There was the Netflix doc 4-5 years ago that suggested a conspiracy between Courtney Love and the man-nanny. Courtney was seen by many as a modern day Yoko Ono.
As a proud Gen-Xer I did listen to Nirvana, Mudhoney, and all of those Seattle bands in high school. This was the last time rock n' roll dominated the Top 40. I don't think we'll ever see so many rock bands in the Top 10 at the same time as we did in the early 1990's. The Northwest was the cultural epicenter of the country and it was a great time to be in high school here.
The late 90's were a referendum on the early 90's and there was a lot of AWFUL music: Smash Mouth, Ricky Martin, Ace of Bass, "The Macarena", etc... It's been all downhill since then.
Steve Jobs ruined everything.
My .02, YMMV
I heard Third Eye Blind on the "classic" radio station while driving awhile back. I wanted to call in and tell them that "classic" refers to Pink Floyd or Zeppelin...
The world moves on, but it's tough to shake the perception that a decade ago was the 90's.