David Cross' Taste of the Kitsch at Kutsher's: All Tomorrow's Parties

Anyone up at All Tomorrow's Parties this weekend knows that the festival's unusual venue — Kutsher's Country Club — is nearly as fascinating as the hours of drony rock. David Cross was kind enough to take us on a tour of their gift shop, where purses worthy of the Flava Flav collection mingle with racks of tie-dye. Click above to watch him give the woman behind the counter the third degree.

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Song Stories

“Smells Like Teen Spirit”

Nirvana | 1991

"Smells Like Teen Spirit," named after a brand of deodorant marketed to girls, was Kurt Cobain's attempt to "write the ultimate pop song," he said, using the soft-loud dynamic of his favorite band, the Pixies. Cobain "had that dichotomy of punk rage and alienation," the song’s producer, Butch Vig, told Rolling Stone, "but also this vulnerable pop sensibility. In 'Teen Spirit,' a lot of that vulnerability is in the tone of his voice." Sadly, by the time of Nirvana's last U.S. tour, in late '93, Cobain was tortured by the obligation to play "Teen Spirit" every night. "There are many other songs that I have written that are as good, if not better," he claimed.

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