Given our emphasis on the importance of media and those who make it, we would be remiss not to mention the late, great Kurt Cobain, who would have turned 47 today.
As the frontman for Nirvana, Cobain produced thunderous yet intimate music. He made stadiums feel like living rooms. When you watch him perform, he exudes pure, raw emotion, as if he is confessing to the audience.
Here at Media Matters, we like to celebrate media that is cathartic, media that reaches out and touches its consumers. The best media connects with people. It jumps off the page, ignites the screen, or radiates from your headphones and warms your heart. And that is precisely what Cobain's music did and continues to do.
Like any great piece of media, Cobain's music communicates in a raw, honest, artful way. Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic once said Cobain was like a particular piece of art he made — a picture of grocery store meat with an orchid pasted on it, a testament to raw beauty.
It's a true shame that Cobain is gone, but like any great art, his music will live on forever.
In his honor, you should give it a listen tonight. Here's my personal favorite tune...
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