocaster owned by Pink ...