The Latest Breaking News from Nirvana

In the 90s, we worried about Nirvana ‘selling out’. I wish that concept still made sense

Big data has helped the music industry sell us only what we already like – but the results are less alive and less surprising, says Montana-based writer Dan Brooks

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2023

"It sounds exactly like the record" – guitarist nails Kurt Cobain's Nirvana In Utero distorted tones with two pedals, a Fender amp and some insider information

Aaron Rash's two-year tone odyssey pays off

MusicRadar · Jul 17, 2023

10 terrible grunge albums with one classic song

Grunge brought us some classic albums, but a lot of stinkers, too. Luckily, these poor efforts were all saved by one brilliant song

Metal Hammer · Jul 16, 2023

The world’s most expensive guitar pick? A Kurt Cobain-signed plectrum, thought to have tracked the Nevermind demos, has sold at auction for over $14,000

The pick features Cobain’s doodled take on the Dunlop Tortex logo. “I knew this piece was special when I saw it,” says buyer Shaun Ertischek

Guitar World · Jul 6, 2023

A beginner's guide to 90s UK indie in five essential albums

There was more to 90s indie than just Britpop, but it's a pretty good place to start... Here, the story of how one decade saw a genre morph beyond all recognition, told by the albums that made it happen

Louder · Jul 1, 2023

"It gets in the way of originality": Why Kurt Cobain thought it was a bad idea to get good at guitar

In this rare interview from 1993, Kurt Cobain explains to a reporter why he was never interested in honing his craft when it came to the guitar

Metal Hammer · Jul 1, 2023

Hans Zimmer has reportedly bought the BBC’s iconic Maida Vale Studios for £10.5 million

Legendary facility has been used to record sessions by David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana and Beyonce

MusicRadar · Jun 29, 2023

Soundgarden/Nirvana/Pearl Jam supergroup 3rd Secret release their second album The 2nd 3rd Secret without telling anyone: hear it here

Wanna know a secret? This grunge supergroup has just sneaked a new album out

Metal Hammer · Jun 27, 2023

Nirvana fan tries to recreate Steve Albini's aluminum Veleno guitar that Kurt Cobain used on In Utero

It's very ape, and very nice

MusicRadar · Jun 27, 2023

The best logos of the 1990s – as picked by experts

Of their time, yet timeless, we list the best logos of the 1990s.

Creative Bloq · Jun 27, 2023