i think the band and kurt cobain in particularly reflect that angst. >> kurt cobain was a great songwriteram almost in tune. it just gave an intensity that was really unique. >> nirvana gave the record industry a wake-up call and said here is your new audience, so start looking for the people with the clothes with the holes in the knees and you better run to those clubs to buy up the next one. >> i would go to clubs and see bands like pat and screaming trees and it was such a refreshing change from competitive sort of l.a. hollywood '80s and it was so cool to be from seattle suddenly. >> a so-called rain city seine sans with the resurgence of grunge rock. ♪ ♪ >> why don't you tell me the biggest misconception about the so-called seattle music scenes. >> everybody's a grunge band. >> all these bands really sound different from each other. they're being lofted up to the mainstream as this is what grunge is. >> tell me about the seattle music scene. >> nobody's ever asked us before. >> tell me about the seattle sound. what's going on up there? >> what's in the water? ♪ ♪ i got a little story

kurt cobain. you know, this is mental health. addiction is mental health. it is illness.nd, you know, because it's -- it's not a black thing. addiction. we've moved way-past that. you know, where people think, really, that's an inner-city thing. no. suburbs are getting devoured. >> well, that's where the issues started with opiates and heroin, in the suburbs. that's when people said, oh, wow, we need to do something about it. it is ravaging our suburbs which is filled with, what? not people of color, right? now, the whole criticism about what is the difference between that when there was this scourge of crack in the inner city? there is no different. addiction is addiction is addiction, as i have always said here. >> it's absolutely true. but, you know, if you want to play that game. it should be played. crack was designed for the poor. >> yeah. >> it was high value. and that's why it worked well. you know, junkies have a perverse mentality. they hear about an overdose, that is the best marketing a dealer can hope for because people want the most bang for their buck. reme

kid cudi performed in a dress, it was chosen to honor kurt cobain. to died in 1997 by wearing a t-shirt with farley's picture on it. >>> all right. in a city known for its extravagances las vegas may be the first in the nation to ban ornamental grass. city officials are petitioning nevada's legislation to ban, quote, nonfunction m grass, grass in places like traffic medians and office parks as the region faces a severe drought. the city has about eight square miles of decorative grass and removing it to save 15% of the city's water consumption per year. they clarified that the proposed measure would not be targeting the yards of homeowners. >>> and the 74th annual british academy film awards were held over the weekend in london honoring the best national and foreign films of the past year. nomad land taking home the best film and cinematography award. chloe jao won best director award. she has had a big weekend with top honors at the directors guild association awards. the father, promising young woman, soul all came away with two awards apiece. >>>

. >> rapper kid cudi wore a floral print dress similar to the one kurt cobain wore on stage. >> he receivede, one calling it all about love. >> mona. >> hmm. >> stop. drop, because meantime, snl also showed lots of love to dmx over the weekend with a special tribute with a sign that said "rip dmx." dmx died on friday. he appeared as a musical guest on the show in 2000. an icon, a legend. changed the game. so his record label they said this. and i want to repeat it. his message of triumph over struggle, his search for the light out of darkness, pursuit of truth and grace brought us closer to our own humanity. nothing less than a giant, that dmx. >> he also saved that record label. he was the face of it for a long time. but i think we don't tend to give people their roses while they're still alive, or their flowers while they're still alive. let's talk about the fact that he was not only a mega superstar selling a lot of albums, but he also was an actor. he was a poet. he was so inspirational. he was a cultural icon. and we go back to movies like "belly." which are cult, they have a cult foll