WHAT *ACTUALLY* KILLED GRUNGE? (It wasn’t Courtney Love)

What killed grunge? It wasn't just the death of Kurt Cobain IMO: The rise of grunge with Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit," Alice In Chain, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam The star power of Kurt Cobain, Eddie Vedder, Chris Cornell, Layne Staley, Courtney Love and more How grunge bands helped shine a light on punk, hardcore and indie bands like SSD, Poison Idea and Bikini Kill and riot grrrl How grunge killed hair metal overnight -- 👕 MERCH: https://prmbamerchstore.com/ 🕹️ DISCORD:   / discord   -- 🎉 PATREON:   / thepunkrockmba   -- 🔊 PODCAST (Spotify): https://bit.ly/prmbapodcast 🔊 PODCAST (Apple Podcasts): https://bit.ly/prmbapod ▶️ SPOTIFY PLAYLIST: https://bit.ly/prmbalist -- 📲 INSTAGRAM:   / finnmckenty   📲 TIKTOK:   / finnmckenty   📲 TWITTER:   / thepunkrockmba   📲 LINKEDIN:   / finnmckenty   💌 NEWSLETTER SIGNUP: http://prmbanewsletter.com/ 📷 SECOND CHANNEL:    / finnmckentyprmba   -- 0:00 Intro 1:41 "Smells Like Teen Spirit" 5:08 How grunge killed hair metal 9:16 When grunge took over pop culture 11:34 How it helped punk, hardcore and riot grrrl 13:09 Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots and "fake grunge" 16:17 Kurt Cobain's death 18:48 Grunge's legacy