‘Unpopular’ is a 90’s Grunge Treasure Trove
If you were alive in Australia in the 1990s and were lucky enough to catch Nirvana, Beastie Boys, Pavement, Fugazi, Hole, Sonic Youth, Mudhoney, The Lemonheads, or any of the other amazing ‘alternative’ acts that were rewriting rock ‘n’ roll history at the time, chances are you have Steve ‘Pav’ Pavlovic to thank for it.
Pav toured them all, and if he didn’t, they probably weren’t worth touring. As a music promoter, record company founder and entrepreneur, Steve Pavlovic has led an incredible life—and apparently, he’s never thrown anything out. The man has held on to everything and is in possession of a veritable Aladdin’s cave of ‘90s indie rock memorabilia. And now, lucky us, a large portion of that mind-boggling collection is on display at Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum.
Unpopular features more than 200 objects from Pav’s extensive collection, including rare footage of live performances, unheard music demos and live audio recordings, never-before-seen photographs, original graphic art, posters, fanzines, and more. You’d be insane not to get along. We got along, and Pav let us take some photos of some of his stuff so you can salivate in the privacy of your own home.