Ryan is a lifestyle and culture journalist born and raised in the Philippines. He primarily covers film, television, music, and all things pop culture. Beyond writing, you can find him buried in ...

Hole’s first three studio albums reflect the personal and professional transformation of Courtney Love. First, she recruited Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon to produce Hole’s debut, Pretty On The Inside.

Hole, which debuted with their studio album Pretty on the Inside in 1991, had established a sound so raw and abrasive, emblematic of the grunge era. Fronted by Courtney Love, who, herself, had become ...