Selena Gomez Reveals Kurt Cobain As Her Childhood Music Idol Selena Gomez reveals her admiration for Kurt Cobain, prepares for Linda Ronstadt biopic, and releases new single 'Love On.' Top News · Feb 27, 2024
10 musicians who destroyed their instruments: "For Hendrix, there was something ritualistic about burning a Fender Stratocaster" Whether it's to make a statement, rile up an audience or add a rebellious edge to a music video, trashing our gear has become something of a tradition in the rock world MusicRadar · Feb 19, 2024
Aaron Rash has taken his Nirvana gear journey to a whole new level: he's built the 'Frankenamp' Kurt Cobain used that's the final part in the In Utero tone puzzle Nirvana's tech Earnie Bailey has helped the YouTuber reach the final destination of his quest MusicRadar · Feb 7, 2024
My Heavenly Favourite by Lucas Rijneveld review – a transgressive tour de force In this dazzling follow-up to the International Booker-winning The Discomfort of Evening, an abuser addresses his teenage victim The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024
Taylor Swift’s old apartment to Nirvana’s bathtub: the photo project following in musicians’ footsteps For his project The Band Was Here, New Yorker Steve Birnbaum obsessively tracks down famous musical locations – but this pop cultural history is under threat The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024
Meet Aaron Rash: the YouTuber who's got so close to Kurt Cobain's Nirvana tones he's releasing a guitar and In Utero IR pack to share his discoveries "I started going down the rabbit hole" MusicRadar · Jan 16, 2024
"Sometimes when you're scared and your adrenaline's pumping, you just start beating the shit out of your instrument": revisiting Nirvana's electrifying 1992 appearance on Saturday Night Live Celebrating the equipment-smashing, French-kissing day Nirvana knocked Michael Jackson off the top of the charts Metal Hammer · Jan 11, 2024
Addiction, Jurassic Park and a one-sided Nirvana feud: The story of Tool’s Sober Tool’s cerebral single earned chart success and launched a career of prog metal trailblazing – despite its video being slammed by Kurt Cobain Metal Hammer · Dec 28, 2023
"As metal staggered to its feet and limped out of the 80s, it was on the cusp of becoming stronger than ever before": How heavy metal got its mojo back Big hair and bad spandex almost killed any credibility metal had in the 1980s. But metal not only survived, it also came back bigger and stronger than ever Metal Hammer · Dec 22, 2023
Watch ten rock stars from the 90s in their earlier bands Warning: contains Tom Morello playing with a Michael Bolton lookalike Louder · Dec 17, 2023
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Nevermind the other festive guitar deals, the iconic Kurt Cobain Jag-Stang has 20% off at Fender As well as slashing the price of the legendary offset, Fender is also heavily discounting everything from the Paranormal range to the Sonic series, Acoustasonics and Players MusicRadar · Dec 7, 2023
10 essential live rock and metal albums from the ’90s The ’90s were a golden era for box office productions from Page & Plant and AC/DC, not to mention a certain era-defining acoustic set from Nirvana Guitar World · Nov 29, 2023
From Kurt to Elvis, JFK and more, what movies did stars see just before they died? For Franz Kafka, it was The Kid. For Stanley Kubrick, it was the trailer to Eyes Wide Shut. But what about Cobain, Presley and Kennedy? Artist Stanley Schtinter talks us through his revelatory new project The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2023
The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2023 Geordie Walker, Killing Joke’s pioneering guitarist and co-founder, dies aged 64 Guitarist joined the band in 1979 and, along with frontman Jaz Coleman, was their only sole constant member
Louder · Nov 26, 2023 10 moments of genius from MTV Unplugged As Nirvana’s iconic set turns 30, we pick out the ten best songs from the famous sessions
Louder · Nov 25, 2023 “We knew we didn’t want to do an acoustic version of Teen Spirit, that would’ve been horrendously stupid”: Revisiting Nirvana’s iconic MTV Unplugged performance 30 years on The grunge icons did the show their way - and it was one for the ages
Louder · Nov 24, 2023 10 cover versions that are way more popular than the originals (according to Spotify) The Beatles, Bowie, Bob Dylan and Stevie Wonder have all seen covers of their songs become more popular than the original version
MusicRadar · Nov 21, 2023 "Even before we got to the day of the show, there was a ‘concern’… a concern with Liam" – the story behind the farce and the glory of Oasis’s infamous 1996 MTV Unplugged performance Riding high after playing to 250,000 people at Knebworth, Oasis set about rehearsing for a very different kind of show – an intimate MTV Unplugged performance from the Royal Festival Hall. But within days, it was clear all was not going to plan…
MusicRadar · Nov 20, 2023 Kurt Cobain's 'Skystang I' Fender Mustang guitar fails to eclipse his record-breaking Competition Stripe model at auction But it still fetched over $1.5million
Guitar World · Nov 20, 2023 The 22 most expensive guitars of all time Fenders owned by Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan, Martins belonging to Kurt Cobain and David Gilmour, and one independently made axe headline the list of most profitable guitars sold at auction
Guitar World · Nov 20, 2023 Kurt Cobain guitars now account for 3 of the top 10 most expensive guitars sold at auction as the ‘Sky Stang I’ Fender Mustang used in Nirvana’s final performance sells for $1.5 million The value of Kurt Cobain-associated guitar sales on the list now more than doubles that of his nearest competitor, David Gilmour
MusicRadar · Nov 17, 2023 Eric Clapton’s 1964 ‘The Fool’ Gibson SG sells at auction for a record $1.27 million The Fool and your money is easily parted as the iconic double-cut is now the most expensive of Clapton's guitars ever to be sold at auction, and is now owned by The Jim Irsay Collection
The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023 Eric Clapton’s psychedelic ‘Fool’ guitar sells for more than £1m at auction The 1964 Gibson SG electric guitar sold for 1,270,000 dollars.
Metal Hammer · Nov 15, 2023 The guitar Kurt Cobain played at Nirvana's last show is up for auction, with an estimated price-tag of two million dollars If the thought of owning Kurt Cobain's Fender Mustang guitar, aka 'Sky-Stang I', appeals, you might want to set two million dollars aside this weekend