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It all started with the Germs

By Andrew O'Hehir — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

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.

Slaughtering rock's sacred cows

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Nirvana all get a smack-down from fellow musicians in a recent Guardian feature.

Nothing to smile about

By Thomas Bartlett — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

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.

The mash-up revolution

By Roberta Cruger — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

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.

Foo Fighters: "One by One"

By Ross White — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

Ex-Nirvana member Dave Grohl's band finally puts out a record that doesn't peter out after a few tracks.

Responses to "Did Gen X Kill the Rock Star?"

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

Readers mull the future of rock.

Did Gen X kill the rock star?

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

Seeing Nirvana's music repurposed to sell video games reminds us of Generation X's failure to produce a rock star of lasting worth.

"Oh Pleez GAWD I can't handle the success!"

By Bomani Jones — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

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.

"Smells Like Teen Spirit"

By Jamie Allen — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

Was Nirvana's angry, culture-shifting 1991 anthem really a revolution? Maybe not. But it changed my life.

Kurt Cobain and a dream about pop

By Bill Wyman — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

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.

Never mind the hair bands, here's a Flock of Seagulls!

By Charles R. Cross — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

The author of a new biography of Kurt Cobain looks back at the best and worst of musical decades, the 1980s.

Hell no, we won't WTO

By Silja J.A. Talvi — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

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.

Sharps & Flats

By Joey Sweeney — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

The label synonymous with "As Seen on TV" goes after indie rock. Oh, sweet, delicious irony.

Sharps & Flats

By Mac Montandon — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

If Nirvana was tight and Mudhoney was a disaster, why is the other grunge band still around?

Singles going steady

By Charles Taylor — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

From "Smells Like Teen Spirit" to "Rebel Girl," 10 songs that changed my decade.

Have yourself a merry Jimmy Buffettmas

By Gentry Lane — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

Pour yourself a drink and forget the presents. December 25 offers plenty of other reasons to celebrate.

Sharps & Flats

By Andy Battaglia — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

Forget Nirvana, unrepentant Foo Fighter Dave Grohl settles down for mediocrity.

Sharps & Flats

By Joe Gross — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

From Kiss to loungecore, Kenneth Anger to blaxploitation, Unrest anticipated '90s hipster fads way back ... in 1988.

Sharps & flats

By Robert Wilonsky — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

"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.

Are Entertainment Weekly writers potheads?

By Bill Wyman — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

A confused and impenetrable "100 Greatest Moments in Rock" issue misses the fleeting pleasures of pop.

Mocking the Mayflower

By Charles Taylor — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

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.

It's not the meat, it's the motion

By David Bowman — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

David Bowman reviews the Meat Puppets' re-releases

At home in a crowd

By Sarah Vowell — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

Sarah Vowell's 'American Squirm' column appears every other Wednesday in Salon

Jonathon Richman

By Mark Athitakis — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

Sharps & Flats is a daily music review in Salon Magazine

"Is This Desire" -- or just bad performance art?

By Bill Wyman — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:08:00 PDT

In her first release in three years, Polly Jean Harvey offers sops to a self-consciously hip underground.