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The Latest Breaking News from Nirvana

Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Oasis, The Smiths, Deftones, the Manics and more all had classics going spare, as these superlative compilations prove

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Bruce Loose brought his own unique blend of complexity and a menacing darkness to San Francisco punks Flipper

The singer, who died from a heart attack on 5 September, ripped up the two-minute hardcore song blueprint and won over a legion of fans including Kurt Cobain and Jane’s Addiction

The Guardian - UK

"There was so much interest in Nirvana. I couldn’t believe it." What Dave Grohl thought of the much-loved grunge exhibition in Seattle which has closed after 14 years

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Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl to be honoured at LA gala for his volunteer work with people experiencing homelessness

Former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl's passionate service to local community will be recognised at Hope in the City of Angels gala

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“I started pacing around the room - usually I take notes but I was just taking it all in. I went ‘Play it again'”: How Dave Grohl delivered the incredible Smells Like Teen Spirit drum track

The drum part that introduced Nirvana and a drummer named Dave Grohl to the world was released back in 1991

MusicRadar

"Play eighth notes on the hi-hat, kick on one and three, snare on two and four and you’re playing AC/DC”: 13 easy drum songs every beginner should learn

Stop cramming and start jamming with these must-know easy-drum classics for beginners

MusicRadar

Debate: What's the greatest grunge album ever?

Nevermind? Dirt? Ten? God's Balls? Spanking Machine? We want to know the one elite grunge album you can't live without

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"I was told by somebody from Nirvana’s label that they sold an extra million copies of Nevermind after my parody came out." How Nirvana rescued 'Weird Al' Yankovic from "the wilderness"

"Dave Grohl saw me perform in Seattle once and said it was the loudest show he had ever heard"

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No Apologies review – what if Kurt Cobain was transgender?

In a poetic performance, former teenage grunge obsessive Emma Frankland takes heart from a fantasy about the Nirvana musician

The Guardian - UK

“Literally the first chord I hit on it after I put it together just gave me goosebumps”: Nirvana tone guru Aaron Rash solves Kurt Cobain’s Heart-Shaped Box guitar mystery – and opens Pandora’s box for the tonewood debate

Rash's latest break in the In Utero case arrived via a late-night epiphany and the help of ChatGPT, and it might just reignite the conversation about the impact of body wood on tone

MusicRadar

“The scene was super-underground. When the music industry developed, everyone got excited to start a band”: Meet Seera, Saudi Arabia’s first public all-female band, who are merging Nirvana and Tool with Arabic influences – and going global

Inspired to pick up the instrument by Guitar Hero, Seera are about to hit the international touring circuit on the back of a debut album that’s all about storytelling in a psychedelic style

Guitar World

"First you get slapped in the face, then you get shoved, then you get punched." Legendary record producer Andy Wallace on working with Nirvana, Rage Against The Machine, Slayer and Jeff Buckley on some of the greatest rock albums ever made

How Andy Wallace helped shape the sound of a generation

Metal Hammer

“Kurt said, ‘I want the guy that did the Slayer album’”: How Kurt Cobain brought a more aggressive edge to Nevermind with the help of Slayer’s producer

Cobain sought out Slayer collaborator Andy Wallace to help give Nevermind an extra edge

Guitar World

Elton John, Questlove, Rod Stewart mourn death of Ozzy Osbourne

Luminaries of the music world mourned the death Tuesday of Ozzy Osbourne at age 76, expressing affection and admiration for the heavy metal icon

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Ozzy Osbourne 1948 - 2025

A true musical icon, Ozzy Osbourne was one of the architects of our world, the self-styled Prince Of Darkness who brought joy to millions, and inspired generations of musicians across the globe. We will never see his like again. This is his remarkable story

MusicRadar

“Icontend that I was the first person to actually have a Super Fuzz Big Muff – before the rest of the boys”: How Courtney Love created the grunge classic that was released during her darkest hour

Hole’s song Violet came out just a week after Kurt Cobain’s suicide

MusicRadar

"When we worked with Kurt, I thought, 'What does a producer do?'": Melvins’ Buzz Osborne reckons Kurt Cobain was sacked rather than quit

The grunge/sludge hero just delivered his take on how producer Kurt Cobain came to part ways with the band

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44 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts That Prove It’s Never Too Late To Learn Something New

Let's celebrate knowledge together and learn some new and intriguing facts to sharpen our minds.

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38 Important, Interesting And Random Events That Happened 30 Years Ago, As Shared On This Nostalgic Online Group

If you're feeling old now, wait until you scroll through this collection of pics featuring events that turned 30.

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"There was something about the way he carried himself. He quite clearly was going to shine": The early years of Soundgarden's Chris Cornell

As Soundgarden broke out of the Seattle scene, Chris Cornell stood apartfrom his peers: a rock god among grunge’s iconoclasts

The Independent UK

Ahead of Oasis' tour, a look at famous and brief band reunions: Nirvana, Outkast and more

The Britpop band Oasis will reunite for a 2025 world tour kicking off Friday in Cardiff, Wales

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50 Funny And Relatable ‘90s Posts That Define An Entire Generation

Which one of these throwbacks made you go, “OMG I totally forgot about that”?

The Guardian - UK

‘Our stage is a giant pair of open legs!’ Meet Glastonbury’s most obscure acts

It’s not all about the headliners. Away from the big stages, feminist punks are singing songs about UTIs and Elvis has been reborn as Kurt Cobain

Metal Hammer

“As great as it undoubtedly was, the bug-eyed insanity of thrash was nowhere to be heard in any of its songs”: How Metallica’s Black Album killed thrash metal

The band that helped create thrash pretty much killed it

Louder

“To have Kurt’s beautiful voice over one of my songs would have been amazing”: the story behind every track on Foo Fighters’ monumental debut album

It’s 30 years since Dave Grohl kicked off a game-changing second act, and this was the record that started it all.

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