grunge

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The Strokes the grunge is there but at the same time a bit too mainstream.

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  1. noun Slang Filth; dirt.
  2. noun Slang A style of rock music that incorporates elements of punk rock and heavy metal, popularized in the early 1990s and often marked by lyrics exhibiting nihilism, dissatisfaction, or apathy.

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  • True, his store was just a hole in the wall, really, tucked between an anal hypnotist and an endorphin bar; and he deliberately kept it tacky to honor the long and distinguished tradition of talented backstreet tailors-- but the grunge was as much a simulation as his stooped back and liver-spotted scalp. —  F ;SF - vol 088 issue 01 - January 1995
  • The Strokes the grunge is there but at the same time a bit too mainstream. —  Contactmusic Ltd | Latest music streams
  • All you need to loosen the grunge is a nozzle for your hose that delivers righteous firepower. —  AskMen.com - HOME PAGE
  • With British music in the grip of acid house, and long before the term grunge was in popular use, a trio of musicians from Seattle played the Astoria at the bottom of a bill featuring fellow plaid-shirted rockers TAD and Mudhoney. —  Music news, reviews, comment and features | guardian.co.uk
  • Khanna's show at the Lakme Fashion Week, Mumbai, had prepared us for the grunge-chic that highlights her beautiful spring-summer 2010 line, but it was a double delight to have her alongside Delhi boy Soni. —  Top Headlines
 

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