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On The Word in 1991, Nirvana make their first UK television appearance with Smells Like Teen Spirit as underground American grunge collided with British late night TV. The song appeared on Nevermind, released later that year, and would soon upend the mainstream, carrying raw Seattle energy into the centre...

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