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Nirvana
May 25, 2017
Ryu Spaeth
Was Grunge Good?
The death of Chris Cornell and the 25th anniversary of the movie "Singles" bring a musical era into focus.
May 31, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Krist Novoselic is your friend from high school who turned into a total flake.
April 20, 2015
Naomi Fry
All Apologies
A new Kurt Cobain documentary reminds us of what we lost when he died
February 6, 2013
Michael Tedder
Alternative Rock is the New Classic Rock.
And that's OK.
April 7, 2011
James Downie
Just What Kind of People Like Nirvana?

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