Publisher: Time Life Music

Released 4/25/2025

Scene Loser - The True Story Of The Grunge Underground is the first book by Action Swingers main man Ned Hayden published on his own 5.2.62 imprint. It chronicles the years 1987-1993 when Ned managed the CBGB Record Canteen then worked at Caroline Records founding the Primo Scree label before leaving to play in the Action Swingers full-time until their ultimate demise. In between, Ned encounters a who’s who of the underground grunge scene on both sides of the Atlantic.