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NME May 27

Watch Foo Fighters follow in Nirvana’s footsteps by covering The Vaselines’ ‘Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam’ at BottleRock

Foo Fighters The Vaselines Nirvana Dave Grohl Taylor Hawkins Kurt Cobain

Louder Sound May 26

The 30 greatest Nirvana songs ever, and the stories behind them

Nirvana Kurt Cobain The Beatles Dave Grohl Weezer Tori Amos

Rolling Stone May 26

Hear Rivers Cuomo Cover Outkast, Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston, and Nirvana

Rivers Cuomo OutKast Dolly Parton Whitney Houston Nirvana Weezer Radiohead Green Day Harry Nilsson Metallica Guns N’ Roses

Billboard May 26

Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo Uploads Unplugged Covers of Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Nirvana, Guns N’ Roses, Outkast

Weezer Rivers Cuomo Michael Jackson Whitney Houston Nirvana Guns N’ Roses OutKast Radiohead André 3000 Green Day Dolly Parton Harry Nilsson

Louder Sound May 26

"Noel Gallagher would be in the room across from me." From underground darlings to collabs with Mastodon and Gojira: Urne are the best-kept secret in British metal

Urne Mastodon Gojira Deep Purple Rainbow Ritchie Blackmore Ronnie James Dio

Billboard May 25

Kurt Cobain’s ‘Foxes’ T-Shirt Being Auctioned by Hole’s Patty Schemel

Kurt Cobain Hole Nirvana Patty Schemel Courtney Love

Louder Sound May 25

"It's important for the legacy of Chris Cornell. It is doing right by our partner and friend." Kim Thayil says the surviving members of Soundgarden are putting the finishing touches to unreleased material featuring the late vocalist

Soundgarden Chris Cornell Kim Thayil

2 articles May 25

Hole Kurt Cobain Patty Schemel Nirvana

NME, Stereogum

Consequence of Sound May 24

Shirt Worn by Nirvana's Kurt Cobain being Auctioned by Former Hole Drummer

Hole Nirvana Kurt Cobain

Magnet Magazine May 24

Happy Birthday Steve McDonald (Redd Kross, Melvins, Off!)

Redd Kross Melvins Thurston Moore

Magnet Magazine May 24

Boris Released “Attention Please” And “Heavy Rocks” 15 Years Ago Today

Boris Ian Astbury The Doors

Metalorgie May 24

Impure Wilhelmina

Impure Wilhelmina Witch Fever Pussy Miel

2 articles May 23

Thom Yorke Nirvana Radiohead Frank Ocean George Michael Kate Bush Paul McCartney Sam Fender ROSALÍA

Louder Sound, NME

Blabbermouth May 23

SOUNDGARDEN Is Still 'In The Process' Of Finishing Final Album With CHRIS CORNELL: 'It's Very, Very Important To All Of Us'

Soundgarden Chris Cornell Terry Date

Blabbermouth May 22

STAIND's AARON LEWIS Announces 'Give My Country Back' Solo Album, Shares Title Track

Staind Aaron Lewis

The Guardian Music May 22

Add to playlist: the virtuoso prog-metal-folk of Brazil’s Papangu and the week’s best new tracks

Papangu Hermeto Pascoal Mr. Bungle King Crimson Stormzy Odeal

Metal Rock Magazine May 22

Chronique – IMPURE WILHELMINA – Le sanglot

Impure Wilhelmina Mütterlein

Metal Rock Magazine May 21

Live Report DOODSESKADER + LILA EHJA – Point éphémère – 05/05/26

Doodseskader Lila Ehjä

Magnet Magazine May 21

Soundgarden Released “Down On The Upside” 30 Years Ago Today

Soundgarden Badmotorfinger

Blabbermouth May 19

MIKE MUSHOK Is 'Really, Really Excited' About STAIND's Upcoming Ninth Studio Album

Mike Mushok Staind

NME May 27

Watch Foo Fighters follow in Nirvana’s footsteps by covering The Vaselines’ ‘Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam’ at BottleRock

