Sub Pop

Sub Pop is a Record Label in Seattle, Washington famous for first signing Nirvana , Soundgarden , and many other bands from the local scene. They are often credited with taking the first steps towards popularizing Grunge Music . They are 49% owned by Time Warner , one of the largest media conglomerates in the world.

HISTORY

Sub Pop was started by and Peter Bagge ), but the project was scuttled by the amount of work required to continue it. It continued as a column in the Seattle Newspaper '' The Rocket '' for several more years.

Kim Thayil of Soundgarden introduced Pavitt to Jonathan Poneman , and the two decided to form a record label in 1986. With several bands from the local scene signed to their label, Pavitt and Poneman worked to popularize the music to popularize their label. Their first step was the Sub Pop Singles Club, a subscription service that would allow subscribers to receive singles by local bands on a monthly basis by mail. This allowed Sub Pop to become a powerful company in the local scene, as well as make their label's name synonymous with the music of the Seattle area, much in the same way Motown Records was to Detroit . To further increase grunge's popularity, Pavitt and Poneman had a journalist from the British magazine '' Melody Maker '' come to Seattle to write an article on the local music scene.

Though Sub Pop was important in popularizing grunge, some grunge fans have criticized Pavitt and Poneman for their actions. These fans felt that their role in popularizing grunge was motivated by greed rather than by love for the music.

Sub Pop is also known for sales representative Megan Jasper, who created the hoax of Grunge Speak .

ARTISTS WHO HAVE WORKED WITH SUB POP

The following artists have either been signed to Sub Pop or had material released through them: