NME - Festivals — With our special festival preview out this week, that has the lovely Friendly Fires boys on the cover, we've been talking a lot about the greatest ever festival performances in the office. Whether you were lucky enough to watch Nirvana at Reading... more info

Guardian Music — Who is he?A 23-year-old north London singer-songwriter with the voice of a 1960s US soul man, a vintage sound brimming with yearning and cracked joy – perfect for supporting Adele on her recent US/Europe tour. Kiwanuka credits an outtake version of... more info

Guardian Music — Once the enfants terribles of the Seattle rock underground, Nirvana have now been exalted by the city elders. Bassist Krist Novoselic talks about becoming a museum exhibitDuring seven years in Nirvana, Krist Novoselic witnessed all manner of unschedu... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — This week Miley Cyrus did the ballsy thing and took her teen pop shtick and layered it all over Nirvana's classic "Smells Like Teen Spirit."  This prompted Rolling Stone to do a list of the worst/interesting covers of the 90s anthem.  Tori Amos s... more info

Powerpopulist — Perhaps it is too soon to be doing another MotS post. Perhaps some of these below might be taken down soon by the gracious hosts (whom we thank). Flip. Tails. Let us proceed.The Byrds - I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better - Perceptions! Delusions?Eat Skull ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Via Matt Yglesias, a reminder that Kurt Cobain's catalog surving into Miley Curus' demographic is probably a good thing for music -- Miley Cyrus was 18 months old when Cobain died and many of her fans are even younger than... more info

VH1 Blog — Miley Cyrus has been catching some flak for her cover of Nirvana‘s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Friday night in Ecuador. But the criticisms aren’t really about her rendition—which was not great, but not terrible, and let’s remember that the ... more info

Metalsucks — Miley Cyrus — who wasn’t even two years old when Kurt Cobain killed himself — recently did a live cover of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” and it’s actually pretty interesting. Not because it’s good (see headline), but because it... more info

Metal Injection — While not exactly metal, Nirvana holds a very special place in my heart and at one point in my life was my favorite band on the planet. I know far too much about Kurt Cobain. Anyway, the reason I mention any of this is because today a video surfaced ... more info

Popeater — Filed under: Music News, YouTube, Miley Cyrus What would Kurt Cobain think? Miley Cyrus kicked off her 'Gypsy Heart' tour April 29 in Ecuador and gave fans a bit of a surprise with a cover of Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit.' The former Disney ... more info