Remembering Nirvana, and how music can frame experience (and memory)

“Part of our lives are lived on social media and part are lived in our heart and in the real world. The discrepancy between the two often makes people miserable.” – Aaron Hamburger

In this episode of Deviate, Rolf and Aaron discuss identifying with Nirvana (3:00); the nature of genius (11:00); and the search of authenticity (20:00).

Aaron Hamburger (@hamburger_aaron) is an author whose writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune. He is the author of Nirvana is Here and The View from Stalin’s Head, which was awarded the Rome Prize by the American Academy of Arts and Letters and nominated for a Violet Quill Award. For more on Aaron, check out https://aaronhamburger.com/.

Notable Links:

• Nevermind (music album)
• Smells like Teen Spirit, by Nirvana (song)
• Kurt Cobain (musician)
• Leonard Cohen (singer)
• McCabe & Mrs. Miller (film)
• Hallelujah (song)
• Random Access Memories (music album)
• The Stone Roses (band)
• Pixies (band)
• The Smashing Pumpkins (band)
• Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (film)
• Marcel Proust (writer)
• Claudine at School, by Colette (novel)

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The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel’s 2017 album Lumber.

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