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“M***********, you stole my guitar sound!”: the classic Nirvana song that another major 90s artist says ripped him off

This grunge icon reckons Kurt Cobain & co.’s biggest hit smells less like Teen Spirit and more like they nicked his guitar sound

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The one where Courteney Cox plays Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit on the drums and goes viral

Here she is now, entertaining us

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Nirvana child abuse lawsuit over Nevermind album cover dismissed again

Spencer Elden claims appearing on the cover caused him ‘extreme and permanent emotional distress’

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Afternoon Update: Erin Patterson to appeal convictions; PNG’s defence treaty with Australia; and Nirvana’s legal win

Patterson’s barrister Richard Edney confirmed she would appeal during a short hearing in Melbourne

The Guardian - AU

‘People seemed deeply insulted’: how cult 90s band Rachel’s took chamber music out of the classical world

The graceful ensemble prefigured the neo-classical phenomenon and found surprising success in the post-Nirvana alt-rock boom. After the deaths of two members, reissuing their debut has proven bittersweet

The Guardian - UK

“Is this the best guitar I've ever played? Including the ones in your museum? I believe so”: Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt teams up with Martin to create a new signature acoustic that blends traditional style with a key, ultra-modern twist

Mixing the old and the new, the front porch and campfire with devil's horns, the limited-edition model is luxurious from top to bottom

Guitar World

Nixon just dropped a brand new Nirvana watch - here's how you can save 10% on it right now

Nixon add the Special Edition Sentry Wobble to their Nirvana watch range - and it’s available right now in the US and UK

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Never-before-seen Nirvana concert footage up for auction

Bonhams Los Angeles are giving Nirvana fans the chance to own a rare artefact from the band's history.

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Noem releases highlight reel of raid that arrested American citizens set to Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’

Noem, nicknamed ‘ICE Barbie’ by critics, shared the bizarre footage set to a Nirvana song on X

The Independent UK

“Anyone encountering them afresh may wonder how success largely eluded them”: 60s psych rock duo Nirvana prove they were ahead of their time on The Show Must Go On

12-disc full catalogue collection shows how they bemused and confused by incorporating classical instruments long before it was common

Louder

The 10 best B-side albums

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

Louder

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

Louder

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

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"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

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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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The Guardian - UK

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

MusicRadar

“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

Guitar World

“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

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"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

Guitar World

“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

The Independent UK

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

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