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Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has praised the influence of The Beatles on his former band Nirvana.

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This year’s X Factor winners and last week’s chart toppers Little Mix look set to miss out on the traditional UK Christmas Number One, with The Military Wives Choir currently winning this year’s race amid reports of sales surpassing 300,000 on its first day alone.

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Emerging New York singer Lana Del Rey has been discussing the significant inspiration the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain has had on her life.

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Nirvana‘s management have announced the band’s classic 1991 single ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit‘ will be re-released as fans aim to push the track to the summit of the UK charts in time for Christmas.

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Nirvana have been installed as second favourites for this year’s UK Christmas Number One single after a Facebook campaign was launched in a bid to push their classic single ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit‘ to the top of the festive charts.

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Rock’s Backpages, the world’s largest collection of online rock journalism, has announced the launch of its new Backpages eBooks division, which is to be headed up by former MOJO editor Mat Snow. The launch of the new ebook division of Backpages will mark the library’s 10th year in November.

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Nirvana‘s seminal 1991 album ‘Nevermind‘ is back in the UK Top 10 this week after a re-remastered, expanded edition was released to mark its 20th anniversary. The LP comes in at #5, with another re-mastered classic, Pink Floyd‘s ‘Dark Side Of The Moon‘, a few places back at …

Tom Meighan, Kasabian (Photo: Live4ever)

Kasabian look set to be knocked off the top of the UK Album chart this Sunday, with midweek figures showing James Morrison‘s new record ‘The Awakening‘ usurping the Leicester band.

A re-mastered edition of Nirvana‘s ‘Nevermind‘, whose 20th anniversary has been celebrated in many forms …

Nirvana‘s 1991 concert ‘Live At The Paramount‘ will be streamed in full for 24 hours from 5pm today, as celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the band’s landmark album ‘Nevermind‘ continue.

One of the very few Nirvana concerts shot for film, the gig was recorded in the band’s hometown Seattle. …

Legendary Unplugged performance of ‘On a Plain’, track from Nirvana’s seminal ‘Nevermind’, which is re-released this week

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Twenty years ago this month, Nirvana’s sophomore album ‘Nevermind’ was released. The band’s major label debut (first record ‘Bleach’ had sold on modest independent Sub Pop), it unexpectedly came to define a generation of disaffected youth and sell 30 million copies.

Many view ‘Nevermind’ as being responsible for bringing alternative …

Still from 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' promo

Popstar Miley Cyrus‘ cover of Nirvana‘s classic 1991 single ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit‘ has been voted the worst cover of all time by the readers of Rolling Stone.

According to the publication, Miley began performing the song live earlier this …

‘Nevermind‘ producer Butch Vig has admitted he found working with Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain difficult at times during the recording of the legendary album.

Vig told Rolling Stone that he would find some of Cobain’s antics in the studio quite demanding while laying down tracks which would feature on the …

Former Nirvana bass player Krist Novoselic is to perform the band’s classic second studio album ‘Nevermind‘ in its entirety as part of the many celebrations being organised to mark the record’s 20th anniversary.

Rolling Stone reports Novoselic will play the one-off gig in Nirvana’s home city of Seattle on September …

London’s The Loading Bay Gallery is to host a special exhibition surrounding Nirvana‘s landmark album ‘Nevermind‘ next month as part of the celebrations marking the record’s 20th anniversary.

Relevant photos, memorabilia and artifacts will be on display, as well as contributions from fans which are currently being sought; those who …

Nirvana‘s legendary 1992 Reading festival headline appearance will be screened at this year’s Reading/Leeds events, in celebration of one of both Nirvana’s, and Reading’s, crowning moments.

“It was such a legendary performance that so many people haven’t seen – so we had to do it,” Festival Republic’s Tania Harrison told …