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The recording of Nirvana's Bleach – and the band's “ultimate grunge song”
By Janelle Borg published
Recorded in four sessions in December 1988 for just $606.17, Bleach would signal the primal quality and rawness that came to define the grunge movement

Dave Grohl on life in the aftermath of Kurt Cobain's death – and how his switch to guitar and songwriting marked a new chapter
By Janelle Borg published
Fresh from the release of Foo Fighters' 12th album, Grohl has looked back on the origins of the multi-decade project that stemmed from intense grief

Adrian Smith on how Nirvana and grunge negatively impacted Iron Maiden's career trajectory in the ’90s
By Janelle Borg published
The heavy metal guitarist looks back on how the pop culture and subculture paradigm shift impacted Maiden

Watch Alice Cooper deliver a shock rock version of Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit
By Phil Weller published
The shock rock icon gave a grunge anthem a creepy twist at the 28th edition of Coopstock over the weekend

The backline used on Nirvana’s Bleach tour is to be auctioned off today
By Phil Weller published
The slew of Fender, Marshall, and Ampeg gear powered the tour for the band’s warts n’ all debut album at the turn of the ‘90s

After years of searching, YouTuber finally uncovers the identity of Kurt Cobain’s mystery In Utero amp
By Phil Weller published
Guitarist and YouTuber Aaron Rash has been documenting his tonal quest for four years – now he’s discovered the amp that’s been driving him crazy

Melissa Auf der Maur on joining Hole amidst tragedy and her “Master’s in Music” with the Smashing Pumpkins
By Janelle Borg published
In her love letter to the ’90s – the last analog decade – the Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bassist shares how she fell in love with the low-end and became an integral part of the noise-making generation

The 16 most expensive guitars of all time
By Jenna Scaramanga last updated
Fenders owned by Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan, Martins belonging to Kurt Cobain and David Gilmour, and one independently made axe headline the list of most profitable guitars sold at auction
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