Riot grrrl pioneer Kathleen Hanna: ‘A lot of men really get off on watching a woman get angry’
From Big Black’s noise to Joanna Newsom’s hush: 10 of Steve Albini’s greatest recordings
April 2024
TV review
Kurt Cobain: Moments That Shook Music review – even 30 years on, his death seems utterly tragic
This documentary about the Nirvana singer’s demise is at its best when it uses archive interviews with fans to show the scale of their loss. Otherwise, it struggles to really convey his impact
March 2024
The angst, the sensitivity… and the songs: how gen Z got hooked on Nirvana
My best shot
Stage-diver at an early Nirvana gig – Charles Peterson’s best photograph
January 2024
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
December 2023
US court revives lawsuit accusing Nirvana of sexual exploitation over ‘Nevermind’ album cover
Appeals court overturns decision that baby depicted on 1991 album had waited too long to bring his lawsuit against band
November 2023
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
October 2023
Thurston Moore on hanging out with Kurt and Courtney – and a wild night at Chateau Marmont
Grunge and rap to feature in new lesson aids for music teachers in England
July 2023
Saint Laurent selling secondhand band T-shirts in its vintage collection
In the 90s, we worried about Nirvana ‘selling out’. I wish that concept still made sense
Dan Brooks
June 2023
Alexis Petridis's album of the week
Foo Fighters: But Here We Are review – a raw, unapologetic act of mourning
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
November 2022
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
October 2022
‘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
Ranked
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
‘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
September 2022
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
May 2022
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
April 2022
Madonna at the Haçienda to Obama’s inauguration: the tickets we can’t bear to throw away
As QR codes take over, Guardian writers and readers share their prized paper stubs – including the Beatles at Shea Stadium and the Nirvana gig that never was
