Everybody Loves Our Town: A History of Grunge by Mark Yarm – review

An entertaining history of grunge is a drug and ego-fuelled soap opera in which key figures from the Seattle scene recall a genre riven by conflictOn 8 April 1994, the day that Kurt Cobain's body was discovered in his Seattle home, sparking the biggest rock news story of the decade, local journalist Charles R Cross picked up the phone to hear CNN's Larry King bellowing: "Tell me, what is grunge music?" It's still a good question, and one with many answers. Like any musical genre, grunge's border...

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