<![CDATA[ Latest from MusicRadar in Nirvana ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/tag/nirvana Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:08:29 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Own a piece of grunge history”: Could your next amp be Kurt Cobain’s stage-played Fender Twin? Nirvana’s Bleach-era touring backline goes up for sale ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/nirvana-bleach-era-touring-amps-sale rjSs8LPJng9iQr4MfXH2FZ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:08:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Lot after lot, we felt like we were making history”: John Lennon’s Broadwood piano goes for a record-breaking $3.3 million ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/keyboards-pianos/lot-after-lot-we-felt-like-we-were-making-history-john-lennons-broadway-piano-goes-for-a-record-breaking-usd3-3-million SpvFjXegWsZrNUCyAhNR4Y Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:59:31 +0000 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:34:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I started pacing around the room - usually I take notes but I was just taking it all in. I went ‘Play it again'”: How Dave Grohl delivered the incredible Smells Like Teen Spirit drum track ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/dave-grohl-and-nirvana-drum-week pDH4yHYdyjYGF6ZVVmNUZg Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Literally the first chord I hit on it after I put it together just gave me goosebumps”: Nirvana tone guru Aaron Rash solves Kurt Cobain’s Heart-Shaped Box guitar mystery – and opens Pandora’s box for the tonewood debate ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/aaron-rash-nirvana-tone-guru-youtuber-reveals-the-guitar-kurt-cobain-used-on-heartshaped-box-in-utero mTUAkjafm788bW4TywNoKF Thu, 07 Aug 2025 15:46:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Your chance to win Kurt Cobain's plectrum — used during Nirvana’s legendary MTV Unplugged show ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/your-chance-to-win-kurt-cobains-plectrum-used-during-nirvanas-legendary-mtv-unplugged-show h7KFidLE7SCDiqggoabw3R Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:17:57 +0000 Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:49:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why are parts of the Melvins’ old touring van being sold for up to $40,000? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/why-are-parts-of-the-melvins-old-touring-van-being-sold-for-up-to-usd40-000 bREv3tgGjK6QTUaebvDctR Thu, 08 May 2025 13:38:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was shocked. That was the exact sound that I had been chasing for years”: Nirvana tone sleuth Aaron Rash solves his epic tone mystery and finds the guitar that Kurt Cobain used for In Utero ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/i-was-shocked-that-was-the-exact-sound-that-i-had-been-chasing-for-years-nirvana-tone-sleuth-aaron-rash-solves-his-epic-tone-mystery-and-finds-the-guitar-that-kurt-cobain-used-for-in-utero 7AQSxKNAP7WGxdNoCoph8Q Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:41:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Milk It: Two strands of Kurt Cobain’s hair expected to fetch thousands at new punk-themed auction ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/milk-it-two-strands-of-kurt-cobains-hair-expected-to-fetch-thousands-at-new-punk-themed-auction MMrhQpsdjPK9j4WDyyrCMj Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:35:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Classic MTV Unplugged episodes, including Nirvana's, are now available to stream on Paramount+ ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/classic-mtv-unplugged-episodes-including-nirvanas-are-now-available-to-stream-on-paramount PBKu6JKyfSPbyzauJezhYj Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:41:15 +0000 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:55:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m a Nirvana fan, but it was just a regular guitar to me”: Opeth frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt left unimpressed by Kurt Cobain’s “haunted” Martin acoustic ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/im-a-nirvana-fan-but-it-was-just-a-regular-guitar-to-me-opeth-frontman-mikael-akerfeldt-left-unimpressed-by-kurt-cobains-haunted-martin-acoustic iJxZ4ToLjfFCfGAGzajnsM Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:28:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Message in a pedal: Behringer's new Chorus Symphony is a clone of pedal made famous by The Police, Joe Satriani and Nirvana ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/message-in-a-pedal-behringers-new-chorus-symphony-is-a-clone-of-pedal-made-famous-by-the-police-joe-satriani-and-nirvana GhDfx7hAmY5ALUaNwy7vKg Fri, 31 Jan 2025 11:44:02 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The massive guitar sound that sparked an entire generation has been completely and faithfully captured in stunning detail”: Nirvana tone guru Aaron Rash releases The Nevermind Sessions IR bundle, and promises a sound “identical” to Kurt Cobain’s ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/guitar-plugins/aaron-rash-the-nevermind-sessions-ir-pack-nirvana