Skip to main content

You make this possible. Support our independent, nonprofit newsroom today.

Give Now

25 years later, how Seattle’s grunge explosion changed pop music forever

caption: The cover of Nirvana's 'Nevermind' album.
Enlarge Icon
The cover of Nirvana's 'Nevermind' album.

Bill Radke talks with music critics Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot about the pivotal year of 1991 and how Nirvana's album "Nevermind" made Seattle the musical epicenter of the country. DeRogatis and Kot are co-hosts of Sound Opinions, which airs Sundays at 10 p.m. on KUOW.

Why you can trust KUOW