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  In this episode, journalist and director Charlotte Blum meets with Dejha, a multi-talented artist who moved from New York to Seattle with her family when she was 10, and sang in a band for the first time 5 years later. She then became one of the most prolific singers of the Emerald City scene with several bands, including The Pin-Ups and Rotten Apples. Back in New York, years later, she kept a tight and unshakeable relationship with the community that saw her grow as an artist.

In this episode, journalist and director Charlotte Blum meets with Charles Peterson , the photographer who created the black and white, moving and breathing visual style of grunge. Peterson started his career as the official Sub Pop photographer, immortalizing Nirvana, Screaming Trees, Mudhoney and many more, as well as standing at the front row of every show of every band, from Pearl Jam to L7 and Seaweed. The interview takes place in his studio in Seattle.

  In this episode, journalist and director Charlotte Blum meets with Carrie Akre, gorgeous singer of Hammerbox and Goodness before embarking in a solo career as well as becoming a life coach. Inspired by artists such as Pat Benatar and Chrissie Hynde, Carrie Akre embraces her position as a role model for a new generation of strong and fierce female artists, and carries the sharp sense of humor specific to the Pacific Northwest.

Journalist and director Charlotte Blum meets with Barrett Martin, drummer, writer and Latin Grammy award-winning producer. During his now 30 years of career, Barrett Martin played with cult Seattle bands such as Skin Yard, Screaming Trees and Mad Season before founding The Barrett Martin Group in 2004. The conversation, full of nostalgia and wisdom takes place in studio B, at Avast Recording Studio, in North West Seattle.

  In this episode, journalist and director Charlotte Blum meets with Queen Megan Jasper, CEO of Sub Pop, the indie label that started it all. In the 80s, Megan Jasper started a long career alongside the label’s co-fondators Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman as a receptionist and fell in love with the creativity, the bravery and the humor that ran in Sub Pop’s veins. The conversation takes place in the label’s headquarters in Seattle, surrounded by stickers of Mudhoney, Soundgarden, The Shins, Fleet Foxes and Sleater-Kinney.

 In this episode, journalist and director Charlotte Blum meets with the legendary producer Jack Endino. Known as the Godfather of grunge, he famously produced Nirvana’s first album Bleach for 606 dollars, and worked with iconic bands such as Soundgarden, L7, Mudhoney, Tad, Screaming Trees and Green River as well as his own band, the glorious Skin Yard. After almost 600 and counting records mixed and produced to this day, Jack Endino welcomes Charlotte in his studio, based in Ballard, Seattle.

  Welcome to the podcast series that revisits 30 years of musical revolution, heavy sounds and fearfulness with the men and women who created grunge. A podcast series derived from TV documentary "Grunge a story of music and rage" directed by Charlotte Blum and produced by Thomas Plessis for Mediawan Digital Studio (distributed by Mediawan Rights https://rights.mediawan.com ) Podcast series available on November 10th 2021 @ Mediawan Digital Studio 2021