News Latest News from Ultimate-Guitar.Com. en-US Copyright 1998-2026 Ultimate-Guitar.Com. All rights reserved. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=780 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:23:06 -0400 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:09:37 -0500 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/_img/logo_trans.png https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=780 144 44 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/tab_spotlight/nirvanas-about-a-girl-hides-a-beatles-trick-two-simple-chords-and-a-melody-that-wont-sit-still https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/tab_spotlight/nirvanas-about-a-girl-hides-a-beatles-trick-two-simple-chords-and-a-melody-that-wont-sit-still Tab Spotlight: Cobain wrote the song in, as he said, about three hours, with "Meet the Beatles!" on repeat. The song was part of the sludgy-sounding 1989 Nirvana debut "Bleach."]]> Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:23:06 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/kurt-cobain-got-the-raincoats-albums-reissued-and-invited-them-to-open-for-nirvana-he-died-before-the-tour-they-played-the-shows-anyway-186659 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/kurt-cobain-got-the-raincoats-albums-reissued-and-invited-them-to-open-for-nirvana-he-died-before-the-tour-they-played-the-shows-anyway-186659 Features: Cobain walked into Rough Trade in London looking for the Raincoats' out-of-print 1979 debut. The shop didn't have it, but the clerk knew one of the band's founders was running an antique store around the corner. He got their three albums reissued with liner notes by himself and Kim Gordon, and invited them to open Nirvana's UK tour in April 1994.]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:15:40 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/killing-joke-were-furious-about-nirvanas-come-as-you-are-years-later-dave-grohl-settled-it-by-playing-drums-on-their-album-186644 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/killing-joke-were-furious-about-nirvanas-come-as-you-are-years-later-dave-grohl-settled-it-by-playing-drums-on-their-album-186644 Features: Captain Sensible of The Damned wrote a descending arpeggio riff for "Life Goes On" in 1982. Killing Joke used something nearly identical on "Eighties" in 1985. Nirvana did the same on "Come As You Are" in 1992. Cobain himself worried about the resemblance before releasing it.]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:36:40 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/nevermind-was-the-explosion-but-pixies-janes-addiction-and-faith-no-more-had-already-lit-the-fuse-186770 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/nevermind-was-the-explosion-but-pixies-janes-addiction-and-faith-no-more-had-already-lit-the-fuse-186770 Features: NOFX's Fat Mike argued Faith No More "kind of did it before Nirvana" with "The Real Thing." Krist Novoselic admitted Nirvana's melodic direction came from listening to R.E.M., and by the time 'Nevermind' dropped, the audience was already there.]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 14:42:26 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/thom-yorke-on-hearing-nevermind-for-the-first-time-ok-its-on-now-he-says-you-make-one-mistake-and-youre-toast https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/thom-yorke-on-hearing-nevermind-for-the-first-time-ok-its-on-now-he-says-you-make-one-mistake-and-youre-toast Music News: "The truth of the matter is that you only learn through your mistakes. Nowadays, you make one mistake, and you're toast."]]> Sun, 24 May 2026 02:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dave-grohl-on-anxiety-over-nirvanas-sudden-fame-i-would-go-back-to-my-mothers-house https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dave-grohl-on-anxiety-over-nirvanas-sudden-fame-i-would-go-back-to-my-mothers-house Music News: "The shows were getting bigger, that I was nervous about that."]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:51:52 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/nirvana-vs-boston-how-production-and-intent-made-two-identical-riff-contours-sound-polar-opposite-185897 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/nirvana-vs-boston-how-production-and-intent-made-two-identical-riff-contours-sound-polar-opposite-185897 Features: Apart from some persistent "rip-off" accusations, there's a masterclass in how production and emotional intent can take a similar melodic contour and transform it into two entirely different sonic worlds.]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/young-dave-grohl-on-why-nirvana-never-wanted-to-be-rich-rock-stars-if-youve-got-your-heart-set-on-it-and-you-become-one-youre-an-asshole https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/young-dave-grohl-on-why-nirvana-never-wanted-to-be-rich-rock-stars-if-youve-got-your-heart-set-on-it-and-you-become-one-youre-an-asshole Retrospective: "We're still relatively new to this, [but] I don't plan on doing it for the next 10 years of my life, either."]]> Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:02:03 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/kurt-cobain-said-he-couldnt-play-he-was-actually-getting-sloppier-on-purpose-185933 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/kurt-cobain-said-he-couldnt-play-he-was-actually-getting-sloppier-on-purpose-185933 Features: "They can't do it. Anyone can play this stuff. But nobody can play it like Kurt Cobain."]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:16:21 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/kurt-cobain-on-scentless-apprentice-i-can-relate-to-a-character-disgusted-by-all-humans https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/kurt-cobain-on-scentless-apprentice-i-can-relate-to-a-character-disgusted-by-all-humans Retrospective: "Every time he smells a human, like a fire from a far-off way, he'll just get really disgusted and hide. And he just tries to stay away from people. I can relate to that."]]> Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:37:11 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/what-is-grunge-dont-ask-me-what-dave-grohl-thought-of-nirvana-being-labeled-as-godfathers-of-grunge https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/what-is-grunge-dont-ask-me-what-dave-grohl-thought-of-nirvana-being-labeled-as-godfathers-of-grunge Retrospective: "We're just three sort of normal people, relatively normal, I suppose."]]> Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:02:12 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/nirvanas-break-was-definitely-not-organic-glam-metal-musician-says-they-were-just-the-right-ones-to-break-there-was-a-big-glut-of-mediocre-bands https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/nirvanas-break-was-definitely-not-organic-glam-metal-musician-says-they-were-just-the-right-ones-to-break-there-was-a-big-glut-of-mediocre-bands Music News: "It's kind of like what happened with Donna Summer when she was making disco records." ]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:20:06 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/author-speaks-up-on-supposed-nirvana-and-pearl-jam-feud-media-created-this-drama-nirvana-was-so-punk-rock https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/author-speaks-up-on-supposed-nirvana-and-pearl-jam-feud-media-created-this-drama-nirvana-was-so-punk-rock Music News: "They didn't want to be the face or their voice of a generation."]]> Sun, 09 Nov 2025 18:55:19 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/this-cheap-guitar-model-helped-launch-a-rock-legends-career-tragically-that-company-was-already-out-of-business https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/this-cheap-guitar-model-helped-launch-a-rock-legends-career-tragically-that-company-was-already-out-of-business Gear: The world was one decision away from never knowing Nirvana. Decisions. Have. Consequences.]]> Sat, 18 Oct 2025 10:02:03 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/new-ruling-over-nirvana-nevermind-lawsuit-revealed-the-stigma-of-false-allegations https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/new-ruling-over-nirvana-nevermind-lawsuit-revealed-the-stigma-of-false-allegations Music News: "The court has ended this meritless case."]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:06:57 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/you-probably-didnt-know-that-it-wasnt-all-kurt-cobain-these-are-the-other-creative-forces-behind-nirvana-180686 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/you-probably-didnt-know-that-it-wasnt-all-kurt-cobain-these-are-the-other-creative-forces-behind-nirvana-180686 Features: "And I said, 'Well, why don't you just call it 'About a Girl'?"]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2025 11:22:11 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/it-was-so-disgusting-the-meeting-of-two-of-the-greatest-guitar-icons-turned-into-one-of-the-weirdest-events-in-rock-history-178901 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/it-was-so-disgusting-the-meeting-of-two-of-the-greatest-guitar-icons-turned-into-one-of-the-weirdest-events-in-rock-history-178901 Features: Conflicting reports detail a monumental meeting between two rock icons.]]> Thu, 29 May 2025 12:05:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/theres-nothing-special-about-that-song-technically-but-this-nirvana-deep-cut-deserves-far-more-recognition-author-explains https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/theres-nothing-special-about-that-song-technically-but-this-nirvana-deep-cut-deserves-far-more-recognition-author-explains Music News: "There's tension starting from the beginning and it slowly starts to build."]]> Mon, 31 Mar 2025 14:01:19 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/lets-talk-money-how-much-did-nirvana-spend-to-make-their-three-studio-albums-177263 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/lets-talk-money-how-much-did-nirvana-spend-to-make-their-three-studio-albums-177263 Features: A closer look into one of rock music's most successful bands. ]]> Sun, 30 Mar 2025 09:03:00 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/was-nirvana-metal-these-10-songs-prove-they-kind-of-were-177293 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/was-nirvana-metal-these-10-songs-prove-they-kind-of-were-177293 Features: And let's not forget, Beavis and Butt-Head fancied them!]