grunge
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The wide scope of the album, both in subject and sound, made it an ambitious and unique among rock releases of the time, shedding the humble irony of the grunge movement for vulnerability and exploration.
From Los Angeles Times
In the ’90s the band weathered the rise of grunge — which rendered synthesizers and drum machines temporarily taboo — as well as the departure of the keyboardist Alan Wilder and Gahan’s struggle with heroin addiction.
From New York Times
The Justice Department investigated complaints of anti-competitive practices by Ticketmaster in the 1990s, after a dispute with the Seattle grunge band Pearl Jam.
From New York Times
“Suddenly, ‘glamour’ and ‘power’ weren’t the only words being used,” said the designer Marc Jacobs, 58, who first worked with Ms. van Seenus in 1996, after famously introducing grunge to the runway in 1993.
From New York Times
“If the tsunami of grunge had just been a big wave, we would have been responsible for ruining hair metal,” Chris says, grinning as he asks for another margarita.
From Los Angeles Times
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