Grunge artists showed a vulnerability in the 1990s that wasn’t all that common in popular music until the alternative rock ...

Are these three staple grunge tracks from 1991 played too much, or does their quality merit the attention they acquire?

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

Nirvana had no idea that “Smells Like Teen Spirit” would become one of the greatest rock songs of all time and would continue to influence the grunge scene today. After its release, the song ...

It was an era where musical genres and defiance merged into the distinct sound of a decade, not simply a genre. In the 90’s, culture was defined by musicians who produced a long-lasting tidal wave of ...

Flannel shirts, tortured rock stars and teen spirit - the story of Seattle music is pop culture mythology. But the weirdest chapter of that story, the Teen Dance Ordinance, is often overlooked. While ...

Grunge certainly left its mark on the music world, arguably overturning the whole music scene in one fell swoop in 1991 and 1992. But did grunge "kill" hair metal? It's a topic that's often been ...

Nirvana’s Nevermind came out 32 years ago, serving as the crescendo to an onset wave of grunge music that owned the decade. The rebellious, flannel-wearing generation of teens who rode that wave have ...