On our penultimate episode—and the final album on Kurt Cobain’s list—Martin Douglas dives into Yip/Jump Music by Daniel Johnston. Johnston rose from obscurity by self-recording (and self-dubbing) his own tapes and handing them out at McDonald’s, eventually finding a massive audience after Cobain was repeatedly spotted wearing a t-shirt featuring the cover of Hi, How Are You.

Live in Seattle? Join us in the KEXP Gathering Space on April 26, 2025, for our Come As You Are live finale event. Details here.

Hosts: Dusty Henry and Martin Douglas
Written & Produced by: Martin Douglas
Mixed & Mastered by: Matt Martin and Roddy Nikpour
Special thanks to: Isabel Khalili and Larry Mizell Jr.

On our penultimate episode&mdash;and the final album on Kurt Cobain&rsquo;s list&mdash;Martin Douglas dives into&nbsp;Yip/Jump Music&nbsp;by Daniel Johnston. Johnston rose from obscurity by self-recording (and self-dubbing) his own tapes and handing them out at McDonald&rsquo;s, eventually finding a massive audience after Cobain was repeatedly spotted wearing a t-shirt featuring the cover of&nbsp;Hi, How Are You.
Live in Seattle? Join us in the KEXP Gathering Space on April 26, 2025, for our Come As You Are live finale event.&nbsp;<a href="https://kexp.org/events/kexp-events/come-as-you-are-a-live-finale/" data-stringify-link="https://kexp.org/events/kexp-events/come-as-you-are-a-live-finale/" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Details here.</a>
Hosts: Dusty Henry and Martin Douglas Written &amp; Produced by: Martin Douglas Mixed &amp; Mastered by: Matt Martin and Roddy Nikpour Special thanks to: Isabel Khalili and Larry Mizell Jr.

Kurt Cobain’s influence went beyond just the music he created with Nirvana. He also put the masses on to some of his own favorite artists. One particular document from his journals has been instructive to many fans – his top 50 albums. Each week, The Cobain 50 podcast digs into albums from this famous list and how they may have influenced Cobain and Nirvana. While learning the individual histories of the different albums on the list, we gain new insights into artists on the fringes as well as some of the biggest groups of all time. The podcast takes us through the legacies of acts like Sonic Youth, Pixies, The Breeders, Public Enemy, PJ Harvey, Black Flag, Mazzy Star, The Shaggs, Shonen Knife, and more. Episodes drop weekly starting January 10, 2024.

Kurt Cobain’s influence went beyond just the music he created with Nirvana. He also put the masses on to some of his own favorite artists. One particular document from his journals has been instructive to many fans – his top 50 albums. Each week, The Cobain 50 podcast digs into albums from this famous list and how they may have influenced Cobain and Nirvana. While learning the individual histories of the different albums on the list, we gain new insights into artists on the fringes as well as some of the biggest groups of all time. The podcast takes us through the legacies of acts like Sonic Youth, Pixies, The Breeders, Public Enemy, PJ Harvey, Black Flag, Mazzy Star, The Shaggs, Shonen Knife, and more. Episodes drop weekly starting January 10, 2024.

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