X6jxQVEp5YCTJudefz2me5 Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:50:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Kurt ended up giving me this rad guitar!”: Foo Fighters’ Pat Smear recalls how his ‘good’ guitar wasn’t good enough for Nirvana ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/kurt-ended-up-giving-me-this-rad-guitar-foo-fighters-pat-smear-recalls-how-his-good-guitar-wasnt-good-enough-for-nirvana y2XvCDKpeaaaStMrSqSX2V Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:53:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to recreate classic recorded drum sounds from The Beatles, Metallica, Nirvana and more ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/tutorials/drum-lessons/how-to-recreate-classic-recorded-drum-sounds-from-the-beatles-metallica-nirvana-and-more YuWcTie5fDDZewy9AEvKg4 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Despite recording some truly iconic albums that became a huge part of pop culture history, he always felt like one of us": Five seminal records Steve Albini worked on ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/singles-albums/despite-recording-some-truly-iconic-albums-that-became-a-huge-part-of-pop-culture-history-he-always-felt-like-one-of-us-five-seminal-records-steve-albini-worked-on nterSFrT3JGRbHSS4xRocY Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He never got to see GPS”: Helen Mirren feels “sad” for Kurt Cobain, but not for the reason you might expect ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/he-never-got-to-see-gps-helen-mirren-feels-sad-for-kurt-cobain-but-not-for-the-reason-you-might-expect uy4WQ8TLTPF3LABNMMFFzn Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:49:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Just ask Kiss, Nirvana and The Rolling Stones - all bands that became globally recognised brands”: How to build an artist identity that cuts through the noise ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/just-ask-kiss-nirvana-and-the-rolling-stones-all-bands-that-became-globally-recognised-brands-how-to-build-an-artist-identity-that-cuts-through-the-noise bkN2EmK6SrdXjGHMX78X8 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 12:00:10 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Nirvana was an honest expression of not being ashamed to put your angst on the front page”: Run DMC rapper talks about how he relates to Kurt Cobain ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/nirvana-was-an-honest-expression-of-not-being-ashamed-to-put-your-angst-on-the-front-page-run-dmc-rapper-talks-about-how-he-relates-to-kurt-cobain cxm5opC6y9FRcByouT89F5 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:01:50 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It's like I'm sitting here playing Kurt's Gospel through his Nevermind rig – it's crazy, it sounds exactly the same": Proof that the lost Mosrite Kurt Cobain used to record most of Nirvana's breakthrough album is the key to its guitar sound ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/its-like-im-sitting-here-playing-kurts-gospel-through-his-nevermind-rig-its-crazy-sounds-it-sound-exactly-the-same-proof-that-the-lost-mosrite-guitar-kurt-cobain-used-to-record-most-of-nirvanas-breakthrough-album-is-the-key-to-his-sound k836WP6FYQmmMyRGBzixEG Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:09:09 +0000 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:10:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kurt’s Cologne is a Small Clone clone from PastFX that offers three decades of BBD-driven stereo chorus for Nirvana tones and more ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/pastfx-kurts-cologne-smells-like-chorus-pedal-nirvana bYAmdEytBHkwCmLRSVgjxP Mon, 19 Aug 2024 16:39:14 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Come As You Are: Novoselic plays with Nirvana tribute act ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/come-as-you-are-novoselic-plays-with-nirvana-tribute-act ZeDkWVWvyfQrLLc97jD4gj Mon, 22 Jul 2024 12:14:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “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 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/aaron-rash-releases-the-utero-sessions-ir-pack-nirvana-guitar-tone EuAYJjoTevZJX4QKghsyEK Tue, 02 Jul 2024 19:26:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “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 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/joe-preston-underground-bass-hero-reflects-on-career-melvins-thrones-high-on-fire ah55QQditt29DWWaLgJ2iB Sat, 29 Jun 2024 12:44:32 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The hi-hat is a truly Satanic instrument, it gets everywhere and there’s nothing you can do about it”: Steve Albini’s Mix with the Master’s recording tutorial is now available to watch for free ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/steve-albini-mix-with-the-masters-recording-lesson-available-to-watch-for-free-the-hi-hat-is-truly-a-satanic-instrument MXshvP3t2PwnDfwCvmXM5V Wed, 22 May 2024 13:42:09 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2024 13:44:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Acclaimed studio engineer and musician Steve Albini has died aged 61 