{"product_id":"everybody-loves-our-town-an-oral-history-of-grunge-paperback","title":"Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Yarm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e Magazine Best Book of 2011, Featuring Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Mudhoney and more \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty years after the release of Nirvana's landmark album \u003ci\u003eNevermind\u003c\/i\u003e comes \u003ci\u003eEverybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge\u003c\/i\u003e, the definitive word on the grunge era, straight from the mouths of those at the center of it all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1986, fledgling Seattle label C\/Z Records released \u003ci\u003eDeep Six\u003c\/i\u003e, a compilation featuring a half-dozen local bands: Soundgarden, Green River, Melvins, Malfunkshun, the U-Men and Skin Yard. Though it sold miserably, the record made music history by documenting a burgeoning regional sound, the raw fusion of heavy metal and punk rock that we now know as grunge. But it wasn't until five years later, with the seemingly overnight success of Nirvana's \"Smells Like Teen Spirit,\" that \u003ci\u003egrunge\u003c\/i\u003e became a household word and Seattle ground zero for the nineties alternative-rock explosion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEverybody Loves Our Town\u003c\/i\u003e captures the grunge era in the words of the musicians, producers, managers, record executives, video directors, photographers, journalists, publicists, club owners, roadies, scenesters and hangers-on who lived through it. The book tells the whole story: from the founding of the \u003ci\u003eDeep Six\u003c\/i\u003e bands to the worldwide success of grunge's big four (Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice in Chains); from the rise of Seattle's cash-poor, hype-rich indie label Sub Pop to the major-label feeding frenzy that overtook the Pacific Northwest; from the simple joys of making noise at basement parties and tiny rock clubs to the tragic, lonely deaths of superstars Kurt Cobain and Layne Staley. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawn from more than 250 new interviews--with members of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Screaming Trees, Hole, Melvins, Mudhoney, Green River, Mother Love Bone, Temple of the Dog, Mad Season, L7, Babes in Toyland, 7 Year Bitch, TAD, the U-Men, Candlebox and many more--and featuring previously untold stories and never-before-published photographs, \u003ci\u003eEverybody Loves Our Town\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a moving, funny, lurid, and hugely insightful portrait of an extraordinary musical era.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Yarm\u003c\/b\u003e is a former senior editor at \u003ci\u003eBlender\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Bonnie, and is in no way related to Mudhoney frontman Mark Arm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.36 x 8.02 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 13, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754177200416,"sku":"9780307464446","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5db28fd5af260c4cfee68f632307ae8a.webp?v=1780035089","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/everybody-loves-our-town-an-oral-history-of-grunge-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}