Bids on Kurt Cobain’s Smells Like Teen Spirit Fender Mustang have already hit $2 million By Matt Parker published 11 May 22 Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has made a generous early bid to kickstart an auction in aid of his mental health charity Kick the Stigma
Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron launch new supergroup with Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic By Michael Astley-Brown published 12 April 22 Hear 3rd Secret’s surprise-released debut album – which also features Bubba Dupree, Jennifer Johnson and Jillian Raye – now
Kurt Cobain’s Smells Like Teen Spirit Fender Mustang goes up for auction for the first time By Matt Owen published 11 April 22 A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the guitar – which featured in the iconic 1991 music video – will go towards supporting mental health charity, Kicking The Stigma
Kurt Cobain's final days to be turned into an opera by London's Royal Opera House By Sam Roche published 7 April 22 Cobain's is “an archetypal story – operas deal well in those”, says ROH composer-in-residence Oliver Leith
Watch Nirvana cover The Cars at their final show in 1994 By Jackson Maxwell published 1 March 22 Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl played the tongue-in-cheek cover during a scorching 23-song set at Terminal Einz in Munich, Germany – their last concert ever
Krist Novoselic: “I have so many blessings – I got to play with Dave Grohl and Kurt Cobain” By Joel McIver published 18 February 22 To mark 30 years since the release of Nirvana’s era-defining album, Nevermind, Bass Player revisits this 2011 chat with the great bassist turned political activist, Krist Novoselic
Watch Tommy Emmanuel and Mike Dawes give Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit a virtuosic acoustic makeover By Jackson Maxwell published 19 January 22 At a recent Seattle gig, the acoustic masters took on the ultimate grunge standard, and re-tooled it beautifully to fit their respective styles
Seattle production legend Jack Endino on his new solo album, recording Nirvana and Soundgarden, and his endless search for riffs he's never heard before By Jonathan Horsley published 13 January 22 The prolific producer on finding the time and the guitar tones for the epic Set Myself on Fire, and how he found his aesthetic by dismantling Led Zeppelin records
Fender Kurt Cobain Jag-Stang review By Chris Gill published 11 January 22 Three decades after Nevermind changed the world, Fender resurrects the late Nirvana frontman's signature electric
Nirvana Nevermind album artwork lawsuit dismissed By Matt Owen published 4 January 22 Spencer Elden – the baby on the album’s cover – filed legal action last year claiming he was the victim of child sexual exploitation
Kurt Cobain's final Guitar World interview: “We play so hard that we can’t tune our guitars fast enough. People can relate to that” By Jeff Gilbert published 24 September 21 The Nirvana icon discusses his love for the Fender Mustang and why he wouldn't endorse Gibson in his last conversation with GW, which took place during the week of Nevermind's release
Super Deluxe 30th anniversary reissue, remaster of Nirvana's Nevermind announced By Jackson Maxwell published 23 September 21 Available in a number of formats and set for a November 12 release, the reissue includes the complete, previously unreleased recordings of four live shows
Paul Leary: “My 1978 Les Paul Custom was so heavy, I was having to go to massage therapy every week just to work the knots out of my back!” By Tom Beaujour published 2 September 21 The Butthole Surfers guitarist discusses his eclectic new release – and first solo record in 30 years – Born Stupid, recording the Edge, and the pedal he received from John Paul Jones
Nirvana are being sued by Spencer Elden, the baby on the cover of Nevermind By Sam Roche published 25 August 21 Elden – who alleges the cover constitutes child pornography – says he has “suffered and will continue to suffer lifelong damages” due to the distribution of the artwork
Explore the immortal legacy of Prince in Australian Guitar #144, out today By Australian Guitar published 15 August 21 This issue celebrates the past, present and future of the guitar's greatest players
Kurt Cobain’s childhood home officially recognized as a Washington state landmark By Matt Owen published 2 August 21 The home’s current owner has also laid out plans to restore the property to its original glory and transform it into a “tribute project to Kurt’s early life and career"
Kurt Cobain’s stage-played DOD Grunge pedal sells at auction for $16,000 By Michael Astley-Brown published 14 June 21 The stompbox was used and abused at a Nirvana show in 1993
Dave Grohl says surviving Nirvana members have recorded “really cool” new music By Guitar World Staff published 11 June 21 Just don’t expect to hear the jams any time soon – or maybe ever
Weezer fan the flames of rock 'n' roll in Australian Guitar #143, out today By Australian Guitar published 30 May 21 Now this is one fiery new issue!
Kurt Cobain’s Marshall cabinet sells at auction for $93,000 By Matt Owen published 18 May 21 The heavily used cab featured in auction alongside six strands of the Nirvana legend’s hair, which sold for an eye-watering $14,145