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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• Resolving the issue of child exorcisms in African nations

  
  JackCentral — Authority: 139
  Joseph Watts of the Lumberjack wrote an article on the child exorcisms occurring in Africa. I am thrilled that a journalist of the Lumberjack is aware of this issue and wrote on its behalf. I completely agree that this is an issue that needs immediate attention and help as children are suffering. It is surprising to ...
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• An Era Truly Ends as Grunges Muse Takes a Hallmark Movie Role [Eras]

  
  Gawker — Authority: 864
  For a brief moment in the early 90s, the X Generation dared to dream that the world could be a better place. Or at least it could be a more, kinda less, in your face, making such a big-deal-about-itself place. For those few years while Grunge was king, its people lived a modern day utopia of laying on the couch ...
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• Final Coil Release First Live Footage

  
  BigDistraction — Authority: 118
  Final Coil, who have been busy preparing for concerts in November and Decmber this year, released this snippet of live footage from their gig at The Shed in Leicester. The track, ‘Endgame’ features on their first record and showcases the heavier side of the band.
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• Vegan Docs

  
  Seed & Sew — Authority: 415
  Surprisingly nostalgic for those of us who deeply appreciated the flannels, babydoll dresses and chunky footwear of ’90’s grunge, Docs are back.  The streets of NY are peppered with the utilitarian boots of yore.  For those of us loathe to put leather on our feet, however, UK-based Vegetarian Shoes offers ...
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• Virgos Merlot - Signs of a Vacant Soul 1999

  
  Rock And Blues — Authority: 91
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  CSSclip — Authority: 140
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• 10 Grunge Banners Vector

  
  DragonArtz Designs — Authority: 124
  Grunge Banner with curly brances in ten different color designs. Useful as placeholder for text, as element for your designs, cover for announcements, etc… See all previews and download links further this post. Have fun using! Format: 2 eps/svg, 10 png Resolution: png @ 550dpi (7639×7639) Size: 8Mb (Vector ...
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• Nirvana’s ‘Bleach’ re-issue more than just another cash-in

  
  Movie Reviews | Music Reviews | Behind the Hype — Authority: 128
  I wasn’t going to bother doing a review of the re-release of Nirvana ’s 1989 Sub Pop debut Bleach because usually I don’t find re-releases worthy of that much attention. Most times reissues seem to just be slightly tweaked or ‘remastered’ versions of the original, with maybe two or three ‘exclusive’ ...
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• Create a Rusty Chain in Photoshop

  
  TipClique Tutorials — Authority: 142
  seop.com Posted by tdenisdesigns In this tutorial we are going to create a simple semi-realistic chain using some Photoshop effects and a texture. This chain is best used as a part of a bigger project. So if you need some chain in a photo manipulation that you are doing something like this would be perfect. ...
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• L7 – Andres

  
  too sweet for rock and roll - music birthdays blogged daily — Authority: 151
  Demetra Plakas , American drummer for L7 Tagged: alternative metal, alternative rock, Demetra Plakas, grunge, L7, November 9 birthdays, punk rock, rock
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• Grungy Still Life Punk Cover

  
  Music — Authority: 144
  We are going to deviate slightly away from tradition once more with a nice cover song from Beki Bondage , who fronted the old punk band, Vice Squad , back in the late 1970s and early 80s. This is her version of the Nirvana tune, Smells Like Teen Spirit :  
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• Best Rock Bands of the 1990s

  
  EduBook — Authority: 498
  Many rock bands of the 1990s actually got their start earlier. Some of them struggled, and perhaps released a few albums but did not truly find commercial success until the 1990s. Rock had evolved if you can call it that and by the 1990s new styles of rock had emerged. Grunge rock which came from [...]
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• #4: Raditude (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version)

  
  SuperSave Price.com — Authority: 164
  Raditude (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version) by Weezer 6 days in the top 100 (42) Download: $8.99 (Ranking is updated hourly. See more here:  #4: Raditude (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version)
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• The Making of Merry Go Wild

  
  Best Photoshop Tutorials — Authority: 131
  Author: Cornelia Mladenova “From this tutorial you will learn how to turn a picture of Merry Go Round into a grunge and muddy looking image with lots of motion. The program used is Adobe Photoshop CS4, but you could achieve the same with the earlier versions where Warp transformation is included.” View the ...
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• Chip and Bling!

  
  A Crafting Journey — Authority: 421
  Shall I tell you where I am? Shall I? Huh? Shall I? I am at my first ever online crop with my CB teamies ... exciting huh? I have to admit to being a tiny bit terrified ... I am posting both my projects between 9pm and 10pm GMT ... which is 4 - 5pm on the message board. I have been pacing up and down for most of ...
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• #2: Raditude (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version)

  
  SuperSave Price.com — Authority: 164
  Raditude (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version) by Weezer 5 days in the top 100 (39) Download: $8.99 (Ranking is updated hourly. Visit the Bestsellers in MP3 Albums list for authoritative information on this product’s current rank.) Read more here: #2: Raditude (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version)
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• Grunge In Web Design: Samples And Best Practices

  
  DesignBump - Published news — Authority: 448
  With the major focus for web design lately shifting to the minimal designs, apple inspired designs and clean layouts, it’s about time someone stands up and showcases the awesomeness that is grunge!
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• 11 Free High Quality Dirty Wall Textures

  
  Naldz Graphics — Authority: 571
  Any textures or stock photos is very useful for every graphics and web designer thats why we will post more high quality textures more often. With just a little tweak of imagination and creativity, they can already create good design artworks with it. Today I will release the second free textures set for my ...
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• Williamsburg and the 20-Year Fashion Cycle: 5 Years Ahead of Schedule?

  
  Williamsburg Greenpoint News + Arts — Authority: 134
  Vice Magazine’s Halloween 2009 throwback to 1994, my campy Debut-era Björk-era hairdo as part of my costume for the event, and the Portishead and Veruca Salt-laden playlist I had blasting as I was twisting my hair into the requisite pin curls, got me to thinking: are we—meaning myself and my fellow Gen XY ...
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