“Jim Greer on selecting Teenage Fanclub’s Bandwagonesque as SPIN’s 1991 album of the year. (via vastandgrand)

Right now is basically avant le deluge. In another month, we’ll be awash with Nevermind personal memoirs, “I was there!” interviews and 4,000-word contextualizing think pieces. I’ve suspected for some time that the album’s quality is way disproportionate to the shadow it’s cast, that Nirvana is a lot more culturally/historically than aesthetically important. Sure, they had some great songs, but so did Teenage Fanclub. And as far as “the year punk broke” … isn’t it pretty to think so.”

In the next two months there will be a pitched battle between endless 10-year 9/11 remembrances and 20-year Nirvana remembrances. Having been “there” at the ground floor of both (literally, in 9/11’s case), I’ll just say I wish it was already 2012.

(via anythingcouldhappen)