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Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers cover Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit with John Frusciante on lead vocals
By Michael Astley-Brown last updated
The funk-rockers tackled the grunge classic during a recent show at Flea’s Silverlake Conservatory of Music

The greatest guitar albums of the '90s
By Jenna Scaramanga published
From Pearl Jam to Pantera, Metallica to Morello

Watch Nirvana's legendary Reading 1992 set in full in remastered 4K
By Jackson Maxwell published
The band's final UK performance – an explosive 25-song set widely regarded as one of the band's greatest – occurred 30 years ago today

Stranger Things’ Joseph Quinn reveals his personal guitar heroes
By Matt Parker published
The actor behind metalhead Eddie Munson talks about the guitarists who influenced his playing and the steady diet of heavy metal that informed his preparation for the role

Watch Tommy Emmanuel and Mike Dawes’ thrilling acoustic cover of Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit
By Jonathan Horsley published
In this GW premiere, the acoustic virtuoso duo combine powers to rework the era-defining grunge anthem, with spectacular results

Kurt Cobain’s Smells Like Teen Spirit Fender Mustang sells at auction for $4.5 million
By Matt Owen published
The winning bid from Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay makes the iconic offset the second most expensive guitar sold at auction, overtaking David Gilmour's Black Strat

Bids on Kurt Cobain’s Smells Like Teen Spirit Fender Mustang have already hit $2 million
By Matt Parker published
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has made a generous early bid to kickstart an auction in aid of his mental health charity Kick the Stigma

Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron launch new supergroup with Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Hear 3rd Secret’s surprise-released debut album – which also features Bubba Dupree, Jennifer Johnson and Jillian Raye – now

Kurt Cobain’s Smells Like Teen Spirit Fender Mustang goes up for auction for the first time
By Matt Owen published
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the guitar – which featured in the iconic 1991 music video – will go towards supporting mental health charity, Kicking The Stigma
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