A loving, low-budget film tries to revive the undead spirit of Darby Crash and L.A.'s most anarchic punk pioneers. But some things aren't easy to resurrect.
By Andrew O'Hehir Aug 5, 2008
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The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Nirvana all get a smack-down from fellow musicians in a recent Guardian feature.
June 19, 2007
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Am I the only critic in the universe who doesn't love Brian Wilson's "Smile"? Plus: Free music for jazz fans, Saturday Looks Good to Me admirers and Christmas-song haters.
By Thomas Bartlett
December 1, 2004
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Destiny's Child vs. Nirvana! Britney vs. Chic! The Ramones vs. ABBA! How pop's hottest DJs are creating those wild bootleg remixes -- and why they're so hard to find.
By Roberta Cruger
August 9, 2003
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Ex-Nirvana member Dave Grohl's band finally puts out a record that doesn't peter out after a few tracks.
By Ross White
November 22, 2002
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Readers mull the future of rock.
March 6, 2007
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Seeing Nirvana's music repurposed to sell video games reminds us of Generation X's failure to produce a rock star of lasting worth.
March 5, 2007
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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.
By Bomani Jones
October 23, 2002
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Was Nirvana's angry, culture-shifting 1991 anthem really a revolution? Maybe not. But it changed my life.
By Jamie Allen
April 15, 2002
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In an age of corporate consolidation, Kurt Cobain turned an industry upside down. And in an age of media prying, he died right in front of our eyes.
By Bill Wyman
September 24, 2001
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The author of a new biography of Kurt Cobain looks back at the best and worst of musical decades, the 1980s.
By Charles R. Cross
August 30, 2001
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A new CD relives the night that ex-members of Nirvana, Soundgarden and the Dead Kennedys united to entertain the troops at the Battle of Seattle.
By Silja J.A. Talvi
May 12, 2000
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The label synonymous with "As Seen on TV" goes after indie rock. Oh, sweet, delicious irony.
By Joey Sweeney
April 28, 2000
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If Nirvana was tight and Mudhoney was a disaster, why is the other grunge band still around?
By Mac Montandon
January 18, 2000
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From "Smells Like Teen Spirit" to "Rebel Girl," 10 songs that changed my decade.
By Charles Taylor
January 3, 2000
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Pour yourself a drink and forget the presents. December 25 offers plenty of other reasons to celebrate.
By Gentry Lane
December 15, 1999
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Forget Nirvana, unrepentant Foo Fighter Dave Grohl settles down for mediocrity.
By Andy Battaglia
November 4, 1999
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From Kiss to loungecore, Kenneth Anger to blaxploitation, Unrest anticipated '90s hipster fads way back ... in 1988.
By Joe Gross
November 1, 1999
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"Saturday Night Live" has 24 years of the best acts in rock 'n' roll on tape. Too bad none of that made it onto a new two-CD compilation.
By Robert Wilonsky
September 29, 1999
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A confused and impenetrable "100 Greatest Moments in Rock" issue misses the fleeting pleasures of pop.
By Bill Wyman
May 28, 1999
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There was plenty of antagonism in the air at the start of Hole's Boston show Sunday night. But Courtney Love wouldn't have it any other way.
By Charles Taylor
May 18, 1999
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David Bowman reviews the Meat Puppets' re-releases
By David Bowman
March 23, 1999
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Sarah Vowell's 'American Squirm' column appears every other Wednesday in Salon
By Sarah Vowell
March 10, 1999
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Sharps & Flats is a daily music review in Salon Magazine
By Mark Athitakis
October 21, 1998
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In her first release in three years, Polly Jean Harvey offers sops to a self-consciously hip underground.
By Bill Wyman
September 30, 1998
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"Oh Pleez GAWD I can't handle the success!"
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Kurt Cobain and a dream about pop
Never mind the hair bands, here's a Flock of Seagulls!
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