Nirvana – Come as You Are
Come as You Are, from Nirvana's Nevermind (1991), is the chorus-pedal riff single that invites and warns at the same time.
Pretenders – Akron grit in a London new-wave coat
Chrissie Hynde left Ohio for London in the seventies, wrote songs with a hard stare and a melodic ear, and built the Pretenders around guitarist James Honeyman-Scott, bassist Pete Farndon, and drummer Martin Chambers.
Interview of Iggy Pop (1977)
On 11 March 1977, Iggy Pop sits with Peter Gzowski on CBC's 90 Minutes Live, booked to play and then barred by a musicians' union snag.
Radiohead – Anxiety that kept rewriting the band
In Oxfordshire in the early 1990s, five musicians left On a Friday behind and renamed themselves Radiohead before "Creep" made the rooms too small.
One Hot Minute – The Dave Navarro chapter
On 12 September 1995 Warner Bros. released One Hot Minute, the only Red Hot Chili Peppers studio album with Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro.
What if Björk had never left The Sugarcubes?
In 1992, Björk remains with The Sugarcubes and the group builds a fourth album instead of her solo Debut.
Pulp – Disco 2000
Pulp’s Disco 2000, from Different Class (Island, 1995): Jarvis Cocker, Deborah Bone, Chris Thomas, UK No. 7.
Foo Fighters – Everlong
Foo Fighters’ Everlong, from The Colour and the Shape (1997): Grohl, Gil Norton, Grandmaster, Modern Rock No. 4.
Diamond Hoo Ha – Hansa loud again with Nick Launay
In March 2008, Supergrass cut Diamond Hoo Ha at Hansa in Berlin with Nick Launay and went loud again after the quiet of Road to Rouen.
Nirvana – Three chords that cracked the mainstream
In September 1991 Nirvana, a three-piece from Aberdeen, Washington, released Nevermind. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was already in heavy rotation on MTV.