Kurt Cobain's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit': The Anthem He Regretted Yet Changed Rock Forever

This Nirvana song captured a generation’s discontent and became one of rock’s greatest songs. Discover why its legacy endures ...

35 years ago, Kurt Cobain released 'Smells Like Teen Spirit,' but later admitted he was 'embarrassed' by the song

“I’m just tired of being embarrassed by it. I’m beyond that,” the Nirvana star said in a 1994 interview ...

The 50 greatest songs of all time, ranked

Pop music has been the soundtrack to our tumultuous times, an inescapable medley of ever-shifting beats and melodies, snappy ...
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Nirvana’s Nevermind Surpasses AC/DC’s Back in Black in All-Time Sales

Decades after changing the course of rock music, Nirvana's Nevermind has edged past AC/DC's Back in Black in total equivalent album sales. Do streaming-era metrics fairly represent the enduring ...
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Kurt Cobain resented 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' despite its success

Kurt Cobain's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' was a huge hit, but Cobain himself wasn't thrilled about it.

[Western Music Commentary x Peace Studies No. 113] Bitter Sweet Symphony / The Verve - 22 years stolen by a 6-second sample, and the 'sweetness' that returned

The VerveAlbum: Urban Hymns (1997)Songwriter: Richard Ashcroft (Mick Jagger & Keith Richards were added as co-writers in a 1997 settlement, and publishing rights went to ABKCO. In 2019, the two were ...