From fishermen’s garb to status symbol: the evolution of the sweater
The arrival of winter has us considering this basic item in everyone’s closet, one that has evolved into both luxurious and accessible versions
Gang of Four, the last dance against nostalgia from the band that redefined post-punk
Kurt Cobain imitated them, R.E.M. supported them, the Red Hot Chili Peppers would never have existed without them. The most indefinable group of the English scene of the 1970s says goodbye: ‘We were never commercial. We never participated in that big spectacle’
The 27 Club is real, even if it’s not true that celebrities are more likely to die at that age
A study examining the myth surrounding the deaths of artists analyzes how popular beliefs emerge from random and statistically improbable events
From Bob Dylan’s grandson to Charlie Chaplin’s granddaughter: 13 third-generation nepo babies
Their grandparents were remarkable talents in the realms of cinema, music, and literature. They bear the weight of their family legacy, which often brings advantages but can also come with its share of challenges
Kurt Cobain’s spirit lives on in Seattle, 30 years after his death
In the 1990s, an isolated city in the Pacific Northwest created a global musical movement, ‘grunge.’ EL PAÍS visited Seattle 30 years after the death of Kurt Cobain, the artist who personified this genre. He marked a generation and defined a diverse scene that is still vibrant today
‘Nirvana from the hood’: How The Offspring sold 40 million albums with no one’s help but their own
The Californian band, whose third release continues to be the best-selling album of all time by an independent label, is still playing, 30 years after its biggest success
What happens when you die on the same day as John Lennon? Artists whose death was overshadowed by another
Heartfelt tributes are being paid to Kurt Cobain, who left us 30 years ago, but none to Lee Brilleaux, a British rock figure who died a few hours before him and was relegated to a footnote in an obituary
On the trail of Nirvana 30 years after Kurt Cobain’s death
Artists and critics establish that the mystical influence of the unique band is very much alive as they examine how it changed rock history and left a spiritual legacy
Got back! Paul McCartney’s stolen bass is found and returned to the Beatle after more than 50 years
McCartney bought the bass for about 30 pounds ($37) in 1961 and now it’s estimated to be worth 10 million pounds ($12.6 million). The instrument was played on the Beatles first two records
The second coming of Green Day (and, with them, of pop-punk)
The return of the legendary group with ‘Saviors’ is the spearhead of the resurgence of the style they managed to impose in the 1990s and, against the odds, on the musical panorama
‘They’re the cheapest wedding dresses we could find’: How Courtney Love turned tattered lingerie into fashion
They didn’t appreciate her enough in the ‘90s. Now, a new generation of artists is even inspired by the way she dressed
‘It was a ridiculous label; we had only age in common’: Why no one took Generation X seriously (not even Gen-Xers)
Baby boomers champion hard work and millennials embrace social justice, but what about the group that falls in between them? We look at what happened to the first demographic cohort to realize that they belonged to one
Why are men in skirts still stigmatized: A journey to the origins of a misogynistic prejudice
It is no longer surprising to see male designers, actors, pop stars and other pop culture personalities appear in public wearing skirts
How they fooled us with the culture of effort: ‘Failing endlessly is easier from that side of the board’
Enrique Rey|
From Baudelaire to Kurt Cobain, being ‘cursed’ may have been a source of inspiration for art during the 19th and 20th centuries, but today no one believes that failure is one more step towards success
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