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On Saturday, it will be 20 years since a relatively unknown band from Washington State released an album that changed the course of rock ‘n’ roll. Nirvana’s landmark recording “Nevermind” challenged the conventions of mainstream music, selling more than 30 million copies in the process. It also propelled the Seattle sound, a raw and honest style of music called grunge, onto the world stage, and provided a confused generation with an unlikely anthem. Pictures: Kurt Cobain Elizabeth Keenan, ethnomusicology professor at Columbia University, said of the time when Nevermind was released, “It was one of those really interesting political times. There were the years of Reagan growth, but then in ‘87 there’s the stock market crash, and then in 1990, there’s Operation Desert Storm. There’s this mood of real anxiety — especially for young people. In places like Seattle, this was really characteristic of the mood of the music scene.” Charles Peterson, a grunge photographer said, “Everybody was working really crappy day jobs and driving crappy cars and renting, you know, group houses. Really, no future in sight.” Susan Silver, former manager of Soundgarden and manager of Alice in Chains, said the groups “had to play music.” She said, “It wasn’t to get a record deal, it wasn’t to go on tour, it was — was what they did, what they were driven to do.” Sean Kinney, drummer for...

(CBS/AP) NEW YORK – In his last international address before Election Day, President Barack Obama on Tuesday will speak to the United Nations General Assembly and 양구출장만남 challenge the world to confront the root causes of rage that have exploded across the Muslim world, calling it a defining choice “between the forces that would drive us apart and the hopes we hold in common.” Mr. Obama will tell world leaders that the United States will not shrink from its role in troubled, transitioning nations despite the killing of four Americans in Libya, including U.S. ambassador Christopher Stevens. More than 50 people have died in violence in North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia linked, at least in part, to recent protests against an anti-Muslim video posted on YouTube that mocks the Prophet Mohammad. In excerpts of his General Assembly speech released in advance by the White House, Mr. Obama will say, “There are no words that excuse the killing of innocents. There is no video that justifies an attack on an Embassy. There is no slander that provides an excuse for people to burn a restaurant in Lebanon, or destroy a school in Tunis, or cause death and destruction in Pakistan. “The attacks of the last two weeks are not simply an assault on America. They are also an assault on the very ideals upon which the United...

(CBS/AP) LOS ANGELES – A judge is delaying the trial for Dr. Conrad Murray, the doctor charged in Michael Jackson’s death, to give defense attorneys time to counter new prosecution experts. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor says “the need for fundamental fairness” requires a delay. He did not say how long the delay would be. Pictures: Michael Jackson, 안전 사이트 추천 1958-2009Pictures: Mourning Michael JacksonPictures: Jackson’s children bid...

(CBS) Keith Richards. Pete Townshend. Bob Dylan. And now Neil Young. The hard rocking guitarist, soft singing harmonizer and songwriter is getting into the memoir game. According to the New York Times, Young’s book will come out in the Fall of 2012. Called “Waging Heavy Peace,” the Times reports Young has written some parts of the book already. Among the subjects Young covers are growing up, life and music. Young has one No. 1 hit, “Heart of Gold,” which came out in 1972 on the album “Harvest.” He tours frequently, solo and 루비게임바둑이 with various bands, including Crazy Horse, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and recently, a re-formed Buffalo Springfield. Read more...