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“I don't think Kurt really dug me”: Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin recalls the heady days of the early ’90s
By Paul Elliott published
“I had a huge respect for him as a musician”

Could your next amp be Kurt Cobain’s stage-played Fender Twin? Nirvana’s Bleach-era touring backline goes up for sale
By Jonathan Horsley published
Black and silver panel Fender Twins loaded with JBL speakers – bring yer own Boss DS-1 and you're good to go...

"Lot after lot, we felt like we were making history”: John Lennon’s Broadwood piano goes for £2.5 million
By Will Simpson published
He used it to write A Day In The Life

How Dave Grohl delivered his Smells Like Teen Spirit drum track
By Stuart Williams published
The drum part that introduced Nirvana and a drummer named Dave Grohl to the world was released back in 1991

Nirvana tone guru Aaron Rash solves Kurt Cobain’s Heart-Shaped Box guitar mystery
By Jonathan Horsley published
Rash's latest break in the In Utero case arrived via a late-night epiphany and the help of ChatGPT, and it might just reignite the conversation about the impact of body wood on tone

Your chance to win Kurt Cobain's plectrum — used during Nirvana’s legendary Unplugged show
By Paul Elliott published
Visitors to the new London exhibition can enter the prize draw

Why are parts of the Melvins’ old touring van being sold for up to $40,000?
By Will Simpson published
They’re part of Julien’s latest Music Icons auction
![YouTuber Aaron Rash [left] wears grey and an Adidas beanie and checked trousers as he poses with his Veleno-clone aluminium guitar. On the right, Kurt Cobain performs in 1993 with Nirvana at their MTV Live and Loud show in Seattle.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aqcaqZZK7FsRFWvoMPzMF9-320-80.jpg)
Nirvana tone sleuth Aaron Rash solves the final part of the mystery – Kurt Cobain's In Utero guitar
By Jonathan Horsley published
Rash’s many years down the rabbit hole have been rewarded as he finally gets his hands on the exact same model Cobain used and it’s an oddball offset with “absolutely wild” pickups
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