Nirvana was perhaps the most iconic band of the 1990s. Some critics have called the band the Beatles of their generation. Like the Beatles, Nirvana wrote some songs which are difficult to interpret.

In The Alternative Number Ones, I'm reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

As the lyrics suggest—and Courtney Love has flat out stated—the Nirvana classic “Heart-Shaped Box” is about singer/songwriter Kurt Cobain being enthralled by Love’s vagina at the beginning of their ...

“She was really horrible in the ’90s,” Love recalled. “I remember in Holland I was hanging out with you and they were so mean.” Corgan returned: “I was a fan and I came in to pay my respects and I was ...