• Bluewater Productions releasing a Kurt Cobain biography in comic book form

    A slew of Kurt Cobain tributes have come forth due to the approaching 20th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's, including uncomfortable looking statues in his hometown of Aberdeen, WA. The newest addition to the list is the "Kurt Cobain" entry into the Tribute series from Bluewater Productions, a comic book publisher. The publication will be available starting April 2, the anniversary of Cobain's death.
  • Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic covers Lorde's 'Royals' on accordion [WATCH]

    Everyone from Selena Gomez to Bruce Springsteen has performed a cover of Lorde's hit "Royals," which recently surpassed one million copies in sales. Now an unexpected cover from Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic has surfaced, this time on the accordion. He and a small ensemble kept with the minimalist beat and drew out the melody with help from the accordion.
  • Rolling Stone ranks every Nirvana song, and we compare our notes

    Rolling Stone compiled the list to end all Nirvana lists: every song ever recorded by the band, original or otherwise, ranked down from 102 to no. 1. Spoiler alert: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was given top billing. We warn you that the format chosen by Rolling Stone makes scrolling through a hassle, but we decided to have a bit of fun with it. Five Music Times employees reflected on their favorite Nirvana track, and we looked to see who was most "right" by Stone's standards.
  • Throwback Thursday: Celebrate Kurt Cobain's 47th Birthday with 'MTV Unplugged In New York'

    Today (Feb. 20) marks what would have been Nirvana frontman/grunge leader Kurt Cobain's 47th birthday. Though, of course, this year marks 20 years since he took his own life, his groundbreaking music continues to live on. Even though Nirvana have released a slew of posthumous releases since 1994, for today's #ThrowbackThursday, we'll look at the very first one, and the album that somehow ended up feeling like a tribute to Cobain: Nirvana's acoustic record MTV Unplugged in New York.
  • Record Store Day 2014: announced releases so far, and noticeable Trends

    Record Store Day's website hasn't released an official list yet, but fortunately there are dedicated souls have been combing the internet and compiling a list based on previously announced exclusives. We looked over what they found and noticed some obvious (and less obvious) themes.
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