Kurt Cobain

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Dave Grohl on writing Smells Like Teen Spirit: "We just thought it was another cool song for the record…"

Dave Grohl recalls that people were more focussed on the likes of In Bloom, Lithium and Breed when working on Nirvana's Nevermind…

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Nirvana: The story behind Smells Like Teen Spirit

Smells Like Teen Spirit: the story behind the single that made Nirvana global megastars…

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Hole: The turbulent birth and misunderstood beauty of Celebrity Skin

In 1998, Hole released Celebrity Skin – a brilliant record born from a long, well-documented period of turmoil…

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BBC announce Nevermind 30th anniversary documentary: When Nirvana Came To Britain

New BBC doc When Nirvana Came To Britain is on the way – plus other BBC celebrations to mark 30 years of Nevermind.

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Marvel's Black Widow opens with "dark, dramatic" cover of Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit

Listen to Malia J's haunting cover of Nirvana's classic Smells Like Teen Spirit, which is used in the opening credits of Marvel's new Black Widow movie.

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Nirvana: The stories behind every song on Bleach

The stories behind every song on Nirvana’s game-changing debut album Bleach.

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Strands of Kurt Cobain's hair have sold for over $14,000 at auction

Six strands of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain's hair, cut on the band's Bleach Tour, have sold for rather a lot of money…

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You can now buy six strands of Kurt Cobain’s hair

Clippings from Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain's hair are being auctioned for charity right now…

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Kurt Cobain’s final photo session has been turned into an NFT

Jesse Frohman’s 1993 Nirvana shoot will raise money for anti-suicide charity The Jed Foundation…

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Kid Cudi wears floral dress on SNL in tribute to Kurt Cobain

"I wanted to show love to Kurt…" See Kid Cudi's homage to the Nirvana legend during this weekend's Saturday Night Live performance.

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The 20 greatest Nirvana songs – ranked

From Bleach to You Know You’re Right, we rank Nirvana’s best of the best.

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Nirvana: The story of Come As You Are

Take your time, hurry up, the choice is yours to read about Nirvana’s iconic single Come As You Are…

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Watch footage of Nirvana’s last ever show

On March 1, 1994, Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear played live with Nirvana for the very last time…

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Dave Grohl: "It is one of my life's greatest heartbreaks that Kurt isn't still here"

"I think it's safe to say that he was the greatest songwriter of our generation…" Dave Grohl reflects of his legendary Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain.

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Nirvana’s 10 best videos ranked in order of greatness

Is Smells Like Teen Spirit the best Nirvana video? Or maybe it’s In Bloom? Time to find out…

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18 rock stars who worked regular jobs before they became rock stars

Some people are born to rock, but these musicians all had to really work for it…

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Strands of Kurt Cobain's hair have sold for over $14,000 at auction

You can now buy six strands of Kurt Cobain’s hair

Kurt Cobain’s final photo session has been turned into an NFT

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The 20 greatest Nirvana songs – ranked

Nirvana: The story of Come As You Are

Watch footage of Nirvana’s last ever show

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