Grunge

Most musicians are easy to identify; their voices, their sound, and especially their faces, clue us in to their identity immediately. But what about their "before they were big" faces?Before they were rich and famous, these artists had to succomb to yearbook photos, family portraits, and the other moments that...

Pearl Jam kicked off their 20th anniversary tour last week with a bang. Chris Cornell joined the Seattle rock band and reunited, for the PJ20 festival at least, Temple of The Dog. This Wednesday, the band began their Canadian tour by making their first stop in Montreal.Upon entering the Bell...

It's hard to believe, but it's already been 20 years since 1991, the year Michael Jackson was pushed off the music charts and a new fad known as grunge became a mainstream success. There were tons of great records that came out that year including Jackson's Dangereous, Smashing Pumpkins' Gish,...

When a band announces a tour for an album that's over twenty years old, play in the same city two nights in a row, and the hometown team is playing their first playoff game of the season during that second performance; you don't really expect a big turnout. Last night,...

Have you ever wondered what musicians’ jobs were before they made it big? Today, we start a new series to answer just that. "Before They Were Big" seeks to answer that burning question. This edition features some of the artists whose talents contributed to the grunge revolution.Kurt Cobain - NirvanaKurt...

We’ve recently given you a few Halloween costume ideas for popular 2010 musicians that you can dress up as. This time around, we’re bringing you disguises for various musical genre personalities.The RockerComplexity:  2/5Everyone has dreamed of being a rockstar right? This is probably one of the easiest costumes to put...

In the mid 80s, a new genre of music began to emerge from the Seattle music scene. This punk/rock hybrid consisted of electric guitars, distortion pedals, angst-filled lyrics, and a lot of noise. It wasn't meant to be radio friendly, it was grunge. Sub Pop Records capitalized on the growing...

It's been a long time coming but after a long fourteen year wait, Alice in Chains have finally released their fourth studio album. This is the first Alice in Chains record with their new singer William DuVall (who also gets some aid from Jerry Cantrell on some tracks). Black Gives...