Buzz Osborne

Buzz Osborne: Nirvana's Hits Are the Same as Hair Metal Hits
Buzz Osborne: Nirvana's Hits Are the Same as Hair Metal Hits
Buzz Osborne: Nirvana's Hits Are the Same as Hair Metal Hits
Nirvana and Melvins are almost attached at the hip when it comes to rock history. As one of Kurt Cobain's biggest influences, Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne has always been able to offer fascinating insight on Cobain and Nirvana as a whole. In a new interview, Osborne shares an interesting take on Nirvana, comparing the band's songwriting to "a hair metal band's biggest hits."
Melvins' Buzz Osborne Criticizes Kurt Cobain + Smashing Pumpkins
Melvins' Buzz Osborne Criticizes Kurt Cobain + Smashing Pumpkins
Melvins' Buzz Osborne Criticizes Kurt Cobain + Smashing Pumpkins
Nirvana and Melvins will forever be connected in rock history. Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain famously cited Melvins as perhaps his greatest influence, inspiring the would-be grunge icon to create a specific blend of punk rock and sludge which would turn Cobain into the voice of disenfranchised youth. However, Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne and longtime friend of Cobain doesn't have the most positive