Lamestains: Grunge, Sub Pop and the Music of the LoserAuthor: Nicholas Attfield A surprising history of Seattles Sub Pop Records, pioneer of grunge . . . and champion of losers. This book is a critical history of Sub Pop Records, the Seattle independent rock label that launched the careers of countless influential grunge bands in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It focuses in particular on the languages and personas of the loser, a term that encompassed the labels founders and personnel, its flagship