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First formed in Washington in 1987, Nirvana are now remembered as the band who took the grunge sound of the Pacific Northwest global, smashing up the charts with their biggest hits, and re-igniting alternative rock in the process.

In 2023, the Seattle region's musicians generated a lot of interesting music, as is their wont. Below, I discuss 10 releases that really stood out in my gluttonous listening diet. Not to come over all chamber of commerce on ya, but these recordings represent but a tiny fraction of cool sounds from our portion of the world. Here we go... 01 N Chambers, Seaside Resonance (Soft Profile). One of two posthumous albums from the late...

Dig out that flannel and put your hi-fi system through its paces with our playlist of favourite grunge test tracks.

It's been 31 years since Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl released their generation-defining album Nevermind. But how much do you know about this classic record? Radio X has some surprises...

In Utero was released 30 years ago this week. To celebrate, we've ranked the greatest Nirvana songs of all time.

Rush is a Band: Neil Peart, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson

Don't expect a reunion.

Don't expect a reunion.

Don't expect a reunion.

Let's look at some of the best exponents of plaid-shirted thrash: from Nirvana and Pearl Jam to Soundgarden and Smashing Pumpkins…