Five albums that defined life in 1996
Grunge and Britpop took a backseat to a new wave of the internet age.
Grunge
The genre Kurt Cobain always wanted to be known for: “I’m tired of saying it”
The wrong kind of label.
The mid-1990s mood shift: How ‘Clueless’ and ska-core clubbed grunge to death
“It’s so happy and fresh sounding!”
The 1989 song Soundgarden used to parody the stupid side of rock: “Ditch all the euphemisms”
Soundgarden takes on hair metal.
Lonnie Gunn relaunches for greatness with ‘Good Girls Go To Heaven’
Ahead of her Kim Gordon support slot.
The record Kurt Cobain hoped would finally kill grunge for good: “The last chapter”
“It’s the last chapter on the book of grunge…”