Mark Yarm's Blog, page 721
December 22, 2011
December 21, 2011
Pitchfork Guest List: Best of 2011
Pitchfork Guest List: Best of 2011
room1000yearswide:
I'm finished reading Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge.
The...
I'm finished reading Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge.
The last part about Layne had me crying like a little bitch. I really suggest this book to everybody who enjoys grunge music. It was really fantastic in giving the history of the music scene in Seattle through the 80's and 90's. I can't stress enough how informative and wonderful this book is.
Everybody Loves Our Town makes Spin's Top 10 music books of 2011 list
There's certainly no shortage of entertainingly thorough books documenting the early '90s alt-rock boom and What Kurt Hath Wrought. But for exhaustive detail about Seattle's unlikely, meteoric stint as the center of the universe — from Cat Butt to Candlebox and all points in between — this is hard to beat. As Yarm himself testifies, "It's got it all: tragedy, comedy, corporate greed, media insanity, Courtney Love, and dudes who wore long johns under their shorts." [Read the rest here.]
And...
December 19, 2011
room1000yearswide:
This came inside of my Soundgarden Louder...
This came inside of my Soundgarden Louder Than Live VHS. It's a little past the deadline, though.
December 18, 2011
"Doll Parts" video shoot
"Doll Parts" video shoot
Remember, the camera adds 10 pounds…
abloodymess replied to your photo: Me, on Seattle...
Remember, the camera adds 10 pounds…
abloodymess replied to your photo: Me, on Seattle public-access television last…
i dunno man, that beard looks pretty solid to me.
