In 1988 at the 31st annual Grammy Awards, a new category was introduced: Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental. That night, Metallica's '...And Justice For All' famously lost to Jethro Tull's 'Crest of a Knave', but another album was also nominated that evening: 'Nothing's Shocking', the debut studio album by Los Angeles band Jane's Addiction. Love them or hate them, there's no denying the impact JA had on 90s alternative music moving forward, and this week's guest, Reno, Nevada musician, actor and artist Nick Ramirez (Worst Little Podcast in the World), is comin' down the mountain to talk about it...

Songs discussed in this episode: Jane Says - Jane's Addiction (Live Roxy Theater, Los Angeles 1987); Worst Little Podcast Intro - Worst Little Podcast in the World; Dumped In Tokyo - Cori Elba (recorded live on the Worst Little Podcast - Reno, NV, March 2025); Pigs In Zen (Live Roxy Theater, Los Angeles 1987) - Jane's Addiction; Nobody's Fool - Cinderella; Walk Together, Rock Together - 7 Seconds; Love Removal Machine - The Cult; Nausea (X cover, recorded live in Los Angeles, 1989), Ripple (Grateful Dead cover), Up The Beach, Ocean Size, Had A Dad, Been Caught Stealing - Jane's Addiction; Ringfinger - Nine Inch Nails; Serve The Servants - Nirvana; Ted, Just Admit It - Jane's Addiction; Everything Zen - Bush; Standing In The Shower...Thinking, Summertime Rolls, Mountain Song, Idiots Rule, I Would For You (Live Roxy Theater, Los Angeles 1987), Jane Says, Thank You Boys, Pig's In Zen - Jane's Addiction; Stranglevine - Roxxy Collie