Infamously cantankerous studio rat/national treasure Steve Albini doesn't like to be called a record producer. He prefers the term "recording engineer." That's a dry, clinical term for what Albini…   Read Story »

When Nirvana performed on Saturday Night Live in 1992, Kurt Cobain wore a Flipper shirt that he made with a magic marker. As Vol. 1 Brooklyn points out, a version of that same shirt now retails at…   Read Story »

What else do you need to know? You knew this was on our radar. And now, it's here; the Muppet Barbershop Quartet's cover of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" for The Muppets original soundtrack. Dive in…   Read Story »

Another Halloween and you're going as Sexy Butch Vig again? If you'd just planned ahead you could've went as the ghost of Kurt Cobain. It's a very difficult costume to pull off, but there are…   Read Story »

Just a few days after playing a final show with Titus Andronicus at our CMJ showcase, Amy Klein announced that she was leaving the band to spend more time on her own music projects, which includes…   Read Story »

One day a year just isn't enough for the people behind Record Store Day, the annual celebration of independent vinyl retailers. So for the second year running, the Record Store Day people have…   Read Story »

If you started out the '90s playing in a scuzzy stomp-rock band, there's a decent chance that you became a millionaire at some point during the decade. If you were a parent of teenagers, you may…   Read Story »

The 20th-anniversary box-set reissue of Nirvana's Nevermind comes out next week, and part of the deluxe package is a DVD and live album of an unreleased live show: the band's Halloween 1991 set at…   Read Story »

UPDATE: A video of the band playing "Breed" live at the Paramount has hit the internet; we've got it below. If you've been anywhere near a piece of music media in the past couple of months, you're…   Read Story »

It's the season of the Nirvana tribute, and London-based lo-fi dude Porcelain Raft is offering up his own: A spindly, fragile cover of "Come As You Are" that's really only recognizable through its…   Read Story »