Kurt Cobain’s stage-used Marshall cabinet, signed guitar and... hair are up for auction By Richard Bienstock published 6 May 21 You could be the new owner of the heavily used Marshall 1960B 4x12 – or six strands of the Nirvana frontman's golden locks
The secrets behind Kurt Cobain‘s guitar tone on Nirvana‘s Smells Like Teen Spirit By Chris Gill published 16 April 21 How Cobain changed popular music forever with a modded Strat, a Mesa/Boogie and a couple of everyday stompboxes
An artificial intelligence algorithm has created “new” Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana songs By Richard Bienstock published 5 April 21 A new compilation of AI-generated tracks, “Lost Tapes of the 27 Club,” is designed to highlight the importance of mental health support for musicians
The 30 greatest grunge guitar riffs By Greg Prato published 30 March 21 30 years ago, grunge changed the face of rock music forever. To celebrate, we chart the best guitar hooks to emerge from Seattle and beyond
The definitive Kurt Cobain guitar gear guide: a deep dive into the Nirvana frontman's pawn shop prizes, turbo-charged stompboxes and blown woofers By Chris Gill published 17 February 21 Decades on from the grunge legend's passing, his tone remains one of the most iconic in guitar's storied history
Dave Grohl, Pat Smear and Krist Novoselic still jam as Nirvana in private By Richard Bienstock published 15 February 21 The trio have even recorded material together
Dave Grohl voices his support for Phoebe Bridgers' SNL guitar smash: "Let me tell you, it feels good when you do it" By Matt Owen published 11 February 21 The Foo Fighters leader weighs in on the controversy surrounding the indie-rock star's smashing SNL performance
Steve Albini offered to produce Nirvana’s In Utero for free if they beat him in a game of pool By Richard Bienstock published 28 January 21 The band, however, “were a little more risk-averse than I was,” Albini says
Two played-and-smashed Kurt Cobain Strats sell for more than $150,000 at auction By Richard Bienstock published 4 December 20 The guitars were destroyed at the finale of Nirvana gigs in 1992 and 1994
Hilbish Design and Red Fang cram the Sunn Beta Lead into new Night Destroyer preamp pedal By Sam Roche published 28 September 20 Fully featured stompbox aims to capture the sound of the classic stoner/sludge amp
You can now buy a Kurt Cobain-used Tortex pick - for $400 By Michael Astley-Brown published 23 July 20 The 60mm Dunlop plec has been authenticated by Nirvana tech Earnie Bailey
Kurt Cobain’s battered Boss DS-1 distortion pedal sells for $9,000 By Richard Bienstock published 23 June 20 The announcement comes just days after the Nirvana leader’s MTV Unplugged Martin D-18E is auctioned for more than $6m
Kurt Cobain’s MTV Unplugged Martin D-18E sells for record-breaking $6m By Michael Astley-Brown published 21 June 20 Cobain’s acoustic overtakes David Gilmour’s Black Strat to become the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction
Kurt Cobain’s iconic MTV Unplugged Martin acoustic set to be auctioned for $1 million By Richard Bienstock published 11 May 20 The customized 1959 D-18E is rumored to be the last guitar the Nirvana frontman ever played
Post Malone and Travis Barker play raging 15-song Nirvana set in quarantine - and raise $3m for COVID-19 relief By Richard Bienstock published 27 April 20 Krist Novoselic and Courtney Love praise the concert, filmed at Malone’s home
5 times a live version of a song was better than the studio recording By Tom Gilbert published 6 April 20 A studio recording merely captures a moment in time. Who says you can't play the song more convincingly 17 days later in front of a live audience in Peoria?
21 underrated guitar solos you need to hear By Jonathan Horsley published 26 March 20 Lesser-celebrated but nonetheless awesome acts of lead playing from St. Vincent, Kurt Cobain, James Honeyman-Scott and more that might change how you approach your playing
Nirvana's Krist Novoselic: "I'm never in any bass magazines" By Bass Player Staff published 8 January 20 Back in 2012, we met the bassist turned political activist, commentator and now recipient of his own signature instrument
Watch surviving Nirvana members play classic tracks with St. Vincent, Beck and Dave Grohl’s daughter By Michael Astley-Brown published 6 January 20 Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear perform a searing five-song set
Kurt Cobain’s 1993 In Utero Fender Mustang sells for $340,000 By Richard Bienstock published 28 October 19 His MTV Unplugged tattered sweater wasn’t far behind