reels.grunge studio on Instagram: "“Today” by The Smashing Pumpkins was released in 1993 as the second single from Siamese Dream, an album that helped define alternative rock in the early ’90s. The song’s bright, pop-leaning guitar sound contrasts sharply with its origins: Billy Corgan wrote it during a period of severe depression and described it as ironically optimistic. Directed by Stéphane Sednaoui, the music video reflects this duality, showing Corgan driving an ice-cream truck through deso

Songs That Should Not Work on Instagram: "In 1988, Pixies performed “Where Is My Mind?” live at Onrust, capturing the band at a moment when their quiet-loud dynamics and surreal songwriting felt radically out of step with late-’80s alternative rock. The fragile verses and sudden explosive release were intentionally disorienting, with Black Francis leaning into the tension instead of resolving it. More than a decade later, the song found a second life in the final moments of Fight Club. As the fi