Mark Yarm's Blog, page 772
July 23, 2011
Mike McCready of Pearl Jam joins Soundgarden on stage to perform...
Mike McCready of Pearl Jam joins Soundgarden on stage to perform "Superunknown" last night in Inglewood, CA.
July 22, 2011
"My first show with TAD was August of '96. At that point, it was a band in decline. I liken it to..."
"My first show with TAD was August of '96. At that point, it was a band in decline. I liken it to stepping on the Titanic about five minutes post-iceberg. And I rode that bitch to the bottom, yeah."
- former TAD drummer Mike Mongrain, in the forthcoming book Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge
- former TAD drummer Mike Mongrain, in the forthcoming book Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge
July 21, 2011
Gas Huffer reunite (sort of) for epic radio interview
Hear part one of a two-hour Gas Huffer special for Israeli radio. All four ex-members—Don Blackstone, Matt Wright, Joe Newton and Tom Price—were on the line for a collective phone interview. (Thanks to Matt Wright for the tip.)
July 20, 2011
Ridiculously excited for the book. Do you stick to the core years of 87-93, or does the history stretch earlier/later?
Thanks for your enthusiasm! The book begins in the early '80s with the Deep Six bands (U-Men, Melvins, Malfunkshun, Green River, Soundgarden and Skin Yard) and ends in the early aughts (or whatever your preferred term for that decade is).