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2025 14:02:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/slayer-kind-of-influenced-nirvana-but-heres-what-kurt-cobain-really-thought-of-thrash-metal-titans-176759 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/slayer-kind-of-influenced-nirvana-but-heres-what-kurt-cobain-really-thought-of-thrash-metal-titans-176759 Features: Grunge and thrash were on the same side of the rock and metal world, delivering something completely different from typical '80s bands. ]]> Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:04:19 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/nirvana-producer-shares-honest-opinion-on-glam-metal-names-70s-band-that-reminds-him-of-nirvanas-debut https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/nirvana-producer-shares-honest-opinion-on-glam-metal-names-70s-band-that-reminds-him-of-nirvanas-debut Interviews: "I never liked any of that music."]]> Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:54:20 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/nirvana-were-practically-bullied-by-their-label-during-the-recording-of-this-album-everything-about-that-was-ugly-it-was-embarrasing-176465 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/nirvana-were-practically-bullied-by-their-label-during-the-recording-of-this-album-everything-about-that-was-ugly-it-was-embarrasing-176465 Features: "I feel terrible that the band had to go through that bullshit and that they had to have their situation with their record label aired so publicly."]]> Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:38:52 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/this-was-the-moment-when-grunge-really-took-over-author-reveals-it-was-a-perfect-storm-of-many-things-that-allowed-this-music-to-take-over https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/this-was-the-moment-when-grunge-really-took-over-author-reveals-it-was-a-perfect-storm-of-many-things-that-allowed-this-music-to-take-over Music News: "It was a sign of the times, too."]]> Mon, 17 Feb 2025 20:37:23 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/author-explains-nirvanas-ritual-that-helped-make-nevermind-so-good-reveals-one-misconception-about-kurt-cobain https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/author-explains-nirvanas-ritual-that-helped-make-nevermind-so-good-reveals-one-misconception-about-kurt-cobain Music News: "Krist Novoselic later said that it was some of the best times of his life."]]> Sat, 08 Feb 2025 16:30:33 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/author-reveals-nirvana-producers-decision-that-cost-him-millions-speaks-up-on-kurt-cobains-struggles https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/author-reveals-nirvana-producers-decision-that-cost-him-millions-speaks-up-on-kurt-cobains-struggles Music News: "He was definitely a man of principle."]]> Sun, 02 Feb 2025 23:05:38 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/surviving-nirvana-members-surprise-audience-at-fireaid-with-a-heartfelt-performance--they-had-a-very-special-guest https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/surviving-nirvana-members-surprise-audience-at-fireaid-with-a-heartfelt-performance--they-had-a-very-special-guest Music News: Three of the singers are pretty famous, but you'd never guess the last one.]]> Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:51:34 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/the-main-reason-kurt-cobain-fired-nirvanas-second-guitarist-author-reveals-they-just-couldnt-deal-with-him https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/the-main-reason-kurt-cobain-fired-nirvanas-second-guitarist-author-reveals-they-just-couldnt-deal-with-him Music News: "They didn't want him in the band, they wanted to just flee."]]> Tue, 28 Jan 2025 01:00:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/joe-satriani-challenges-kurt-cobains-critics-he-was-a-great-guitar-player https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/joe-satriani-challenges-kurt-cobains-critics-he-was-a-great-guitar-player Music News: "You go back and look at Nirvana clips, and you realize this guy is playing everything he's supposed to play."]]> Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:30:04 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/early-nirvana-producer-names-bands-least-favorite-record-explains-why-their-shows-were-not-as-good-at-the-time https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/early-nirvana-producer-names-bands-least-favorite-record-explains-why-their-shows-were-not-as-good-at-the-time Interviews: UG Exclusive: "They spent some time on the road, and clearly, they got better. That was what needed to happen."]]> Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:09:37 -0500