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eBay Seller Offering Kurt Cobain's Smashed Guitar Neck for $35,000

Posted 11/12/2011 at 11:06am | by Damian Fanelli

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An eBay seller, Record Mecca, is offering what he assures the universe is one-of-a-kind Kurt Cobain collectible: the smashed neck from Cobain’s blue, hand-painted “Heart Courtney” Telecaster, which he demolished on January 16, 1993, at the Hollywood Rock Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Video: Dave Grohl Drums for Cage The Elephant, Filling In for a Sick Jared Champion

Posted 10/13/2011 at 10:35am | by Damian Fanelli

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Foo Fighters mainman -- and former Nirvana drummer -- Dave Grohl has pretty much joined Cage The Elephant as their touring drummer. CTE, who are supporting the Foos on their US tour, are minus their drummer, Jared Champion, since his appendix decided to burst on October 10.

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Poll: What is the Best Song on Nirvana's 'Nevermind'?

Posted 09/23/2011 at 10:11am | by Damian Fanelli

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Nevermind, Nirvana's second studio album, hit the shelves on September 24, 1991 -- and things haven't quite been the same ever since. The landmark brought alternative rock to the mainstream and sold a hell of a lot of products for Colgate (makers of Teen Spirit deodorant) ... . Now, 20 years later, we ask you to choose your favorite song from Nevermind.

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Foo Fighters "The Pretender" and "Rope" Lesson, Photo Gallery and New Special-Edition Magazine

Posted 09/21/2011 at 11:44am | by Damian Fanelli

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It's a Foo Fighters extravaganza at GuitarWorld.com today, with Dave Grohl's lesson for "The Pretender" and "Rope," a Guitar World magazine cover outtakes gallery and the announcement of a new special publication, Guitar One Presents Foo Fighters.

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Fender Introduces New Kurt Cobain Jaguar

Posted 09/07/2011 at 11:23am | by Guitar World Staff

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Fender Introduces New Kurt Cobain Jaguar

This new signature ax is meticulously modeled on the Nirvana frontman's battered 1965 Jaguar.

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Territorial Pissings: Seven Weirdest Moments In Grunge

Posted 04/27/2011 at 3:16pm | by Charles R. Cross, Illustration By Jesse Lefkowitz

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From "grunge speak" to $300 flannel shirts to Tad Doyle's diarrhea—Seattle's early-Nineties music scene was defined by bizarre behavior and, often, bodily fluids. Here are seven of its weirdest moments.

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Foo Fighters Score First No. 1 Album with 'Wasting Light'

Posted 04/21/2011 at 1:36pm | by GuitarWorld Staff Member

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Album tops the charts in 12 countries, selling 235,000 copies in its first week.

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Sonic Youth/Nirvana Tour Documentary '1991: The Year Punk Broke' Coming to DVD

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20th anniversary edition features previously unreleased performances plus commentary by Thurston Moore.

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Opening in April 2011, Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses traces band’s rise with rarities including candid snapshots, never displayed artwork, smashed guitars, signed lyrics and more.

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Video Preview of Nirvana Live at Reading DVD

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Watch these live clips from Nirvana's legendary 1992 performance at the U.K.'s Reading festival.

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