Mark Yarm's Blog, page 785
June 18, 2011
Cameron Crowe and Eddie Vedder in a behind-the-scenes shot from...
Cameron Crowe and Eddie Vedder in a behind-the-scenes shot from Pearl Jam Twenty. (Source: Entertainment Weekly/The Uncool)
"It's kind of funny because we were probably one of the most Seattle Seattle bands around. Pete,..."
"It's kind of funny because we were probably one of the most Seattle Seattle bands around. Pete, Scotty and myself were all born and raised in Seattle. Kevin moved to Seattle when he was like in 10th grade, and that must have been a good five years before Nirvana formed. We were supposed to have been from L.A. and moved up to Seattle to cash in—that was the kind of shit-talking I'd hear second- or third-hand."
- from my interview with Candlebox bassist Bard Martin
- from my interview with Candlebox bassist Bard Martin
June 17, 2011
"I always imagined we were the band that made the party end. Like, ok guys it's time to leave now,..."
"I always imagined we were the band that made the party end. Like, ok guys it's time to leave now, someone just put on Superunknown!"
- Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil, from a worthwhile new Stereogum Progress Report Q&A
- Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil, from a worthwhile new Stereogum Progress Report Q&A
"When I heard 'Smells Like Teen Spirit,' I'm goin', 'Well goddamn, what a great..."
"When I heard 'Smells Like Teen Spirit,' I'm goin', 'Well goddamn, what a great song.' Someone forgot to send me the memo that I'm supposed to be hating this or threatened by it. My career didn't end with grunge. My career with the media ended with grunge. Most bands get a couple-year window to slowly die down. The media didn't kinda shut us off. They completely shut us off."
- from my interview with Poison's Bret Michaels
- from my interview with Poison's Bret Michaels
Gary Lee Conner of Screaming Trees
Gary Lee Conner of Screaming Trees
Love this: Mudhoney Highline Ballroom show poster, 2008.
Love this: Mudhoney Highline Ballroom show poster, 2008.
In this scene from Hype!, Thrown Ups bassist Leighton Beezer...
In this scene from Hype!, Thrown Ups bassist Leighton Beezer illustrates the difference between punk and grunge. (The grunge riff is from Green River's "Come on Down.")
