grungy
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Coachella in recent years has transformed from a grungy desert fest to a “consumer wonderland.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Their collection featured grungy lace looks and leather-heavy co-ords, leaning on a colour palette that was moody and dark.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
“Peter Hujar’s Day” and “Late Fame”: Two films I saw at this year’s festival concerned the grungy creative mystique of New York in the 1970s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
But “Release The Bats” is a song from 1981 by Cave’s second band, the post-punk, grungy gothic noise merchants known as The Birthday Party.
From Salon • May 13, 2025
He was already grabbing and climbing the grungy, rusty metal rungs.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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