Grunge

  • Three questions for Chris Cornell

    The ex-Soundgarden and Audioslave singer talks about going solo -- again.
  • Responses to "Did Gen X Kill the Rock Star?"

    Readers mull the future of rock.
  • Did Gen X kill the rock star?

    Seeing Nirvana's music repurposed to sell video games reminds us of Generation X's failure to produce a rock star of lasting worth.
  • The people vs. Courtney Love

    Courtney Love -- rock star, publicity whore, feminist -- has scrapbooked her life in the spotlight. Has the self-proclaimed fame junkie lasted past her expiration date?
  • The riot quiets

    The breakup of Sleater-Kinney signifies the end of an era when women made a loud and unapologetic noise -- onstage and in society.
  • The rise and fall of Kate Moss

    The skeletal model's coke-fueled plunge from grace has exposed some ugly truths about the fashion industry -- not least its world-class hypocrisy.
  • "Oh Pleez GAWD I can't handle the success!"

    Excerpts from Kurt Cobain's journals (published in Newsweek) reveal an oddball genius battling severe physical pain -- and imagining a Nirvana reunion tour sponsored by Depends.
  • My generation sucks!

    Help! I'm suffering from genvy: The acute envy of one generation for another.
  • Sharps & Flats

    If Nirvana was tight and Mudhoney was a disaster, why is the other grunge band still around?
  • Live through this Saturday night

    Courtney Love's directorial debut -- in glorious plaid! Patenstein? Count Patula? The Wolfpat? Pollsters say Buchanan's more trick than treat.
  • Sharps & flats

    The Fastbacks saw grunge come and go. Like that matters to a band that hasn't left the garage in 20 years.
  • It's heeeeeeeeere

    Gavin McNett reviews Rhino's latest compilation, 'The Postpunk Chronicles'
  • Pearl Jam, Arco Arena, Sacramento, Calif

  • Sharps and Flats: Dinosaur Jr.

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