I'm Brian Hyatt. This is Rolling Stone, Music Now. Today we're taking one more look at

Nirvana's in utero which celebrates its 30th anniversary this week. First up we have Michael

Azerad, who was Nirvana's very first

biographer and spent an incredible amount of time with the band. His book, Come As You Are,

the story of Nirvana, came out in 1993 to coincide with in utero.

And next month on October 24, Michael's releasing The Amplified Comas You Are the Story of

Nirvana, which is a really unique book that I was excited to get an advanced look at.

It more than doubles the length of the original with Michael sort of in conversation

with his original draft and adding a ton of new information and observations.

And then we're going to hear from Jim Merlez, co-founder of Big Hassel Media, who was Nervana's

publicist during the Inuitero era and has some really unique stories to tell including new behind

the scenes information about the reporting of David Frick's incredible Rolling Stone cover

story from that era, as well as the time that one of my favorite former Rolling Stone riders,

Kim Neely, got to spend with nirvana around in Europe.

And then finally we're going to hear from Danny Goldberg who's had an amazing career in the record business

as a young man, he was Led Zeppelin's publicist he was

Nirvana's manager he was a label chief and he's the author of serving the

servant remembering Kurt Cobain as well as another book that I really like

bumping into geniuses my life inside the

rock and roll business he has some really unique memories to share about

nirvana and in euro as well but first up here's my conversation with Michael

Azred whose book come as you are I literally read to pieces in his first edition.

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