Kurt Cobain
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"I actually became a Nirvana fan when I was no longer in the band": Drummer Chad Channing remembers Kurt Cobain and his 1990 Smart Studios sessions with the band that shaped Nevermind
By Greg Prato published
Channing's drums appear on one song on the final Nevermind album – "It was the one song that I guess Kurt said, ‘No, I definitely do not want to redo this,"

'As time has taught us, there was a lot more to Kurt Cobain’s guitar playing than the slacker attitude he’d like us to have believed': 5 Nirvana songs that celebrate Nirvana's legacy
By Stuart Williams published
'He was a phenomenal rhythm player, clearly had some lead playing ability, and also experimented sonically – with fascinating results'

Aaron Rash has taken his Nirvana gear journey to a whole new level: he's built the 'Frankenamp' Kurt Cobain used that's the final part in the In Utero tone puzzle
By Rob Laing published
Nirvana's tech Earnie Bailey has helped the YouTuber reach the final destination of his quest

Meet Aaron Rash: the YouTuber who's got so close to Kurt Cobain's Nirvana tones he's releasing a guitar and In Utero IR pack to share his discoveries
By Rob Laing published
"I started going down the rabbit hole"

Kurt Cobain's 'Skystang I' Fender Mustang guitar fails to eclipse his record-breaking Competition Stripe model at auction
By Rob Laing published
But it still fetched over $1.5million

“I’ve been chasing this sound for so long and it’s finally here now”: YouTuber spends 6 months making a replica of the aluminium guitar Kurt Cobain used to record In Utero, and it sounds incredible
By Jonathan Horsley published
Aaron Rash is an In Utero tone obsessive and having tracked down the amps and pedals behind Cobain's guitar tone on the album he took it into his own hands to build a Veleno clone

"It brings back so many memories" – Nirvana tech Earnie Bailey and Kurt Cobain's brother discuss and demo his Sky-Stang I guitar
By Rob Laing published
The 1993 HS Fender Mustang is due to go to auction in November with an estimate of $1-2 million

Steve Albini reveals Nirvana's In Utero album features a happy accident with Kurt Cobain and a distortion pedal in the studio
By Rob Laing published
His recent appearance on Conan O'Brien's podcast with Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic unearths new information about the In Utero sessions

“I’ve been chasing this sound for so long and it’s finally here now”: YouTuber spends 6 months making a replica of the aluminium guitar Kurt Cobain used to record In Utero, and it sounds incredible
By Jonathan Horsley published
Aaron Rash is an In Utero tone obsessive and having tracked down the amps and pedals behind Cobain's guitar tone on the album he took it into his own hands to build a Veleno clone

Nirvana session cellist Kera Schaley talks about playing on In Utero: "The funny thing about All Apologies is Steve kept trying to talk Kurt out of putting cello on it"
By Rob Laing published
In her first-ever interview about the Nirvana sessions Schaley, talks about her work on songs All Apologies, Dumb and Dave Grohl b-side Marigold
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