Whatever Happened to Alternative Nation?
A year-by-year walk through of the decade that birthed a mainstream culture called ‘Alternative’ and the bands that were deified and destroyed by it.
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Part 1: 1990: “Once upon a time, I could love you”
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Part 2: 1991: “What’s so civil about war anyway?”
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Part 3: 1992: Pearl Jam, the perils of fame, and the trouble with avoiding it
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Part 4: 1993: Smashing Pumpkins, Liz Phair, and Urge Overkill forsake the underground
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Part 5: 1994: Kurt Cobain is dead! Long live Soundgarden!
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Part 6: 1995: Live, Bush, and Alanis Morissette take the pop path
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Part 7: 1996: Layne Staley and Bradley Nowell are the living dead
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Part 8: 1997: The ballad of Oasis and Radiohead