Megan Jasper, Carly Starr, Mark Arm
How the Northwest was won: the birth and death of grunge, as told by Seattle's pioneering indie rock label
Seattle 2005
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We described Sub Pop as the house that Mudhoney built.
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We call it swinging on the flippety flop.
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I remember Bruce rolled his eyes and said, ‘Grunge.’ And then there became this weirdo epidemic.
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The New York Times called me up screaming because I lied about the grunge lexicon.
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They were very raw and scary and maybe even dangerous in GG Allin way.
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Tad was the closest thing I’d ever seen to a Bigfoot.
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I much prefer the sound of Bleach to the sound of Nevermind, but then I prefer The Stooges over Gwen Stefani.
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When you think you truly understand the music industry and how it works, you’ve dated yourself and it’s over.
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