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Show Notes Episode 497:Come As You Are
This week Host Dave Bledsoe was asked by a trendy New Yorker where he thrifted all those “awesome vintage clothes” and told them WalMart in 1997. (Clearly a lie, like he could fit in the size he wore in 1997!) On the show this week we examine the music and style that came to define Generation X: Grunge.
Along the way we discover that Dave has always had terrible taste in music. (He has a Phil Collins poster above his bed!) Then we take a look at the history of the city that became synonymous with Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs. (And also Grunge) We move on to the story about the Zine that launched the label that launched a scene, Sub Pop. We meet the band that launched the Seattle Sound into the mainstream and how everyone imitating that band had an entire generation dressed like an unemployed lumberjack. (So much flannel) Finally we learn how Grunge was far more short lived than most people remember.
Our Sponsor this week is Frank’s Second Hand Flannel, because no one wants an unfaded flannel! We open with a story about Nirvana and close with imWisco who doesn’t want you to dress for him!
Show Theme: Hypnostate Prelude to Common Sense
The Show on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatthehellpodcast.bsky.social
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The Show Line: 347 687 9601
Closing Music: https://youtu.be/snKnNBhlfW0?si=ljxZ2d-GA5_4VxIv
Buy Our Stuff: https://www.seltzerkings.com/shop
Citations Needed:
Wikipedia: The History of Seattle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Seattle#Early_history_of_Seattle
Nirvana: A Tribute to Nirvana, September 27
https://www.rcreader.com/music/nivrana-nirvana-tribute-redstone-room-sep27
Grunge: A Success Story
https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/15/style/grunge-a-success-story.html?pagewanted=all.
Nevermind: The Emergence and Downturn of Grunge Rock from the Mid 1980s to 1990s
https://historyrocks.library.villanova.edu/music-history/grunge-rock
Grunge wars: The rise and fall of rock's most troubled genre
https://www.loudersound.com/features/grunge-wars-the-rise-and-fall-of-rocks-most-troubled-genre
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By Dave Bledsoe
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Show Notes Episode 497:Come As You Are
This week Host Dave Bledsoe was asked by a trendy New Yorker where he thrifted all those “awesome vintage clothes” and told them WalMart in 1997. (Clearly a lie, like he could fit in the size he wore in 1997!) On the show this week we examine the music and style that came to define Generation X: Grunge.
Along the way we discover that Dave has always had terrible taste in music. (He has a Phil Collins poster above his bed!) Then we take a look at the history of the city that became synonymous with Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs. (And also Grunge) We move on to the story about the Zine that launched the label that launched a scene, Sub Pop. We meet the band that launched the Seattle Sound into the mainstream and how everyone imitating that band had an entire generation dressed like an unemployed lumberjack. (So much flannel) Finally we learn how Grunge was far more short lived than most people remember.
Our Sponsor this week is Frank’s Second Hand Flannel, because no one wants an unfaded flannel! We open with a story about Nirvana and close with imWisco who doesn’t want you to dress for him!
Show Theme: Hypnostate Prelude to Common Sense
The Show on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatthehellpodcast.bsky.social
The Show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthehellpodcast/
The Show on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjxP5ywpZ-O7qu_MFkLXQUQ
The Show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatthehellwereyouthinkingpod/
Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/kHmmrjptrq
Our Website: https://www.whatthehellpodcast.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Whatthehellpodcast
The Show Line: 347 687 9601
Closing Music: https://youtu.be/snKnNBhlfW0?si=ljxZ2d-GA5_4VxIv
Buy Our Stuff: https://www.seltzerkings.com/shop
Citations Needed:
Wikipedia: The History of Seattle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Seattle#Early_history_of_Seattle
Nirvana: A Tribute to Nirvana, September 27
https://www.rcreader.com/music/nivrana-nirvana-tribute-redstone-room-sep27
Grunge: A Success Story
https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/15/style/grunge-a-success-story.html?pagewanted=all.
Nevermind: The Emergence and Downturn of Grunge Rock from the Mid 1980s to 1990s
https://historyrocks.library.villanova.edu/music-history/grunge-rock
Grunge wars: The rise and fall of rock's most troubled genre
https://www.loudersound.com/features/grunge-wars-the-rise-and-fall-of-rocks-most-troubled-genre
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