Everybody Loves Our Town (Paperback)

Mark Yarm

ISBN 10: 030746444X / ISBN 13: 9780307464446

Published by Random House USA Inc, New York, 2012

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Paperback. A TIME BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR The definitive chronicle of Seattles grunge era, drawn from over 250 exclusive interviews with members of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and many more, and featuring previously untold stories and never-before-seen photographsA classic of monumental scale.PasteRiveting, gossipy, and impossible to put down.VultureA drug and ego-fueled soap opera.The GuardianSuperb.The Hollywood ReporterIn 1986, a fledgling Seattle record label released Deep Six, a compilation of local bands, including Soundgarden, the Melvins, and Green River. It sold terribly but made music history by documenting a burgeoning regional sound: the raw fusion of heavy metal and punk we now know as grunge. Five years later, tipped by Nirvanas mega-hit Smells Like Teen Spirit, grunge became a household word and Seattle ground zero for the nineties alternative-rock explosion. Everybody Loves Our Town captures the era in the words of the musicians, producers, managers, record executives, video directors, photographers, journalists, publicists, club owners, roadies, and hangers-on who lived through it. The book tells the whole story: from the founding of the Deep Six bands to the global success of grunges big four (Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains); from the rise of Seattles indie label Sub Pop to the major-label feeding frenzy that followed; from the joy of making noise in basements and tiny rock clubs to the tragic deaths of superstars Kurt Cobain and Layne Staley. By turns moving, funny, lurid, and insightful, Everybody Loves Our Town is the authoritative portrait of an extraordinary musical era. 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 such influences as the rise of Seattle's Sub Pop record label and the death of Kurt Cobain. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Everybody Loves Our Town (Paperback)
• Publisher: Random House USA Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 030746444X
• ISBN 13: 9780307464446
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

A TIME BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • The definitive chronicle of Seattle’s grunge era, drawn from over 250 exclusive interviews with members of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and many more, and featuring previously untold stories and never-before-seen photographs

“A classic of monumental scale.”—Paste
“Riveting, gossipy, and impossible to put down.”—Vulture
“A drug and ego-fueled soap opera.”—The Guardian
“Superb.”—The Hollywood Reporter

In 1986, a fledgling Seattle record label released Deep Six, a compilation of local bands, including Soundgarden, the Melvins, and Green River. It sold terribly but made music history by documenting a burgeoning regional sound: the raw fusion of heavy metal and punk we now know as grunge. Five years later, tipped by Nirvana’s mega-hit “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” grunge became a household word and Seattle ground zero for the nineties alternative-rock explosion.

Everybody Loves Our Town captures the era in the words of the musicians, producers, managers, record executives, video directors, photographers, journalists, publicists, club owners, roadies, and hangers-on who lived through it. The book tells the whole story: from the founding of the Deep Six bands to the global success of grunge’s big four (Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains); from the rise of Seattle’s indie label Sub Pop to the major-label feeding frenzy that followed; from the joy of making noise in basements and tiny rock clubs to the tragic deaths of superstars Kurt Cobain and Layne Staley.

By turns moving, funny, lurid, and insightful, Everybody Loves Our Town is the authoritative portrait of an extraordinary musical era.

About the Author

Mark Yarm is a former senior editor at Blender magazine. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Bonnie, and is in no way related to Mudhoney frontman Mark Arm.