grunge
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An attempt to marry grunge and hip-hop on the 2006 single Get On Your Boots was, in the words of drummer Larry Mullen Jr, "a catastrophic choice".
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
As part of his preparations for the series, Bartlett went on a photo-taking expedition through Seattle and Tacoma, collecting imagery of Pacific Northwest grunge to share with his artists: crumbling walls, fire escapes, water towers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
He continues to disappoint with “The Uprising,” a sort of grunge “Braveheart” that attempts to replace Mel Gibson’s Hollywood bravado with grit and realism but comes across as lifeless and inert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
While the idea of pretty-in-pink Elle Woods being thrown into the grunge of 90s Seattle is "cute enough on paper", in reality it feels "thin and forced", wrote the Wrap's Marah Eakin, external.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
He had never noticed the grunge of the platform before, when he and Cool Papa snuck off to the city to meet up with the Bluesmen on double-shift nights.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
No matter how much Stewart grunges herself up for the part, it would be hard not to think, hey, there's Bella from Twilight with greasy hair and torn cuticles.
From Newsweek ● Feb. 18, 2010
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