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The 40 Best Grunge Bands Ever

The first thing I considered in compiling a list of the best "grunge" bands, is what who do I consider to be "grunge" bands? Grunge is a sub genre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song dynamics and apathetic or angst-filled lyrics. Some of these might not fit the label completely, but I consider them all close enough to count as "grunge."

Second, I think outside of the top ten or so, you could shuffle some of these bands around a little in the ranking, at it wouldn't change much. Anyway, enjoy, and let me know what you think. Follow the links to see the bands perform on Youtube.

40. Seven Mary 3
39. Veruca Salt: Really grunge? Sort of.
38. Hole: Courtney Love…
37. Babes in Toyland
36. Willard
35. Truly
34. Blood Circus
33. The U-Men
32. The Fluid
31. Hammerbox
30. Paw
29. Mono Men
28. Mother Love Bone
27. Skin Yard
26. Cat Butt: Best grunge name?
25. Gruntruck
24. The Nymphs
23. The Gits
22. 7 Year Bitch
21. Tad: Had more of a 1970s metal influence, compared to most grunge band's punk influence.
20. L7: Girl Rock.
19. Seaweed
18. My Sister's Machine
17. Love Battery
16. Malfunkshun
15. Fastbacks: Around before "grunge," sort of played big brother upcoming grunge bands.
14. Temple Of The Dog: Had members of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, before they made it.
13. Mad Season: Had members of Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, and Screaming Trees, before they made it.
12. Bush: A pretty derivative band, but you have to admit you love some of their songs from the 90’s.
11. Green River: These guys were "progenitors" of the scene.
10. The Melvins: They were a strong influence on the grunge scene, especially Nirvana, Soundgarden, Green River, and many other bands from Seattle.
09. Afghan Whigs
08. Dinosaur Jr. Their distinct sound is characterized by high gain, extensive use of feedback and distortion, and melodic guitar solos. They reunited in 2005.
07. Screaming TreesAnother godfather of grunge, they released 7 albums, before their official breakup in 2000.
06. Mudhoney: One of the founders of grunge, they helped inspire Kurt Cobain of Nirvana.
05. Stone Temple Pilots: Grunge imitators, or grunge inspired?
04. Alice in Chains: Some consider them to be more heavy metal, but I just consider them awesome.
03. Soundgarden: Chris Cornell, need I say more?
02. Pearl Jam: What does Pearl Jam mean? Well the bassist Ament proposed the name, "pearl", and they later settled on "Pearl Jam" after attending a concert by Neil Young, in which he extended his songs as improvisations of 15–20 minutes in length, a practice known as jamming.
01. Nirvana: An amazing band cut short, after the untimely death of Kurt Cobain.

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Guy Playing Star Wars Theme On Bagpipes Riding A Unicycle

Sorry kids, but if you were hoping to be the first one to blow part of the Star Wars theme on the bagpipes while riding a unicycle in a kilt, you might as well tell your mommy to cancel the rest of your music lessons this guy beat you to it.

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Japan be Cray-Zay

Japan be cray-zay. They're all like, "Oh look at us, we're Japan and we do crazy things, like eat with sticks and..." Well I don't know, whatever, but they are crazy. WTF Japan Seriously? has compiled lots of videos and pictures to prove it. Check it out!

Halloween Jewelry Giveaway!

The giveaway has now ended. Thanks for participating!
So the other day I got to thinking about how terrible my readers lives must be, if they have the time or desire to read this blog. So to put a little light into your dreary world, just in time for Halloween, I've teamed up with Manic Silver Jewelry to host a giveaway of this awesome Gunmetal Skull and Swarovski Crystal Bracelet. Not only that, if you don't win, all Now That's Nifty Readers will still get 30% off Manic Silver Jewelry, with the promo code: SCAREDYCAT

TO ENTER: You MUST visit Manic Silver Jewelry's ETSY page, and leave a comment on Now That's Nifty about what your favorite item is, and why. Also make sure to include your e-mail address, so we can notify you if you've won.

