Episode 43: A Tribute to Grunge
After the unfortunate passing of the legendary Chris Cornell, we’re paying our respects to the sound and scene he helped define: grunge. From its fragmented beginnings to the cultural phenomenon into which it evolved.
Take a listen to some of our favorite songs from the era on our custom grunge playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/thebrotherpod/playlist/0CWY0fhgd6kdIEVungEwuT
In the episode, we also mention a few classic news and magazine articles from the era, the links for which we’ve included below.
"Grunge: A Success Story" New York Times, 1992: http://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/15/style/grunge-a-success-story.html?pagewanted=all
"Misery Loves Company" Spin, 1993 (page 36): https://books.google.com/books?id=6ADSCfip83cC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA36#v=onepage&q&f=false
"Soundgarden: Into the Unknown" Rolling Stone (1994): http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/soundgarden-into-the-unknown-19940616