Hard-core N 66 Вђ“ October 1996 Site

: The band Pulp released their breakthrough album Different Class just a year prior, but was already moving toward the darker, more cynical themes that would eventually define their 1998 album, This Is Hardcore .

: In 1996, the MPA officially reworded the NC-17 rating to "No One 17 and Under Admitted," effectively raising the age limit and further distinguishing "hardcore" content from general adult media. Hard-Core n 66 – October 1996