Foo Fighters The Vaselines Nirvana Dave Grohl Taylor Hawkins Kurt Cobain

Rolling Stone May 26

Hear Rivers Cuomo Cover Outkast, Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston, and Nirvana

Rivers Cuomo OutKast Dolly Parton Whitney Houston Nirvana Weezer Radiohead Green Day Harry Nilsson Metallica Guns N’ Roses

Louder Sound May 26

"Noel Gallagher would be in the room across from me." From underground darlings to collabs with Mastodon and Gojira: Urne are the best-kept secret in British metal

Urne Mastodon Gojira Deep Purple Rainbow Ritchie Blackmore Ronnie James Dio

Louder Sound May 25

"It's important for the legacy of Chris Cornell. It is doing right by our partner and friend." Kim Thayil says the surviving members of Soundgarden are putting the finishing touches to unreleased material featuring the late vocalist

Soundgarden Chris Cornell Kim Thayil

Consequence of Sound May 24

Shirt Worn by Nirvana's Kurt Cobain being Auctioned by Former Hole Drummer

Hole Nirvana Kurt Cobain

Magnet Magazine May 24

Boris Released “Attention Please” And “Heavy Rocks” 15 Years Ago Today

Boris Ian Astbury The Doors

2 articles May 23

Thom Yorke Nirvana Radiohead Frank Ocean George Michael Kate Bush Paul McCartney Sam Fender ROSALÍA

Louder Sound, NME

Blabbermouth May 22

STAIND's AARON LEWIS Announces 'Give My Country Back' Solo Album, Shares Title Track

Staind Aaron Lewis

Metal Rock Magazine May 22

Chronique – IMPURE WILHELMINA – Le sanglot

Impure Wilhelmina Mütterlein

Magnet Magazine May 21

Soundgarden Released “Down On The Upside” 30 Years Ago Today

Soundgarden Badmotorfinger

Louder Sound May 26

The 30 greatest Nirvana songs ever, and the stories behind them

Nirvana Kurt Cobain The Beatles Dave Grohl Weezer Tori Amos

Billboard May 26

Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo Uploads Unplugged Covers of Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Nirvana, Guns N’ Roses, Outkast

Weezer Rivers Cuomo Michael Jackson Whitney Houston Nirvana Guns N’ Roses OutKast Radiohead André 3000 Green Day Dolly Parton Harry Nilsson

Billboard May 25

Kurt Cobain’s ‘Foxes’ T-Shirt Being Auctioned by Hole’s Patty Schemel

Kurt Cobain Hole Nirvana Patty Schemel Courtney Love

2 articles May 25

Hole Kurt Cobain Patty Schemel Nirvana

NME, Stereogum

Magnet Magazine May 24

Happy Birthday Steve McDonald (Redd Kross, Melvins, Off!)

Redd Kross Melvins Thurston Moore

Metalorgie May 24

Impure Wilhelmina

Impure Wilhelmina Witch Fever Pussy Miel

Blabbermouth May 23

SOUNDGARDEN Is Still 'In The Process' Of Finishing Final Album With CHRIS CORNELL: 'It's Very, Very Important To All Of Us'

Soundgarden Chris Cornell Terry Date

The Guardian Music May 22

Add to playlist: the virtuoso prog-metal-folk of Brazil’s Papangu and the week’s best new tracks

Papangu Hermeto Pascoal Mr. Bungle King Crimson Stormzy Odeal

Metal Rock Magazine May 21

Live Report DOODSESKADER + LILA EHJA – Point éphémère – 05/05/26

Doodseskader Lila Ehjä

Blabbermouth May 19

MIKE MUSHOK Is 'Really, Really Excited' About STAIND's Upcoming Ninth Studio Album

Mike Mushok Staind

Overview

The sludge metal scene sees new tour announcements from Messa for France in late 2026, while The Ocean releases a live video for 'Belligerence'. Meanwhile, Matt Cameron discusses the ongoing mixing of Soundgarden's final album with Chris Cornell and identifies the most challenging song to perform live.

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