Ebook: Love rock revolution: K Records and the rise of independent music

In 1982, K Records of Olympia, Washington, released its first cassette and put its own spin on punk's defiant manifesto: You don't need anyone's permission to make music. Thirty years later, the label continues to operate in the underground as one of the most transformative engines of modern independent music. K Records has fostered such independent music artists as Beat Happening, Built to Spill, Beck, Modest Mouse, and Gossip. K also helped create the grunge scene that took over pop culture, and it provided a launching pad for the riot grrrl movement. Love Rock Revolution tells the story of how it all. happened, recounting the early journeys of K Records founder Calvin Johnson, the birth of K in the '80s, the label's role in revolutionizing independent music in the '90s, and its struggle to survive that revolution with its integrity intact.