Love told Guitar World in 1999: “I contend that I was the first person to actually have a Super Fuzz Big Muff, before the ...

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...

Decades before Kurt Cobain and Nirvana delivered the seismic shock of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” in 1991 that changed popular music forever, there was another band called Nirvana.

Below are the 25 most-consumed one-hit wonders of the 21st century, from mass viral crazes like Baauer’s “Harlem Shake” (which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100) and Silento’s “Watch Me” (No. 3 ...

The band slammed through a quartet of Nirvana songs with sometimes questionable audio, especially with St. Vincent ’s frantic “Breed.” But the volume and energy never relented as Kim Gordon ...

“Smells Like Teen Spirit” is a shoo-in on this list of Nirvana songs that will always be popular, even though Kurt Cobain hated it. It was the band’s biggest hit to date. The song peaked on ...

The best song from each Nirvana album is a personal choice for every fan of the famous grunge band. Here are our top three picks.

Writing a pop song doesn’t have to be the most complicated thing in the world. Since the lion’s share of most songs on the charts can be hammered out with just four chords moved up and down different ...

Nirvana’s 1992 compilation Incesticide remains a fan favorite for many reasons—for one, it allowed the public to finally own official recordings of songs that had been circulating for ages as ...