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[EP 423] Nirvana, Pearl Jam & Soundgarden: How Grunge Took Over Rock with Gillian Gaar
Published: October 9, 2026
Duration: 1:02:18
How did Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains transform Seattle’s underground music scene into a worldwide rock revolution?
Music journalist and author Gillian G. Gaar returns to Booked On Rock to discuss her new book, Grunge: The Story of the Music That Redefined Rock. Having witnessed the rise of grunge firsthand in Seattle, Gaar takes us inside the music, musicians, and independent labels that helped change rock history forever.
Discover how pioneering bands like the Melvins, Green River, and Mudhoney laid the groundwork for grunge, how Sub Pop Records marketed the Seattle sound, an...
Music journalist and author Gillian G. Gaar returns to Booked On Rock to discuss her new book, Grunge: The Story of the Music That Redefined Rock. Having witnessed the rise of grunge firsthand in Seattle, Gaar takes us inside the music, musicians, and independent labels that helped change rock history forever.
Discover how pioneering bands like the Melvins, Green River, and Mudhoney laid the groundwork for grunge, how Sub Pop Records marketed the Seattle sound, an...