In 1991, out of the haze of hair metal and obnoxiously
overblown metrosexuality, Nirvana broke onto the pop music scene and pretty
much razed the entire landscape around them. From there, they rebuilt from the
ashes to create what would end up being the definitive musical attitude for the
90’s. All of a sudden, “alternative” artists broke out into the mainstream,
bringing with them a sense of raw vulnerability and unflinching emotion the
likes of which hadn’t been seen before. This would later give birth to the
rarely-if-ever-good nu-metal movement and, God help us, Nickelback, but for the
time being, Kurt Cobain and company were at the level of new rock gods. But
then, typical rock star backstage drama took place, unfortunately ending in
Kurt’s suicide in 1994. We’ve seen plenty of documentaries emerge about the
artist, as well as a film loosely based on his story by Gus Van Sant in the
form of Last Days, but this should prove to be something different. Not only is
it co-produced by HBO, the only TV channel that carries consistent quality when
it comes to feature-length productions, but this is also the first doco to be
made with the support of the Cobain family. Will that extra access lead to
something special?