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Fifteen years after Kurt Cobain's suicide on April 5th, 1994, comes the authoritative story of grunge. Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History Of Seattle Rock Music (released April 1st, 2009, via ECW Press) by Greg Prato is the definitive story of the Pacific Northwest music scene of the late '80s and early '90s. Never before has a book attempted to examine the scene as a whole.

PEARL JAM bassist Jeff Ament says, "Finally, a book about the early years of our little scene in Seattle. I can't wait to hear all the different perspectives from the people that were actually there, not the so-called experts, who didn't show up until the '90s."

Prato will sign copies of his new book at The Book Revue in Huntington, NY on Wednesday, April 8th at 7 PM (313 New York Ave), and also at Easy Street Records & Cafe in West Seattle on Saturday, April 25th at 6 PM (4559 California Ave SW). These events are free and open to public (for more information, visit www.bookrevue.com and www.easystreetonline.com).

Taking the form of an oral history, Prato's tome contains over 130 original interviews conducted for the book over a three-year period. No outside interviews are included and most of the interviews are published here for the first time.

Some of the original interviews include:

Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam singer

Jeff Ament, Pearl Jam/MOTHER LOVE BONE bassist

Kim Thayil, SOUNDGARDEN guitarist

Susan Silver, Soundgarden/ALICE IN CHAINS' manager, ex-wife of Chris Cornell

Duff McKagan, GUNS N' ROSES bassist

Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney, Alice In Chains guitarist and drummer

Nancy Layne McCallum, mother of late Alice In Chains singer Layne Staley

Mark Arm, MUDHONEY singer

Chad Channing, NIRVANA drummer

Jack Endino, producer Nirvana/Soundgarden/Mudhoney

Charles Peterson, photographer

Bruce Pavitt & Jonathan Poneman, founders Sub Pop Records

Grunge Is Dead begins with a retrospective of the '60s and '70s that explains the rise of the Seattle music scene. Additionally, a large number of previously unpublished photographs appear in color and black and white throughout the book. The result is the complete first-hand history of grunge. Grunge Is Dead will allow rock fans to discover a unique chapter in music history, through the experiences of the people who were actually there.