Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge
- ISBN-10
- 030746444X
- ISBN-13
- 9780307464446
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 567
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-03
- Publisher
- Crown
- Author
- Mark Yarm
Description
A tribute to the Pacific Northwest's grunge genre draws on the observations of individuals at the forefront of the movement from Soundgarden and the Melvins to Nirvana and Pearl Jam, citing the influences of such factors as the rise of Seattle's Sub Pop record label and the death of Kurt Cobain.
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- 2011
- 610 pages
- Paperback
- Random House Digital, Inc.
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