As it got closer to the end of 1991 the Lizard Lounge really started to take off in a big way. We had decent crowds from the end of 1990 but now we were getting large queues waiting to get in. Fridays had taken off and Thursday nights were huge too. We had to start a membership card system to get the regulars in. I always thought it had something to do with this song. The moment when alternative rock hit the mainstream which brought clubs like ours into the public eye. This song was everywhere. On every station.
The first time I head it was in Meredith Street Elwood pulling my car into my block of flats. It was one of those songs where I had to sit in the car until it was over. Then I'm reading in The Face magazine how they're playing this track at the top nightclubs. It was the song that ate the world. It changed everything. It was that powerful.
One of the best things about it is that it put the spotlight on The Pixies who provided the template for Nirvana's more commercial rock and roll. Bad thing..all that Seattle crap although Pearl jam did have a few good tunes.
When I started my entertainment company I named it after two records I deemed pretty important in my musical life. Nevermind. After Nirvana's album and The Sex Pistols "Never Mind The Bollocks". When I started the business the old lady at the bank thought it was a lovely name. I think she related it to peter pan.
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