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New York City's Sonic Youth (Michael Lavine, from "Grunge" Abrams Image; 2009)
Coined by the music media and scorned by musicians, the word "grunge" became a catch-all genre term for punk-influenced rock bands in the early '90s. The name was easy to use -- and hard to define. Photographer Michael Lavine and Sonic Youth singer-guitarist Thurston Moore explore the roots of fuzz-and-flannel hype in a new book simply called Grunge. They join us in studio.
John Schaefer: The Re-Grunging of American Pop [WNYC Culture]
John Schaefer: The Re-Grunging of American Pop [WNYC Culture]
Comments [3]
The real tragedy of grunge is all the cool kids PDX could no longer listen to their favorite groups because now these groups were singing for everyone else.
John,
It's interesting to see both Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains in the iTunes top 10 right now after all these years. Could your guests comment on their comebacks?
Where is Greg Prato? He just wrote a book, a really good book, called "Grunge is Dead." Also, Alice in Chains just released an album. Any comment on them? AIC doesn't seem to have much of a punk influence in their music.
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