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"Nevermind was in the right place at the right time, and the right record. It blew the whole lid off..."

"Nevermind was in the right place at the right time, and the right record. It blew the whole lid off of what was called 'alternative music,' which is a label I never liked. Even 'grunge' was way better [of a label] than 'alternative music.' There was no alternative; it was the new wave of rock. That was a new interpretation and style of rock music."

- former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, in a new Billboard Q&A

"I wouldn't trade a minute of it for the world, but certainly now, 20 years later, I'm looking back..."

"I wouldn't trade a minute of it for the world, but certainly now, 20 years later, I'm looking back at it going, Okay, maybe my behavior was a little over the top at that time. But, hey, we were four young single guys, just banging chicks on first-class flights. At least we could say we did it."

- Alice in Chains bassist Mike Inez, from Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge

Kimberly Austin interviewed me about my new book, Everybody...

Kimberly Austin interviewed me about my new book, Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge, for her Rock Book Show. Topics discussed: the "herpes wand," hatchet-wielding teens and Charles Nelson Reilly. With a special guest appearance by Jagger: Rebel, Rock Star, Rambler, Rogue author Marc Spitz.

Krist Novoselic's Twitter response to this.

Krist Novoselic's Twitter response to this.

Advance to 8:45 to hear the clumsy Kurt Cobain joke GOP...

Advance to 8:45 to hear the clumsy Kurt Cobain joke GOP presidential candidate Jon Huntsman made during tonight's Tea Party debate on CNN.

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50 YouTube Videos From Mudhoney, Queens of the Stone Age, The Strokes, and Pearl Jam/Temple of the Dog

Audio From Both Temple of the Dog sets (the audio is separately recorded and not just the audio from the videos)

Photos from both nights.

(Enjoy) 

Shawn Smith (Brad/Satchel/Pigeonhed) covers Mother Love...

Shawn Smith (Brad/Satchel/Pigeonhed) covers Mother Love Bone's "Crown of Thorns." Download it for free here.

"I remember distinctly having this dream. There was this ladder. It was unsupported and went up into..."

""I remember distinctly having this dream. There was this ladder. It was unsupported and went up into the clouds. At the bottom the rungs were thick, and there were a lot of people scrambling to get on. I ended up on the ladder and it got more narrow and thin as it went up. I was finally on top of the clouds, and in the distance I could see another ladder with Kurt on top of it. I remember waving, and him waving back and then we kind of looked around. It was like there's nothing up here. No p...

The Fader magazine has a three-page piece on my book Everybody...

The Fader magazine has a three-page piece on my book Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge in its August/September issue. The story is online now at the link below. (Rare Nirvana photo—as seen in the book—by Alice Wheeler.)

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EVERYBODY LOVES OUR TOWN: An Oral History of Grunge

"We never had any roadies—that's bullshit. They were just friends. Sometimes Krist would drive us..."

"We never had any roadies—that's bullshit. They were just friends. Sometimes Krist would drive us places. I always laugh at that: Kurt Cobain was our roadie. Look at him—he could barely lift himself out of bed. A roadie? For what, a flea circus?"

- Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne, from Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge