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Photo by Jason Childs/Getty Images On This Day in 1988, a Free Outdoor Concert Organized by a Local Parks Department Saw the Birth of Grunge
A free outdoor concert in Olympia, Washington, heralded the emergence of grunge with Nirvana and Soundgarden on the same bill.
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Photo by Julian Hamilton/Getty Images This Guitarist Was About to Trade Music for Making Coffee When He Was Invited to Join These Early 2000s Indie Rockers
In April 2026, Wilco guitarist Nels Cline spoke about how he nearly applied for Starbucks with only $200 to his name when Jeff Tweedy called.
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Image: Chris Phelps (Illustration: Johnny Ryan) VICE Album Reviews, August 21: Brandon Flowers, Sam Smith, GB and More
Another week, another day of reckoning for new releases. Which are good and which are awful? Let’s find out.
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(Photo by Gregory Bojorquez/Getty images) 4 2000s Rappers Who Might’ve Been Even Bigger if They Came Out Today
Noisey selects four 2000s rappers who would’ve become even bigger if they came out today with the tools of the internet.
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Photo by Paul Natkin/WireImage 4 No-Skip Grunge Albums Turning 35
These four defining no-skip grunge albums from 1991 are turning 35 years old, and decades later, we still listen to them front-to-back.
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Sometimes you can tell when a hit rock song was written as an obligation to a record label because that frustration is often loud and clear. 3 Hit Rock Songs Written out of Spite to Satisfy a Record Label’s Lust for Radio Singles
Sometimes you can tell when a hit rock song was written as an obligation to a record label because the frustration usually comes through.
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(Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) 5 Hip-Hop and R&B Songs That Are Perfect for the End of Summer
As the summer draws to a close, we picked out five hip-hop and R&B songs to soundtrack the end of the season.
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(Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) 4 Songs That Scream ‘Swipe Left’
Noisey selects four songs that show red flags about someone on their dating profile and will make you swipe left immediately.
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Photo by Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images Correlation Between Album Releases and US Traffic Deaths Will Make You Rethink Playing Spotify in the Car
A new study found an increase in traffic fatalities on major album release days, caused by distracted drivers searching Spotify.
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Photo by Kevin Mazur/Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for RRHOF Jack White and Charley Crockett Are Still Beefing Over Satanic Doo-Wop Duo Twin Temple, and It’s Getting Weirder
Jack White and Charley Crockett are keeping their beef alive after the rock legend defended Twin Temple when Crockett booted them from tour.
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Photo by Colleen Hayes/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images 3 Songs That Would Make Ron Swanson Proud to Be an American
These three songs would remind Nick Offerman’s iconic Parks and Recreation character, Ron Swanson, why he’s proud to be an American.
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Photo by Ezra Shaw/Allsport via Getty Images 3 Songs From Tony Hawk Video Games That Introduced Millennials to 80s Punk
Ahead of Tony Hawk’s upcoming vert performance, here are 3 songs from his video games that introduced millennials to 80s punk.
