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Mikael Åkerfeldt (left) and Kurt Cobain: Åkerfeldt wears dark make-up and plays a PRS electric guitar onstage with Opeth in 2024; This B/W shot of Kurt Cobain was taken during Nirvana's legendary 1993 performance on MTV Unplugged.
Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt played Kurt Cobain’s “haunted” Martin and says it was nothing special

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Åkerfeldt got a chance to play the late Nirvana frontman’s 1953 D-18, aka Grandpa, in a recent visit to the Martin Museum

Artists
Behringer Chorus Symphony
Behringer's new Chorus Symphony is a clone of pedal made famous by The Police, Joe Satriani and Nirvana

By Andy Jones Published

We might be in the middle of winter, but it's already time for the sound of Summers, apparently

Guitars
The Nevermind Sessions IR Pack
Nail Kurt Cobain's sound as Nirvana tone guru Aaron Rash releases The Nevermind Sessions IR bundle

By Jonathan Horsley Published

If you’ve been trying to nail the Smells Like Teen Spirit tone and found there was always something in the way, maybe this is the secret sauce you’ve been waiting for

Guitar Plugins
Pat Smear in Nirvana
“Kurt ended up giving me this rad guitar!”: Foo Fighters’ Pat Smear recalls his first show with Nirvana

By Paul Elliott Published

He heard somebody say: “We can’t let him on stage!”

Guitarists
Drum kit in recording studio
How to recreate classic recorded drum sounds from The Beatles, Metallica, Nirvana and more

By Stuart Williams Published

ArtOfDrumming shows you how to make your drum recordings sound like the greats

Drum Lessons & Tutorials
The members of the Japanese experimental rock band Mono perform on stage at the Trabendo in Paris on December 11, 2014
"He always felt like one of us": Five seminal records Steve Albini worked on

By Sam Drower Published

A sound engineer and Albini fan honours an inspiration

Singles And Albums
Helen Mirren and Kurt Cobain
“He never got to see GPS”: Helen Mirren feels “sad” for Kurt Cobain

By Will Simpson Published

Helen Mirren feels sad Kurt Cobain never saw GPS

Artists
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How to build an artist identity that cuts through the noise

By Andy Price Published

Establishing your artist name is more vital than you might think

Music Industry
Composite image of Kurt Cobain and DMC
“Nirvana was an honest expression of not being ashamed to put your angst on the front page”: Run DMC rapper on Kurt Cobain

By Will Simpson Published

Like Kurt, Darryl McDaniels has struggled with his mental health

Artists
Aaron Rash / YouTube
The Mosrite Kurt Cobain used to record most of Nirvana's breakthrough album is the key to his sound

By Rob Laing Published

You won't believe how close this sounds – and there's no Fender required

Guitars
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