Kurt Cobain was convinced no one could misunderstand the intent of the lyrics to this track. Sadly, many still did ...

Nirvana is one of the best bands of the '90s, and songs like "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "Come As You Are" are all you need to hear to prove that.

“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 ...

Part of the allure of Nirvana was their ability to juxtapose incredibly dark, somber lyricism with powerful, driving rock arrangements that almost made it easy to forget just how bleak the songs ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Nirvana only released a handful of singles throughout their ...

If there was ever an argument that Kurt Cobain was a living, breathing “Twilight Zone,” episode, it’s Nirvana’s third and final album, “In Utero.” Nirvana’s singer-songwriter crafted songs that were ...

Picasso once famously said that good artists borrow and great artists steal—though if we assume he was following his own motto, it’s highly unlikely the quote was even his to begin with. A similar ...

Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged finale feels like a ghost story, but the nightmare didn’t start with Kurt Cobain - it started ...

Dave Grohl wrote this song for Foo Fighters' 1995 debut album during his fallout with Courtney Love, creating a track born ...

It has been 32 years since one of the most iconic MTV Unplugged sessions of all time. Nirvana, fronted by the late Kurt Cobain, recorded a cover of a David Bowiesong for MTV Unplugged in 1993 after ...

Sometimes the imperfections remain and you can't imagine a song any differently. Such is the case for a Nirvana favorite, "Serve the Servants," with producer Steve ...