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Kurt Cobain of Nirvana during the recording of MTV Unplugged at Sony Studios in New York City. The album turns 30 this year. Getty Images
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana during the recording of MTV Unplugged at Sony Studios in New York City. The album turns 30 this year. Getty Images
Looking back at 1994, a seminal year for alternative rock music
Three decades ago the genre went mainstream, thanks to a string of critical and commercial successes