EXTRA ENTRIES: After you have left a comment, you can leave extra (seperate) comments letting me know that you've:

Liked Now That's Nifty on Facebook (I like you on facebook as:_______)
Followed Now That's Nifty on Twitter (I follow you on Twitter as:_______)
Subscribed Via RSS/E-mail (I subscribe to:____ as:_______)
Added Manic Silver Jewelry to your favorite shops on ETSY (I favorited you on ETSY as:________)

The giveaway will end on October 3rd, and the winner will be selected using random.org.

About the bracelet:

A 10x7.5mm Gunmetal pewter Skull Charm, and a 7mm Blood red Wire wrapped Swarovski Crystal, dangle from a mutli Chain Gunmetal and Silver Bracelet. Chains are adorned with 6mm Black onyx beads and 4mm Silver Starburst beads. Bracelet has a Silver Toggle clasp and measures 7 1/2 inches in length.

About Manic Silver Jewelry:

"Sterling Sliver, and Silver plated, gemstone, and Swarovski crystal handmade jewelry Earrings, Bracelets and necklaces. Trendy, classic, and modern. I also carry Vintage Silver Jewelry that I come across.

10% of all sales go to The Brain Tumor Awareness Organization

*I use only Sterling Silver Ear wires and post.

**Custom orders are always welcome!

***Each order comes in a box, wrapped and ready to give

You can also find me at:

http://manicsilverjewelry.webs.com/

http://www.facebook.com/manicsilverJewelry"

Good luck!

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The mysteries of science never cease.

Fresh Milk

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Want: Kohler Numi Bidet Toilet

Only $6,400? I'll take one for every room in the house.

Ultra-Realistic Futurama Sculptures

Good news everyone! An artist going by the alias Artanis-One, has created a series of sculptures that depict life-like versions of your favorite "Futurama" characters. Please, oh please do the cast of "Suddenly Susan" next!

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FREE Appetizer at Lone Star Steakhouse

If you "like" Lone Star Steakhouse on Facebook, they will give you a coupon for a FREE appetizer. Mmm, free onion strings.

To get your free appetizer just “like” Lone Star Steakhouse on Facebook, then look under the “Free Appetizer” tab for your coupon.

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FREE Hot Beverage from Pilot Travel Center

On Pilot Travel Center's Facebook page, they have a coupon for a FREE 16 oz. "Hot Beverage." Mmm, free drink. So go print one off and get your free drink before I spit in the coffee.

This coupon is valid through October 31st, and is good on their hot chocolate, coffee, tea or cappuccino.

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FREE Ice Cream at Coldstone

On September 27th, from 5:00-8:00 PM, Coldstone is hosting the 10th Annual World’s Largest Ice Cream Social, in partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

On September 27th, you can go to any Coldstone location and receive a FREE “Sprinkled with Wishes” creation. They do of course ask that you make a donation, small or large, to the Make-A-Wish Foundation while you are there.

Mmm, free.

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Space Junk

No, the term "space junk" isn't referring to the movie "Contact" (burn you Jodie Foster for that horrible movie!), it refers to all the debris that humans have dumped, shot or otherwise placed in outer space.

Orbital debris, or “space junk,” is any man-made object in orbit around the Earth that no longer serves a useful purpose. Space junk can be bad news for an orbiting satellite. On February 11, 2009, a U.S. communications satellite owned by a private company called Iridium collided with a non-functioning Russian satellite. The collision destroyed both satellites and created a field of debris that endangers other orbiting satellites.

To minimize the risk of collision between spacecraft and space junk, the U.S. Space Surveillance Network tracks all debris larger than 10 centimeters. These images represent all man-made objects, both functioning and useful objects and debris, currently being tracked. The images were made from models used to track debris in Earth orbit. Of the approximately 19,000 manmade objects larger than 10 centimeters in Earth orbit as of July 2009, most orbit close to the Earth, top image. The lower image shows all items in orbit, both close to and far from the Earth.

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