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“I sourced all the original microphones that were used on the record”: This Nirvana tone chaser has spent years learning how to nail Kurt Cobain's guitar sound – now he’s released his research in the form of The Utero Sessions IR Pack

The no-expenses-spared pack lets players harness the sound of Cobain's famed In Utero tone “without touching a single physical amp”

Guitar World

“You can now have the sound of your favorite Nirvana record all in the computer without touching a single physical amp”: Kurt Cobain tone guru Aaron Rash releases The Utero Sessions IR Pack

After two years of extensive research, YouTuber and Nirvana tone expert Aaron Rash unveils his IR pack so you can nail the In Utero tones without losing your shirt on the vintage market

MusicRadar

“I imagine there’s more unlistened to copies of Killtaker than any other Fugazi album.” Nirvana may have brought 'alternative rock' to the masses, but for Fugazi, America's greatest punk band, the fall-out proved to be “a real nightmare”

Released on June 30, 1993, Fugazi's In On The Killtaker may have been the Washington DC quartet's best-selling record, but it emerged at a time when the alt. rock 'revolution' was proving to be a "headache" for Ian MacKaye and co.

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The Breeders review – effortless pop gems from the grunge era

Undimmed by the decades, the Deal sisters mark the 30th anniversary of their classic album Last Splash with a masterclass in off-kilter melody

The Guardian - UK

“I heard some ruckus outside… It was Kurt and Dave from Nirvana who had a note for me, saying, ‘This is not a joke, call Buzz about playing with the Melvins’”: Joe Preston on Thrones, Sunn O))) and life as the underground’s first-call bassist

Bass legend Joe Preston breaks cover to reflect on his career with Melvins, High On Fire, Earth and more, and admits that trying to make a living from music was his biggest mistake

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"I’d ticked off my goals so quickly I didn’t even know if I wanted to do it anymore." Michael "Moose" Thomas: 10 Songs That Changed My Life

Kill The Lights drummer and former Bullet For My Valentine sticksman Michael "Moose" Thomas picks the ten songs that changed his life

Metal Hammer

“I stuck with Gibson basses because they’re so dense”: Krist Novoselic dons a Thunderbird as he debuts his new band in Kurt Cobain's hometown – and pays tribute with a rendition of Nirvana's debut single

Krist Novoselic and his new band, The Bona Fide Band, gave a nod to Kurt Cobain and Nirvana with their own rendition of Love Buzz

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“If it brings back memories and feelings for people, that’s the magic of music.” Watch ex-Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic perform the grunge gods' debut single Love Buzz in Kurt Cobain’s hometown

Krist Novoselic’s new band The Bona Fide Band rocked Aberdeen, Washington on June 21

Louder

“I can’t get into somebody else’s mind and decide what their problem is.” Bikini Kill's Kathleen Hanna was close friends with Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, but she still doesn't know why Courtney Love hated her so much

Kathleen Hanna on that one-sided 'feud' with Courtney Love

Louder

“That doesn’t make any sense. It was not worth that”: Guitar collector and Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay doesn’t think Kurt Cobain’s MTV Unplugged acoustic was worth $6 million

The renowned guitar collector has had his say on the sale of Cobain's Martin D-18E, which currently stands as the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction

Guitar World

How to play Come As You Are on guitar

Learn Kurt Cobain’s iconic Nirvana riff – a rite of passage for beginners and more experienced guitarists alike

Guitar World

"It was more of a struggle to stay alive than it was to continue to the band": How Failure found themselves at odds with everyone

Influential alt.rock trio Failure were tipped for stardom, but imploded in a haze of drugs and exasperation

Louder

“He used little gear, took a low fee, and let the band and their music do the talking - and if he could do it all in one take, so much the better”: The genius of 'anti-producer' Steve Albini

This month in our Pioneers series, we explore the influence of an engineer whose uncompromising approach helped to shape the sound of albums from Nirvana, Pixies and PJ Harvey

MusicRadar

Riot grrrl pioneers Bikini Kill: ‘There is nothing more punk than a menopausal woman’

The band’s feminist swagger and on-stage rage fuelled a Nineties rock revolution. Helen Brown speaks to frontwoman Kathleen Hanna and bassist Kathi Wilcox about balancing soundcheck and misogynists, navigating interband friction, and an infamous brawl with Courtney Love

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"Kurt Cobain was one of my absolute first idols." Ice Nine Kills' Spencer Charnas talks horror movies, heavy metal and cosplaying as a Nirvana icon

Ice Nine Kills' slasher-in-chief sits down with Metal Hammer for a quick catch-up

Louder

“I hear there’s an election coming. Don’t vote for that Conservative p****!” In praise of Jane’s Addiction, the band who invented the 90s

Topics covered: Jane's Vs Guns, some of the greatest lyrics ever written, the birth of the "Alternative Nation" and other Gen X angst…

The Independent UK

Apple Music’s top 100 albums of all time sparks fan debate as Michael Jackson misses out on top spot

Ranking of classic records has caused debate among many in the music community

The Independent UK

Lauryn Hill's classic 'Miseducation' album tops Apple Music's list of best albums of all time

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“Alice In Chains showed me how you can do more with less”: How Klone successfully go unplugged with their prog

As the five-piece French head out on an acoustic tour, we dig into the secrets behind their success at moving between worlds with guitarist Guillaume Bernard

Louder

"Don’t call your band Nine Inch Nails when you have a three-inch one": the many, wild feuds of Courtney Love

Swifties came for the Hole singer last month but she is unlikely to have been rattled

MusicRadar

“I got kicked off my Fender deal because I couldn't stop using a Les Paul – I can't really live without one”: Lee Downer from Lowlives picks his 3 essential pieces of gear

From his love of grunge to valuable vintage guitar advice and selling Slash a guitar worth 13K, Downer talks gear, music and life in alt-rocks hottest new band

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Nirvana's 'Nevermind' Album Continues To Climb On Billboard Charts

Discover how Nirvana's 'Nevermind' album continues to captivate audiences and make waves on Billboard charts.

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“I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age

Someone asked netizens “What’s your “I’m old now” indicator?” and people shared the moments they knew that youth was over. The post “I’m Old Now”: 30 Things That Made People Realize Their Age first appeared on Bored Panda.

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“The promoter came in and told us a bomb threat had been called in.” Bikini Kill's Kathleen Hanna lays bare the violence, abuse and misogyny directed at her fearless feminist punk band in brutally honest memoir Rebel Girl

Bikini Kill vocalist Kathleen Hanna shares her truth in raw, unflinching and unforgettable memoir Rebel Girl

Guitar World

“It goes beyond Foo Fighters. This has the firepower to cover everything from blues to indie to classic rock tones with ease”: Epiphone Dave Grohl DG-335 review

The best of Foo, or a mere Pretender? Grohl’s long-awaited new signature model is here

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