Lookout! Records and the Rise of Green Day: From Kerplunk to Underground Power

This episode tracks Green Day’s early days in the East Bay, the DIY recording and distribution machine that produced their 1991 EP Kerplunk at Art of Ears Studio, and how Lookout! Records leveraged small‑pressing, mail order, and all‑ages venues like 924 Gilman to propel a local punk trio onto the national underground map—setting the stage for later mainstream breakthroughs.

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