Also (I know some of this has already been stated but pulled straight from sonicyouth:
Written about the town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. There are a few references to the scene there, including frequent sonic venue Cat's Cradle.
One of the first songs written for Dirty, premiered on the August '91 Euro-tour (when The Year Punk Broke was filmed).
Apparently spurred by the unsolved February 1991 murder of North Carolina bookseller Bob Sheldon.
Also (I know some of this has already been stated but pulled straight from sonicyouth: