nirvana

Dangerous Minds recently unearthed a cool and bizarre part of music history. This strange “mixtape” was reportedly put together by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, one year before the release of the band’s 1989 debut album, Bleach. Montage Of Heck was created with a four-track cassette recorder and uses sounds from Cobain’s personal collection, radio and demos. […]

All this month, we’ve celebrated Halloween by bringing you all things gory, haunted, mythical and bloody.  And now we’re rounding out the month with 16 uncomfortable videos to give you fantastic Halloween nightmares. Ah, if only every month could be Halloween month. THE SEVEN CIRCLES OF SCARE Scary Album Covers | Scary Shows And Movies | Haunted Venues | Creepy Songs | Awesome […]

In the video below, teens were asked to break down the lyrics of Nirvana’s mega-hit “Smells Like Teen Spirit” without being told the song title or artist. To be fair, while they don’t all recognize the song, they do offer some pretty decent analysis on the lyrics. “Is this a Kanye West song?” one teen […]

The Richest have ran a list highlighting the 10 richest bassists in the world by net worth. The article mimics Forbes’ recent Electronic Cash Kings list (ranking the top earning DJs in EDM). Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic manages to grab the 10th spot ($40 million), with Paul McCartney (of course) taking 1st place ($1.2 billion). […]

As the widow of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love inherited a large fortune after the musician took his own life in 1994. But in a recent interview with the UK’s Sunday Times (via ABC News), Love revealed that she’s lost a sizeable chunk of “Nirvana money.” “I lost about $27 million,” she told the […]

Former Nirvana drummer Chad Channing has said that he would be willing to reunite with the band’s other surviving members. Speaking in a new interview with NME, Channing was all for a band reunion with members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic. When asked if he would reunite with the other band members, Channing—who contributed to Nirvana's […]

YouTube channel Filthy Frackers has uploaded a new video that turns grunge heroes like Nirvana and Pearl Jam into 8-bit Nintendo characters. As SPIN points out, along with the graphics, classic songs like Nirvana’s “In Bloom” are reimagined as part of an old-school NES soundtrack with 8-bit synth and lo-fi drums. Aside from Nirvana and […]

In an interview this week with the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Courtney love said that production on a biopic about legendary Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain could begin within the next year. Love stated that she’d be involved in the process, as would Cobain’s daughter, Frances Bean, and his former bandmates in Nirvana. “The biopic should start […]

You may not have realized this, but your ticket to the APMAs on July 21 also grants you access to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum in Cleveland for that day. AP managing editor Scott Heisel takes you inside the Rock Hall to show you just a few of the amazing artifacts […]

APTV Nashville correspondent Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain) brings you AP’s top news stories this week from Upon A Burning Body, Nirvana, Neck Deep, and more.

The original casting call for Nirvana’s iconic “Smells Like Teen Spirit” music video has been unearthed. Video director Samuel Bayer needed a lot of young people to fill the video’s high school set, as the casting call asks for 18 to 25-year-olds who appear “preppy, punk, nerd, jock.” You can check out the whole casting […]

At the recent Bonhams Entertainment Sale, the auction house sold a handwritten Nirvana setlist for £5,625 (approximately $9,566). The setlist, which sold after a heated battle between two bidders, was written in black marker-pen by drummer Dave Grohl and was taped near Kurt Cobain’s mic stand during the band’s 1991 performance in Glasgow, Scotland. The […]

Sunday night, Kurt Cobain’s daughter Frances Bean Cobain voiced her opinion on Twitter, telling singer/songwriter Lana Del Rey, “The death of young musicians isn’t something to romanticize.” The tweets were in response to Del Rey’s recent interview with the Guardian, where the hipster demigoddess said, “I wish I was dead already”—a statement that seemed to […]

Last week, Lana Del Rey caused a massive controversy when she admitted in an interview with the Guardian, “I wish I was dead already,” while discussing legendary Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse. “I do! I don’t want to have to keep doing this. But I am,” Del Rey continued. Frances Bean Cobain, the daughter […]

Nirvana’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame performance took place back in April, but HBO recently ran footage of the concert in full over the weekend. The segment shows Joan Jett (who will be performing at the APMAs!), St. Vincent, Lorde and Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth) all performing with the surviving members of Nirvana. A […]

HBO has released a preview of their footage from Nirvana’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction performance. Below, you can watch a clip of the living members of Nirvana performing “Lithium” with St. Vincent on vocals. The full footage of Nirvana’s performance is set to air on Saturday, May 31 (on HBO). Check out […]

La Dispute recently performed a cover of Nirvana’s “Polly”—the sixth track from the band’s 1991 album, Nevermind—at a La Corazon show in Seattle, Washington. You can watch the band performing cover below via the A.V. Club, as well as a video discussing how Nirvana influenced their music. Check it out, and let us know what […]

When he isn’t busy climbing on top of bars, performing secret shows and just generally being a living legend, Dave Grohl will be working on his own TV show for HBO. According to Classic Rock Magazine, the still-untitled series will be part talk show, part musical showcase. The show will find the Foo Fighters frontman […]

'68, the explosive new project from The Chariot's Josh Scogin, recently recorded a live session for Quiet Country Audio, which features the band performing two original songs and a cover of Nirvana's “Tourette's.” You can check out videos of the session below. '68 is currently out on the road supporting Chiodos on their nationwide tour. Only […]

Just two nights after Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl played a surprise show at Washington, DC's 9:30 Club with his band, the rocker turned up at Nashville, Tenn.'s famed Bluebird Cafe to play a solo, acoustic set for less than 100 unsuspecting patrons. According to accounts from attendees, cameras were present to film the […]