
Etsy Finds: Smells Like Teen Spirit
October 17th, 2009 admin

Grunge , the music and style movement of the Pacific Northwest in the early 1990s, was the return of dirty rock ‘n’ roll, which many said had died during the synth-drenched ’80s. It promised a gritty antidote to music industry formulas, and to the perceived greed of the former decade. The grunge style fuses the practical aspects of living in a rainy region ( lumberjack woolens and plaid ) with punk classics, like combat boots…
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