KEXP Seattle — As one of the two primary songwriters of seminal 80′s group Hüsker Dü, Grant Hart helped shape the sound and voice of indie rock to come, influencing bands that followed including Nirvana and the Pixies. After the dissolution of the band he share... more info

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DrownedInSound — A good one to cover, this. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Metalsucks — Yesterday, we saw video of Courtney Love flying off the handle when a fan held up a Kurt Cobain t-shirt during a recent performance; amongst other topics, her subsequent rant honed in on Dave Grohl, who, she seemed to claim, had been fired from Nirva... more info

Guardian Music — Brixton Academy, LondonIn the recent rush to laud the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's Nevermind, it was understandably overlooked that 1991 also saw the release of Smashing Pumpkins' debut, Gish. Yet the Pumpkins were always unlikely grunge bedfellows:... more info

ContactMusic — Nirvana are on course to land the coveted Christmas number one spot on the U K pop charts with the re-release of their Smells Like Teen Spirit anthem As has become traditional in Britain Facebook com campaigns have led to classic rock alternative tun... more info

Metalsucks — Wowee wow wow wow. A reader calling himself Geddy Lee — whom I’m reasonably certain is not the dude from Rush — just e-mailed us the above clip of Courtney Love going apeshit at this past weekend’s SWU festival in Brazil. The cause of her out... more info

411 Mania — Nirvana and The Strokes may not have happened without them... more info

Altsounds — Little Roy has announced details of the release of a new single. *Lithium *will be released through Ark Recordings on *Monday December 5th 2011. *The single is lifted from his recent album with Prince Fatty and Mutant Hi-Fi, *Battle For Seattle, *a c... more info

Chorus.fm — Rough Trade Shops and Sub Pop Records will release a special split single between *Male Bonding* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/malebonding) and *EMA* (http://www.myspace.com/erikamanderson) on January 6. Listen to the two tracks of the artists coverin... more info