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Kurt Cobain’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” guitar is up for auction

by Taylor Linzinmeir

The guitar Kurt Cobain used in Nirvana‘s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” music video is up for auction. The left-handed Fender...

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10 times different artists collaborated to make inspiring music

by Tim Stegall

September 1963: A young R&B combo called the Rolling Stones are rehearsing, preparing for a recording session. Their manager, former...

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10 rockers from the ‘50s who influenced rock ‘n’ roll, punk and more

by Tim Stegall

Elvis Presley portrayed by actor Michael St. Gerard performing “Baby Let’s Play House” in 1955 in the 1990 ABC TV...

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These 10 bands made Boston one of America’s greatest punk-rock towns

by Tim Stegall

A greasy R&B riff rips from the speakers, coated in more fuzz than a peach orchard wearing a 50-year-old wool...

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These 11 singers steered the course of punk and hardcore in the ’80s

by Tim Stegall

The idea of compiling a list of the greatest punk singers of the ‘80s might seem a bit odd. After...

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These 15 classic albums made 1996 a crucial year in punk history

by Tim Stegall

1996: President Bill Clinton was squaring off against Kansas Sen. Bob Dole in a successful bid for a second term...

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10 glam-rock artists from the 1970s who heralded the coming age of punk

by Tim Stegall

Rock ‘n’ roll had, for the most part, lost its “roll” by 1970. It became rock music—self-serious, dour, pompous, filled...

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10 punk vocalists from the ’70s who upended mainstream rock standards

by Tim Stegall

Nashville songwriting great Harlan Howard once defined country music as “three chords and the truth.” Many have said that definition...

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10 bands who put the Canadian punk scene on the map

by Tim Stegall

Though all but forgotten by this point—save for documentary films like excellent Vancouver overview Bloodied But Unbowed and recent Teenage...

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10 modern covers that renew the spirit of classic-rock songs

by Alex Darus

Even though we’re always on the hunt for new releases, covers of old songs from our favorite artists are always...