A Field Guide to Grunge
Steve Wide
Hardcover | 17.78 x 1.55 x 21.72 cm | 96 pp
Smith Street Books | 2021 | 9781922417190
In A Field Guide to Grunge, Steve Wide explores the dynamic scene that sprung from the ashes of punk and underground metal in America’s Pacific Northwest. From the sludge metal of Melvins and the noise punk of Mudhoney, to the point where Nirvana blew the charts apart, this book examines the artists, albums, music labels, who’s who and hangouts that shaped an alternative scene into a worldwide phenomenon.
Steve Wide is a music writer and radio DJ who has interviewed some of alternative music's most crucial bands, artists and facilitators. He was DJing in clubs when grunge hit - and saw its influence devastate the dance floor and creep into the mainstream.
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Steve Wide
Hardcover | 17.78 x 1.55 x 21.72 cm | 96 pp
Smith Street Books | 2021 | 9781922417190
In A Field Guide to Grunge, Steve Wide explores the dynamic scene that sprung from the ashes of punk and underground metal in America’s Pacific Northwest. From the sludge metal of Melvins and the noise punk of Mudhoney, to the point where Nirvana blew the charts apart, this book examines the artists, albums, music labels, who’s who and hangouts that shaped an alternative scene into a worldwide phenomenon.
Steve Wide is a music writer and radio DJ who has interviewed some of alternative music's most crucial bands, artists and facilitators. He was DJing in clubs when grunge hit - and saw its influence devastate the dance floor and creep into the mainstream.