Grunge and the Seattle Scene

In the mid 80s a new movement was developing in Seattle, Washington which is known as grunge and is largely due to bands such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam. It combined alternative music, which was largely underground rock bands, and grunge, bands that combined punk, guitar rock and metal. This scene happened in Seattle, which was in the mid 80s quite desolate, but due to the constant rain there people started to meet indoors and bands played their songs. Then in 1988 the record label Sub Pop created the Sub Pop Singles Club, and bands such as Nirvana became known in Seattle.
With the arrival of a British journalist who observed the scene, the grunge style suddenly got more attention. After Nirvanas second album “Nevermind” came out, MTV played Nirvana nonstop and suddenly everyone knew them. But as successful as they were, marketing such as the Vanity Fair magazine made a grunge fashion line, and the style became familiar, not rebellious and unique as it was intended. Rumors and gossip surrounded the new “celebrities” of grunge rock, and the unofficial spokesman of the grunge scene, Kurt Cobain from Nirvana, killed himself in 1994. The grunge music however is still with us today and fascinates many people worldwide.