SUB POP
The Real 'Wolf of Wall Street'?
In the mid 1990s, Leonardo DiCaprio was the king of the world. He was also friends with Dana Giacchetto, a former investment banker who went to jail for misappropriating $9 million.
Pissed Jeans Have No Regrets
Matt Korvette reflects on the band's evolution, tells the story behind the reissue of 'Shallow,' and takes down the posers.
Why We Need Sleater-Kinney Now More Than Ever
No group has come close to replicating Sleater-Kinney's sound in the last decade.
Deaf Wish Drop a New Record and Video Before Heading to the US to Crush Heads
The Melbourne four-piece go pop on the video for "Cool Comment".
The Day Kurt Cobain Threatened to Kill my Girlfriend
In late 1992 Kurt Cobain left life threatening messages on my then girlfriend’s answering tape machine.
La Luz are a Gang You'll Wanna be a Part of
A chat with the Seattle quartet about the city scene and a creepy park populated by a man who meows like a cat and another who gives out advice in the dark.
Tacocat on the Seattle Scene, UTI Realities, and Leotards as Chastity Belts
"I don’t care how hot it is, Seattle will never be a thong town!"
What Thumpers Learned at SXSW
So when we told London band Thumpers to write about their first ever SXSW we expected them to file promptly on Monday. They handed in their homework late, but we love them and this what they learned in Austin.
Bruce Pavitt Was 'There,' Man
The other day I finally spoke with Bruce Pavitt, the guy who started Sub Pop, a label that's partially responsible for my first smokin' hot teenage crush, Kurt Cobain. Bruce has sort of retired, but he just published a bunch of his tour diaries from an...
Listen to Night Works' Remix of "Sound of Screams" by Thumpers
Sup Pop's latest signings get a sexy, nighttime rework.
On Tour with Nirvana!
In mid-October of 1989, Kurt Cobain was in Europe holding a plastic basin full of vomit. The puke belonged to Tad Doyle, the 300-pound former butcher from Idaho who, at the time, had found mild success with his grunge band, Tad.