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Kask releases Nirvana helmet: Over-ear aero helmet claims six-watt saving over Utopia Y model

Kask’s latest helmet incorporates 3D printed padding for impact absorption and airflow

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“I’m like, ‘I don’t know, man! I’m in Arizona!’” In 1993, Kurt Cobain asked Sepultura man Max Cavalera where to get heroin in Brazil

When trying to score drugs at a South American festival, Nirvana’s leader turned to what he believed to be a local expert

Metal Hammer

Come As You Are: Novoselic plays with Nirvana tribute act

Krist Novoselic guests with Nirvana tribute act

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“The last time I played that song was 30 years ago”: Krist Novoselic revisits three Nirvana classics as he joins FooVana hybrid tribute act

The bassist surprised concert-goers as he joined the Foo Fighters/Nirvana covers band to celebrate the grunge legend's legacy

Guitar World

The guitar riff changed the course of popular music in the 1950s and remains a powerful force today – we chart its development over the decades, and what you can learn from its evolution

From Chuck Berry to Dave Grohl via Johnny Marr, Jimmy Page and more, this rhythm guitar masterclass offers a decade-by-decade study in the evolution of the riff

Guitar World

“We didn’t meander into obscurity and make records that I wasn’t proud of. None of that ever happened”: the epic story of Soundgarden, the superstar grunge band who didn’t want to be superstars

Late, great Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell would have turned 60 on July 20 – this is the story of the band that made him famous

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“The director lost control of the crowd and chaos ensued.” Ex-Fear Factory vocalist Burton C. Bell shares his memories of 'starring' in Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit video

There were around 40 'extras' on the Smells Like Teen Spirit video shoot. Burton C. Bell was one of them

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“There I was standing right in front, stoned in amazement.” Ex-Fear Factory frontman Burton C. Bell explains why his face is on the sleeve of Nirvana's final Sub Pop single

If you study the sleeve artwork for Nirvana's 1990 single Sliver closely, you'll spot a young Burton C. Bell

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“Listen to Romeo And Juliet by Prokofiev. It’s one of the heaviest pieces of music you’ll ever hear”: The magic and mystery – but not genius – of Muse’s first decade

With each of their first four albums Matt Bellamy and co injected more prog to their music, finding inspiration via classical composers, magic mushrooms and a Ouija board

Louder

The messy Nirvana logo battle has finally come to an end

The band has reached an agreement with fashion company Marc Jacobs.

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“He had this ’65 Firebird III hanging on the wall. It was one of the best guitars I’d ever played. Some weeks later, I dreamed about it. I was like, ‘That’s the Holy Grail!’” DeWolff’s Pablo van de Poel on the quest to land his literal dream guitar

The Dutch psych-rock maestro checks in to show us his guitars and in the process makes us A) want a Firebird and B) wonder if it's time to have three fuzz pedals on our pedalboards

Guitar World

10 of the best tracks brought back to life by movies and TV shows

Sometimes all it takes is one iconic scene to bring a track back from the brink of obscurity.

What Hi-Fi?

“I sourced all the original microphones that were used on the record”: This Nirvana tone chaser has spent years learning how to nail Kurt Cobain's guitar sound – now he’s released his research in the form of The Utero Sessions IR Pack

The no-expenses-spared pack lets players harness the sound of Cobain's famed In Utero tone “without touching a single physical amp”

Guitar World

“You can now have the sound of your favorite Nirvana record all in the computer without touching a single physical amp”: Kurt Cobain tone guru Aaron Rash releases The Utero Sessions IR Pack

After two years of extensive research, YouTuber and Nirvana tone expert Aaron Rash unveils his IR pack so you can nail the In Utero tones without losing your shirt on the vintage market

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“I imagine there’s more unlistened to copies of Killtaker than any other Fugazi album.” Nirvana may have brought 'alternative rock' to the masses, but for Fugazi, America's greatest punk band, the fall-out proved to be “a real nightmare”

Released on June 30, 1993, Fugazi's In On The Killtaker may have been the Washington DC quartet's best-selling record, but it emerged at a time when the alt. rock 'revolution' was proving to be a "headache" for Ian MacKaye and co.

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The Breeders review – effortless pop gems from the grunge era

Undimmed by the decades, the Deal sisters mark the 30th anniversary of their classic album Last Splash with a masterclass in off-kilter melody

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“I heard some ruckus outside… It was Kurt and Dave from Nirvana who had a note for me, saying, ‘This is not a joke, call Buzz about playing with the Melvins’”: Joe Preston on Thrones, Sunn O))) and life as the underground’s first-call bassist

Bass legend Joe Preston breaks cover to reflect on his career with Melvins, High On Fire, Earth and more, and admits that trying to make a living from music was his biggest mistake

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"I’d ticked off my goals so quickly I didn’t even know if I wanted to do it anymore." Michael "Moose" Thomas: 10 Songs That Changed My Life

Kill The Lights drummer and former Bullet For My Valentine sticksman Michael "Moose" Thomas picks the ten songs that changed his life

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“I stuck with Gibson basses because they’re so dense”: Krist Novoselic dons a Thunderbird as he debuts his new band in Kurt Cobain's hometown – and pays tribute with a rendition of Nirvana's debut single

Krist Novoselic and his new band, The Bona Fide Band, gave a nod to Kurt Cobain and Nirvana with their own rendition of Love Buzz

Louder

“If it brings back memories and feelings for people, that’s the magic of music.” Watch ex-Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic perform the grunge gods' debut single Love Buzz in Kurt Cobain’s hometown

Krist Novoselic’s new band The Bona Fide Band rocked Aberdeen, Washington on June 21

Louder

“I can’t get into somebody else’s mind and decide what their problem is.” Bikini Kill's Kathleen Hanna was close friends with Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, but she still doesn't know why Courtney Love hated her so much

Kathleen Hanna on that one-sided 'feud' with Courtney Love

Guitar World

“That doesn’t make any sense. It was not worth that”: Guitar collector and Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay doesn’t think Kurt Cobain’s MTV Unplugged acoustic was worth $6 million

The renowned guitar collector has had his say on the sale of Cobain's Martin D-18E, which currently stands as the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction

Guitar World

How to play Come As You Are on guitar

Learn Kurt Cobain’s iconic Nirvana riff – a rite of passage for beginners and more experienced guitarists alike

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"It was more of a struggle to stay alive than it was to continue to the band": How Failure found themselves at odds with everyone

Influential alt.rock trio Failure were tipped for stardom, but imploded in a haze of drugs and exasperation

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“He used little gear, took a low fee, and let the band and their music do the talking - and if he could do it all in one take, so much the better”: The genius of 'anti-producer' Steve Albini

This month in our Pioneers series, we explore the influence of an engineer whose uncompromising approach helped to shape the sound of albums from Nirvana, Pixies and PJ Harvey

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