E5: The Kurt Cobain Tragical History Tour, Pt. 1

Jen explores the life of rock star Kurt Cobain by taking a psychogeographical journey into the heart of Washington State. Part 1 begins in Seattle and takes us to Aberdeen, WA.

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Sources and Further Reading

Aberdeen. (n.d.). Britannica. Retrieved October 13, 2025, from https://www.britannica.com/place/Aberdeen-Washington

Baker, Brian. (2003). Maps of the London Underground: Iain Sinclair and Michael Moorcock’s psychogeography of the city. Literary London: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Representation of London, 1(1). https://www.literarylondon.org/the-literary-london-journal/archive-of-the-literary-london-journal/issue-1-1/maps-of-the-london-underground-iain-sinclair-and-michael-moorcocks-psychogeography-of-the-city/

Bleach (Nirvana album). (2025). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bleach_(Nirvana_album)&oldid=1313347358

Büsch, T. (2014, June 22). Sense of Time. https://senseoftime.inenart.eu/?p=5681

Cascadia subduction zone. (2025). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cascadia_subduction_zone&oldid=1303357383

Chief Seattle. (2025). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chief_Seattle&oldid=1313017746

Cross, C. R. (2001). Heavier than heaven: A biography of Kurt Cobain. Grand Central Publishing.

Currin, G. H. (2017, October 27). Visiting Kurt Cobain’s childhood home, a place no one wanted. Pitchfork. https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/visiting-kurt-cobains-childhood-home-a-place-no-one-wanted/

Doc Maynard. (2025). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Doc_Maynard&oldid=1305243748

Gaar, G. G. (n.d.). Nirvana road trip through Aberdeen, Washington. Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia. Retrieved October 22, 2025, from https://www.goldminemag.com/features/nirvana-road-trip-through-aberdeen-washington/

Goldberg, D. (2019). Serving the servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain. Ecco.

History of Seattle. (2025). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_Seattle&oldid=1314117048

Jobes, D. A., Berman, A. L., O’Carroll, P. W., Eastgard, S., & Knickmeyer, S. (1996). The Kurt Cobain suicide crisis: Perspectives from research, public health, and the news media. Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior, 26(3), 260. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1943-278X.1996.tb00611.x

Kurt Cobain. (2025). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kurt_Cobain&oldid=1315564967#Personal_life

National Association of Counties. (2025, August 20). Pacific Northwest counties prepare for ‘The Big One.’https://www.naco.org/news/pacific-northwest-counties-prepare-big-one

Olympia Music History Project. (n.d.). Retrieved October 13, 2025, from https://www.olympiamusichistory.org/

Philip Ahn/Kurt Cobain Residence. (n.d.). LA Conservancy. Retrieved October 26, 2025, from https://www.laconservancy.org/learn/historic-places/philip-ahn-kurt-cobain-residence/

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Sub Pop Records (Producer). (2019, March 22). About A Girl (Remastered) [Video recording]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIx2H-plXdU

Sub Pop Records (Producer). (2019, March 22). Mr. Moustache (Remastered) [Video recording]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4322tT9m7k

Sub Pop Records (Producer). (2019, March 22). Swap Meet (Remastered) [Video recording]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJs0hg0nNKI

Vollmar, R. (n.d.). Northampton calling: A conversation with Alan Moore. World Literature Today. Retrieved October 13, 2025, from https://worldliteraturetoday.org/2017/january/northampton-calling-conversation-alan-moore-rob-vollmar

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