Cobain Continues: A Kurt Cobain Survives Collaborative Timeline

May 19, 1997

The Backstreet Boys release their first US single "Quit Playing Games," three months ahead of their self-titled debut album hitting shelves. Cobain is flattered to learn that Nick Carter mentioned Nirvana as one of his favorite music acts in an MTV News brief.
 
February 28th 1996:Tabitha's Secert win the Grammy for best New Artist and best Rock Song for Bed of Lies.

Lead singer Rob Thomas thanks Shannon Hoon for them being a major part of this achievement.

May 9th 1997:Blind Melon releases a album called from the Outfield which is full of outtakes and covers with a exception a song with just Shannon Hoon and Kurt Cobain called Cut Me Some Slack
 
May 23rd, 1997: Cobain begins work on Doused In Mud. Rumors start spreading that Dave Grohl, the current frontman of the band the Foo Fighters, intends to make an appearance on the album on at least one song. When asked about this, Cobain says: "Surprises are too rare nowadays, so I'm gonna say I dunno to get my fanboys' panties in a knot. It's fun to fuck around with them."
 
May 25th 1997:Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong dies in of a heroine overdose in a apartment in Oakland Cailforina.

While Dookie was a success. The follow up Insomniac is seen as a flop with a lot of people blaming the fue he had with grunge music.
 
May 27th, 1997: Cobain voices his sadness over Armstrong's death, saying: "He wasn't the dipshit who thought grunge and punk pop were any different, it was our stupid fans. Frankly, it sucks to see him go, since he seemed to have a lot of potential."
 
(So, I'm guessing Green Day ITTL is seen as the Nirvana of the OTL? A couple obscure early albums, a breakthrough hit and more indie, deeper followup, followed by the band's dissolution following the frontman's death)
 
(It seems like ITTL, grunge survives while punk dies, unlike the OTL where grunge died and punk survived. Kurt Cobain and Shanoon Hoot both are alive ITTL while Jared Leto and Billie Joe Armstrong are dead)
 
May 28th 1996:Sublime lead singer and gutiarist Bradley Nowell is found on his hotel room floor crying about how drugs have ruined his life.

He decides to cancel the rest of the tour and go back into rehab.


January 1st 1997:The delayed third album of Sublime Killin It is released.

A lot of critics and music historians agree that this album help save the genre of punk and ska.

What I Got the lead off single because a favorite to request on the radio throughout its popularity.
 
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May 28 1997:Rob Thomas comments on Armstrongs death saying.

"Little bit of problems here and there but I am totally down that this happened"
 
June 7th, 1997: Courtney Love accuses Cobain of causing Armstrong's death, claiming that he: "Took advice from his fatass friend [Notorious B.I.G] about the whole music war crap! West vs. east, grunge vs. punk, it's all the same! He started it, so he's responsible!"
 
June 16th, 1997: Former Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson contacts Cobain, telling him he's aware of his upcoming Doused In Mud album. Cobain recognizes Wilson for his work on the Beach Boys' magnum opus Pet Sounds, which he referenced when sardonically referring to Nirvana's final album Tuc Eht Parc. Wilson tells Cobain that he: "Sees a lot of potential in him and would like to help him produce Doused in Mud", given the Beach Boys' all but in name dissolution and Wilson's expertise at music production. Cobain accepts, being fond of Wilson's non-conformity and technical eye.
 
June 8th 1997:The funeral of Billie Joe Armstrong is held in a small chapel in his home of Rodeo Cailforina.

The speakers including surviving members Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool, Bradley Nowell, Kurt Cobain, Krist Novolessic and Dave Ghrol, Shannon Hoon and Dexter Holland of the Offspring.

The band officially disbands after the burial.
 
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