Nirvana

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Taylor Swift’s old apartment to Nirvana’s bathtub: the photo project following in musicians’ footsteps
For his project The Band Was Here, New Yorker Steve Birnbaum obsessively tracks down famous musical locations – but this pop cultural history is under threat

Daniel Dylan Wray

18, Jan, 2024 @12:00 PM

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Musical mysteries: the unlikely album cover stars who became modern pop enigmas
As the old man on Led Zeppelin’s fourth album artwork is identified, we take a look at albums that are as famous for the faces on their sleeves as their music

Dorian Lynskey

12, Nov, 2023 @10:00 AM

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Grunge and rap to feature in new lesson aids for music teachers in England
Curriculum resources also to include more diverse English literature texts and history topics such as ‘imperial decline’

Richard Adams Education editor

12, Oct, 2023 @4:52 PM

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Saint Laurent selling secondhand band T-shirts in its vintage collection
Shirts in the range, which is dominated by Nirvana designs, have sold for as much as £3,295

Lauren Cochrane

21, Jul, 2023 @5:05 PM

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In the 90s, we worried about Nirvana 'selling out'. I wish that concept still made sense | Dan Brooks
Big data has helped the music industry sell us only what we already like – but the results are less alive and less surprising, says Montana-based writer Dan Brooks

Dan Brooks

18, Jul, 2023 @7:00 AM

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Foo Fighters: But Here We Are review – a raw, unapologetic act of mourning | Alexis Petridis's album of the week
On the veteran band’s first album since drummer – and Dave Grohl’s best friend – Taylor Hawkins’ death, every anguished, searching and sometimes triumphant song is about death

Alexis Petridis

01, Jun, 2023 @12:30 PM

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Beat Happening: ‘It was about having this adventure with your friends’
Made with minimal resources and modest ambition, their lo-fi recordings from the 80s have proved an enduring indie inspiration. The band looks back to a time when record contracts seemed a far-fetched prospect

Safi Bugel

14, Nov, 2022 @11:00 AM

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‘Kurt was not in a good way’: backstage on Nirvana’s first – and only - Australian tour
Promoter Stephen ‘Pav’ Pavlovic spent weeks on tour with bands like Nirvana and Hole in the 1990s. ‘I hoarded everything,’ he says – and a new exhibition reveals all

Katie Cunningham

26, Oct, 2022 @3:00 PM

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The 100 greatest BBC music performances – ranked!
As the Beeb celebrates its centenary, we take a look at its most memorable pop moments, from the birth of grime to the first sightings of Bob Dylan and Bob Marley, plus TOTP goes Madchester and countless classic Peel sessions

Guardian music

06, Oct, 2022 @12:12 PM

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‘Kurt Cobain was a walking paradox’: inside the opera about the star’s final days
It has little plot, the dialogue is mumbled, cereal bowls are a big theme, and a fast-talking cattle auctioneer plays his manager. We meet the team behind the Royal Opera House’s daring new show

Alexis Petridis

03, Oct, 2022 @3:56 PM

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Nirvana win lawsuit over Nevermind baby album cover
A US judge has dismissed Spencer Elden’s claim that an image of him as a naked baby on the 1991 album constituted child sexual abuse

Laura Snapes

05, Sep, 2022 @9:56 AM

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John Peel: personal records and memorabilia set for Bonhams auction
Items including a handwritten letter from David Bowie and Peel’s horn gramophone will be up for sale next month

Laura Snapes

18, May, 2022 @2:53 PM

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