The First Live Performance of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (1991)
Culture Index
Score Breakdown
Relevance
14/25
Freshness
22/25
Authority
18/20
Brand Signal
6/15
Depth
3/15
5-Axis Cultural Radar
It’s almost 35 years ago now that Nirvana’s video for “Smells Like Teen Spirit” debuted on MTV’s 120 Minutes and, for better or worse, inaugurated the grunge era. The video (below) arrived as a shock and a thrill to a generation too young to remember punk and sick of the steady stream of cheesy corporate […]