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/acclaimed-studio-engineer-and-musician-steve-albini-has-died-aged-61 mDZG3Tonku2g8nU37caC7F Wed, 08 May 2024 17:20:37 +0000 Wed, 08 May 2024 20:56:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ "He was mad, when he set it up… it shocked him how bad it sounded": Steve Albini has just given his most insightful interview on the recording gear behind Nirvana's In Utero and why Kurt Cobain's touring amp setup failed to impress in the studio ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/steve-albini-aaron-rash-nirvana-recording-in-utero-kurt-cobain yh3775iA3y9ef443R9vek6 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:59:16 +0000 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:59:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Out of all of the guitars in the whole world, the Fender Mustang is my favourite": The story of Kurt Cobain's Mustangs in Nirvana ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/kurt-cobain-fender-mustang-guitars-nirvana 2XKJxvFYP6F8mjzctSvpy6 Fri, 05 Apr 2024 16:51:19 +0000 Fri, 05 Apr 2024 17:58:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I actually became a Nirvana fan when I was no longer in the band": Drummer Chad Channing remembers Kurt Cobain and his 1990 Smart Studios sessions with the band that shaped Nevermind ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/classic-interview-nirvana-drummer-chad-channing-nevermind-kurt-cobain ncSCAuHT3iRQ8VsUPNzCYn Fri, 05 Apr 2024 10:31:17 +0000 Fri, 05 Apr 2024 10:32:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'As time has taught us, there was a lot more to Kurt Cobain’s guitar playing than the slacker attitude he’d like us to have believed': 5 Nirvana songs that celebrate Nirvana's legacy ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/kurt-cobain-nirvana-5-songs Rijiystz2QV5LpvtiNNTPH Fri, 05 Apr 2024 09:54:36 +0000 Fri, 05 Apr 2024 11:35:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ See Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong cover Nirvana in London, as Courtney Love joins him to perform Cheap Trick and Tom Petty classics ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/see-green-days-bill-joe-armstrong-cover-nirvana-in-london-and-courtney-love-joins-them-to-perform-cheap-trick-and-tom-petty-classics YHNTqYrQZtYtZvVj7SPKAP Wed, 28 Feb 2024 13:07:20 +0000 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 11:36:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Aaron Rash has taken his Nirvana gear journey to a whole new level: he's built the 'Frankenamp' Kurt Cobain used that's the final part in the In Utero tone puzzle ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/aaron-rash-has-taken-his-nirvana-gear-journey-to-a-new-level-hes-built-the-frankenamp-kurt-cobain-used-thats-the-final-part-in-the-in-utero-tone-puzzle tb4Sx9K9zf9xU9DC9jG5y8 Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:07:42 +0000 Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:21:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Meet Aaron Rash: the YouTuber who's got so close to Kurt Cobain's Nirvana tones he's releasing a guitar and In Utero IR pack to share his discoveries ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/meet-aaron-rash-the-youtuber-whos-got-so-close-to-kurt-cobains-nirvana-tones-hes-releasing-a-guitar-and-in-utero-ir-pack-to-share-his-discoveries 5LaD5rZePoSNKY7KYb3nHA Tue, 16 Jan 2024 13:54:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve been chasing this sound for so long and it’s finally here now”: YouTuber spends 6 months making a replica of the aluminium guitar Kurt Cobain used to record In Utero, and it sounds incredible ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/ive-been-chasing-this-sound-for-so-long-and-its-finally-here-now-youtuber-spends-6-months-making-a-replica-of-the-aluminium-guitar-kurt-cobain-used-to-record-in-utero-and-it-sounds-incredible gP4P8RHpq3NqNirepvEiAB Tue, 31 Oct 2023 07:08:23 +0000 Mon, 11 Dec 2023 10:37:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It brings back so many memories" – Nirvana tech Earnie Bailey and Kurt Cobain's brother discuss and demo his Sky-Stang I guitar ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/it-brings-back-so-many-memories-nirvana-tech-earnie-bailey-and-kurt-cobains-brother-discuss-and-demo-his-sky-stang-i-guitar t2P73mKgnJFgFst8Kt2B7n Wed, 25 Oct 2023 18:13:02 +0000 Wed, 25 Oct 2023 18:19:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Albini reveals Nirvana's In Utero album features a happy accident with Kurt Cobain and a distortion pedal in the studio ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/steve-albini-reveals-nirvanas-in-utero-album-features-a-happy-accident-with-kurt-cobain-and-a-distortion-pedal-in-the-studio diQ5fsNTzeWZDBqZKPttSa Wed, 25 Oct 2023 14:32:53 +0000 Wed, 25 Oct 2023 14:42:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve been chasing this sound for so long and it’s finally here now”: YouTuber spends 6 months making a replica of the aluminium guitar Kurt Cobain used to record In Utero, and it sounds incredible ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/in-utero-veleno-kurt-cobain-aluminium-guitar KtqwYXSLTkwA7pkgUBXnAe Fri, 13 Oct 2023 11:08:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nirvana session