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Studio 360
Come as you are to the Pacific Northwest

Swingin’ on the flippity-flop in the Pacific Northwest. Sub Pop CEO Megan Jasper recalls her legendary hoax on The New York Times with her lexicon of grunge terms. Carrie Brownstein discusses Sleater-Kinney and the difference between TV stardom and music stardom. What residents in the Washington towns where “Twin Peaks” was filmed love — and hate — about the show. And the generation-defining album that is Nirvana’s “Nevermind.”

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