grunge

Grunge is a rock n' roll sub-genre that rose out of Seattle to gain worldwide prominence during the nineties.

A hybrid mix of heavy metal and punk rock, grunge is characterized as much by its sense of anti-fashion as it is by the music itself. Bands like Soundgarden became known as much for their flailing hair and flannel clothes as for their riff-heavy rock. This was best shown in a movie about the scene called Singles, which also boasted a grunge-heavy soundtrack featuring Seattle bands Screaming Trees and Alice In Chains.

The genre first gained notice in the late eighties as Seattle bands like Mother Lovebone, Mudhoney, and Tad drew crowds to dreary clubs like the OK Hotel and the Offramp, and released records on indie labels like C/Z and Sub-Pop.

When Nirvana's album Nevermind became a surprise megahit, the secret was forever out. Hit records by Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, and Soundgarden quickly followed suit, spawning imitators like Bush and Stone Temple Pilots.

By the late-nineties, the tragic deaths of Andrew Wood, Kurt Cobain, and Layne Staley had taken their toll and grunge began a gradual fade.

The influence of grunge is still strong however, as are its fans who you'll find at blogs like LameStain and the Grunge Forum.

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• Pieces of Yesterday

  
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  And finally my third Atc for the PaperPlay swap . Over at Fun with Atcs this week they have the theme of texture.  I used grunge paste through the rough diamond stencil and used lots of puff paint along the bottom edge.  Once dried and puffed I painted it firstly with stone and then vanilla fresco paints. I used ...
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• Skaters – Armed

  
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  Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: The Walkmen, The Strokes, Hot Snakes Song: Skaters - Armed [download here ] Whats so good? Ever since Skaters’ teaser of an EP, I’ve been patiently waiting for their next release. Well, they’re back with a 7″, and one of the ...
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• Love Of Family Page Kit, New Stamps, CU Grab Bag Reveal & Freebie

  
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  Hello everybody, I’m very happy to show you a new page kit I made and I also created a new set of stamps complementary with the page kit I had in the INSD PU Grab Bag “Days And Moments” Okay … first the new kit *Love Of Family* .  It is filled with lots of gorgeous elements showing the love of family. ...
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• Dangers vector icons

  
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• Nuclear Dogs Atomic Split: Orchid - "The Mouths of Madness" / Kadavar - "Abra Kadavar"

  
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  From out of the mists of recent success comes two albums highly anticipated by the ol Nuclear Dog, as well as by many fans spanning the stoner globe. The first comes from Orchid, a band that has released 2 highly successful albums in the recent past, with the latest one an LP garnering a first place position on ...
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• Ruff Diamond

  
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  Over on the PaperArtsy blog this week Sue has been using lots of greens, so I just had to play along.  Now this wasnt as easy as it sounds as my index and middle fingers are swollen and bruised from playing netball on Tuesday night, to the point where I had to cut the corrugated diamonds left handed with a craft ...
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• Commercial/Personal Grunge Brushes, & Off-Kilter Dates!

  
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  I thought Id be designed-out for a while, but look what popped out! The CU/PU Brushes 5: Grunge are a set of 27 (!) brushes in .abr and .png files. Grunge brushes are so great for making papers, photomasks, distressed anythings... And as a scrapper, you can use them to fade your photos, or add interest behind a ...
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• Anodyne – Distressed Font by Yellow Design Studio

  
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  Anodyne – Grungy Typeface. Anodyne is an all-caps distressed font by Yellow Design Studio (Font Design by Ryan Martinson ). The font has an authentic hand-printed grunge texture and special layer shadow features. Anodyne includes several OpenType features such as different distress variations for each letter ...
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• Win Tickets to the Ocean Blue with the Orange Peels at the Satellite – May 18. 2013

  
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  Playing since 1986, The Ocean Blue headlines a sold out show at The Satellite on Saturday, May 18. The Ocean Blue combines synthesizer based new wave hooks with bluesy saxophone solos and high tinsel guitars to produce a unique sound. Their sound can be described as a genre between new wave and grunge. They were ...
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• The Dave Grohl Meme About The Kids

  
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  “Since when did it become cool to become part of the establishment?” This question was posed to me by a friend walking across our university alma mater’s campus during the 2004 presidential election. The wash of Bush/Cheney signs from dorm room windows was simply soul crushing. However, by 2004 this wave of late ...
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• Grunge revival: Music & Fashion

  
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  Grunge once dominated the charts and catwalks – read on to find out how this is happening once again. Angry music and angry fashion Grunge and the world of fashion might have seemed like unlikely bedfellows in the 1990s but the musical movement had a huge influence on what people wore. Spearheaded by the likes of ...
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• Old Scratched Wood Multi-Pack

  
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  May 08, 2013 ABR, PSD, AI, EPS, JPG 106 MB 12 items License This multi-pack contains brushes, textures and vectors of old scratched wood images. These are excellent for backgrounds or to embellish objects with subtle wood texture.
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• Alvarez Kings

  
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  A simple one pager for Sheffield indie band Alvarez Kings that has all the right info for fans... and I massively appreciate the music player in the header doesnt autoplay:)
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• Rihanna vs. Pixies – Like Pixies In The Sky (DJ lobsterdust)

  
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  Voici un autre mashup de DJ lobsterdust  : un remix de Rihanna ( Like Diamonds in the Sky ) vs. The Pixies ( Where is my mind   ? ) : Plutôt entêtant sur les Pixies   ! © Matt for SkyMinds.Net , 1999-2013. | Permalink | Pas de commentaires | Classé dans Music/Ciné | 32 mots.
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• The Black Clouds – Better Days

  
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  Remember that scene in The Shining when chef Hallorann is talking to Danny Torrance over bowls of ice cream in the cavernous kitchen of the Overlook Hotel? There is a point where chef talks about something happening in the past and it leaving a mark or impression, not unlike the smell of burnt toast hanging in the air ...
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