cellist Kera Schaley talks about playing on In Utero: "The funny thing about All Apologies is Steve kept trying to talk Kurt out of putting cello on it" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/nirvana-session-cellist-kera-schaley-talks-about-playing-on-in-utero-the-funny-thing-about-all-apologies-is-steve-kept-trying-to-talk-kurt-out-of-putting-cello-on-it 7kBYcAne3ULJycCNQNP7zV Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:10:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ The super rare Fender amp that Kurt Cobain used on In Utero ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/the-super-rare-fender-amp-that-kurt-cobain-used-on-in-utero ysFWYUo6uUReqqZ4gcKMV3 Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:07:16 +0000 Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:18:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It sounds exactly like the record" – guitarist nails Kurt Cobain's Nirvana In Utero distorted tones with two pedals, a Fender amp and some insider information ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/it-sounds-exactly-like-the-record-guitarist-nails-kurt-cobains-nirvana-in-utero-distorted-tones-with-two-pedals-a-fender-amp-and-some-insider-information mFtvFghhfFer4pYabtt9CP Mon, 17 Jul 2023 14:12:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nirvana fan tries to recreate Steve Albini's aluminum Veleno guitar that Kurt Cobain used on In Utero ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/nirvana-fan-tries-to-recreate-steve-albinis-aluminum-veleno-guitar-that-kurt-cobain-used-on-in-utero YAWjFnTNZifhTw8cpMG6Mi Tue, 27 Jun 2023 13:04:09 +0000 Wed, 05 Jul 2023 15:45:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Albini recalls the secrecy around the Nirvana In Utero sessions: "I had to do everything I could to keep it under wraps to make sure that we didn’t get overrun by fans and the added nonsense" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/steve-albini-recalls-the-secrecy-around-the-nirvana-in-utero-sessions-i-had-to-do-everything-i-could-to-keep-it-under-wraps-to-make-sure-that-we-didnt-get-overrun-by-fans-and-the-added-nonsense yHxzv3NYTU4TF6FTt44BpY Thu, 25 May 2023 12:00:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ "This is one of the best amps I've ever played" – new video investigates the Fender Twin Reverb Kurt Cobain used on Nirvana's Bleach ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/this-is-one-of-the-best-amps-ive-ever-played-new-video-investigates-the-fender-twin-reverb-kurt-cobain-used-on-nirvanas-bleach 5vN6nJLoTktpgZux9v42JC Wed, 10 May 2023 11:17:08 +0000 Wed, 10 May 2023 11:22:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Did Mark Lanegan co-write Nirvana's Something In The Way on Nevermind? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/mark-lanegan-kurt-cobain-nirvana-nevermind-screaming-trees 3NYusxJPRxPwaMkXF5saa Thu, 23 Feb 2023 11:26:53 +0000 Thu, 23 Feb 2023 11:30:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Guitarist mods a Squier Bullet version of the world's most expensive guitar – learns a valuable lesson about gear snobbery ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/squier-guitar-kurt-cobain-smells-like-teen-spirit-mustang AGnaMPmTfQe6t2VH22dveU Mon, 20 Feb 2023 13:27:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Billy Corgan explains why his approach to playing guitar solos was different to his grunge contemporaries, recalls his two reactions to hearing Nirvana's Nevermind ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/billy-corgan-interview-smashing-pumpkins-kurt-cobain-guitar-solos-rush-boston ZB5rtnwp7k2eqroycXkLBj Mon, 19 Dec 2022 13:45:39 +0000 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 13:45:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Guitar song lesson: learn how to play Nirvana's Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/how-to/nirvana-fancis-farmer-will-have-her-revenge-on-seattle-guitar-lesson tjfmUwJXapqxvGkwZredcZ Thu, 24 Nov 2022 14:31:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kurt Cobain's smashed 1973 Fender Mustang sells for nearly half a million dollars at auction – and his distortion pedal goes for $75,000 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/nirvana-kurt-cobain-mustang-guitar-boss-ds1-pedal-auction 3pkLwzcQmP8KdfkyTJZ6tD Mon, 14 Nov 2022 12:55:19 +0000 Mon, 14 Nov 2022 12:56:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kurt Cobain’s Nevermind-era Fender Mustang smells like the next $1 million guitar as it goes up for auction ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/kurt-cobain-smells-like-teen-spirit-fender-mustang nVVLU44yR3y4hajP7Rp4nQ Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:52:20 +0000 Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:56:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kurt Cobain‘s 4x12 Marshall cab, a signed Stinger Strat copy, and six strands of the late Nirvana frontman‘s hair go up for auction ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/kurt-cobains-4x12-marshall-cab-a-signed-stinger-strat-copy-and-six-strands-of-the-late-nirvana-frontmans-hair-go-up-for-auction cSFghJFgFLYRjR25qyCMPm Fri, 07 May 2021 12:37:48 +0000 Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:29:35 +0000