Happy Birthday Steve Turner of Mudhoney!

Celebrating Steve Turner's 60th birthday with a nutty chat with Nardwuar and discussions of his Mud Ride memoir. Cheers Steve!

Happy Birthday Mark Arm!

Celebrating the birthday of Mudhoney's Mark Arm with a couple of interviews and performances with Ed Kuepper's Saints '73-78. 

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The Perlich Post  The Saints '72-'67 are playing The Phoenix on November 13th

Mark Arm & Mick Harvey join Ed Kuepper in The Saints '73-'78

Here are a few clips of Mark Arm & Mick Harvey performing with Ed Kuepper's The Saints '73-'78 in Australia. 

Mark Arm and Steve Turner discuss Mudhoney's Superfuzz Bigmuff

Mudhoney's Mark Arm & Steve Turner spilled the beans about their Superfuzz Bigmuff EP with Life Of The Record.  

Here's the scoop...

Steve Turner & Mark Arm

For the 35th anniversary of Mudhoney’s first 12-inch record, Superfuzz Bigmuff, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After Mark Arm met Steve Turner at a show in Seattle, they became fast friends and began playing in multiple bands together. They started Green River with Jeff Ament and Alex Shumway and eventually added Stone Gossard on second guitar. Tensions over the musical direction of the band eventually caused Green River to dissolve with Ament and Gossard going on to form Mother Love Bone and Arm and Turner deciding to form Mudhoney. 

With Mudhoney, they had a vision for fuzz drenched guitars and blending 60s garage with punk rock. They eventually added Dan Peters on drums and Matt Lukin on bass and had their first practice on New Year’s Day in 1988. Bruce Pavitt of Sub Pop offered to pay for some studio time with Jack Endino so he could hear the material they were working on. From those sessions, they released the "Touch Me I’m Sick" single in the summer of 1988. At that point, they went back into the studio with Jack Endino to work on the songs that would become Superfuzz Bigmuff.

In this episode, Mark Arm describes his approach of “vocalizing” rather than singing, and how playing guitar with this band changed how he thought about song arrangements. Steve Turner talks about his discovery of vintage fuzz boxes and how they informed the Mudhoney sound at a time when fuzz pedals were out of fashion. From the early days of Sub Pop to rocking baby blue 60s guitars to Dan Peters’ unique drum patterns to Matt Lukin’s relief of playing simple songs to Sonic Youth knighting them as the next big thing to a pivotal moment in Seattle music, we’ll hear the stories of how the record came together. 

Listen to the Life Of The Record episode right here.

Check out Mudhoney's Superfuzz Bigmuff along with their early singles and follow the link below for a copy of Steve Turner's recent book "Mud Ride" which makes a lovely Christmas gift for the fan of late 80s or early 90s music on your list.   

Get a copy of Steve Turner's memoir Mud Ride: A Messy Trip Through The Grunge Explosion right here.

One For The Weekend: Mudhoney

Check out Eleanor Petry's new video for Mudhoney's "Little Dogs" off their latest album,  Plastic Eternity.

90s Nostalgia: Mudhoney at The Zap Club, Brighton, 1991

Celebrating Mark Arm's birthday today with Mudhoney's 1991 gig at Brighton's Zap Club and T.O.'s Lee's Palace in '98.

Mudhoney optimistically announces US, UK and EU tour dates

Mudhoney will be joined by different bands including The Meat Puppets on some dates. Check 'em out after the I'm Now doc.

Mudhoney US Tour dates:
Wed. Mar. 16 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile Showroom with The Tripwires
Thur. Mar. 17 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile Showroom with Thee Deception
Fri. Apr. 29 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall
Sat. Apr. 30 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
Sun. May 01 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
Tue. May 03 -  Denver, CO - HQ
Wed. May 04 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown Main Hall
Thur. May 05 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway NightClub
Fri. May 06 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
Sat. May 07 - Detroit, MI - Magic Bag
Sun. May 08 - Newport, KY - Southgate House Sanctuary
Tue. May 10 - Nashville, TN - Outside at Gifford's Bacon
Wed. May 11 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues Parish
Thur. May 12 - Houston, TX - Heights Theater $
Fri. May 13 - Dallas, TX - Kessler Theater $
Sat. May 14 - Austin, TX - Antone's Nightclub $
Sun. May 15 - Austin, TX - Antone's Nightclub $
Tue. May 17 - Santa Fe, NM - Tumbleroot Brewery $
Wed. May 18 - Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole $
Thur. May 19 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar $
Fri. May 20 - Los Angeles, CA - Regent Theatre $
Sat. May 21 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall $
Sun. May 22 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall $
$  w/ Meat Puppets
UK & EU Tour Dates Fall 2022:
Wed. Sep. 07 - Manchester, UK - HMV- Ritz
Thu. Sep. 08 - Glasgow, UK - SWG3
Fri.  Sep. 09 - Nottingham, UK - Nottingham Rock City
Sat. Sep. 10 - London, UK - Electric Ballroom
Sun. Sep. 11 - Bristol, UK - O2 Academy Bristol
Mon. Sep. 12 - Brighton, UK - Concorde 2
Thu. Sep. 15 - Barcelona, ES - Wolf Barcelona
Fri. Sep. 16 - Benidorm, ES - Visor Festival
Sat. Sep. 17 - Seville, ES - Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo
Sun. Sep. 18 - Madrid , ES - Sala Cool                     
Tue. Sep. 20 - NIMES, FR - La Paloma
Wed. Sep. 21 - Clermont Ferrand, Fr - La Coopérative de Mai
Thu. Sep. 22 - Bordeaux, FR - Rock School Barbey
Fri. Sep. 23 - Joué-lès-Tours, FR - Le Temps Machine
Sat. Sep. 24 - Besançon, FR - Festival Détonation
Sun. Sep. 25 - Paris, FR - La Maroquinerie
Tue. Sep. 27 - Düsseldorf, DE - Zakk
Wed. Sep. 28 - Münster, DE - Gleis 22
Thu. Sep. 29 - Copenhagen, DK - Vega Club
Fri. Sep. 30 - Berlin, DE - Hole44
Sat. Oct. 01 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso Noord - Tolhuistuin
Sun. Oct. 02 - Leipzig, DE - UT Connewitz
Tue. Oct. 04 - Prague, CZ - Lucerna Music Bar
Wed. Oct. 05 - Ebensee, AT - Kino Ebensee
Thu. Oct. 06 - Bologna, IT - TPO - Teatro Polivalente Occupato
Fri. Oct. 07 - Fribourg, CH- Fri-Son
Sat. Oct. 08 - Leuven, BE - Het Depot
Sun. Oct. 09 - Nijmegen, NL - Doornroosje

Whaddya mean you don't know Tales Of Terror

Decades overdue, Fire Records recently reissued Tales of Terror's influential 1984 debut album, one of Kurt Cobain's all-time faves. 

Here's the scoop from Fire Records...

Often cited as a major influence on the key bands of the grunge era (Nirvana, Melvins, Mudhoney etc.) Tales Of Terror‘s one & only LP is an overlooked classic of 80s NorCal punk rock.

Available for the first time in more than 30 years, Kurt Cobain‘s 32nd-favourite-album-of-all-time is chaotic and charismatic in equal parts; the band’s story is tinged with tragedy, but the music they played was life-affirming.

Wild, heads down proto thrash metal meets punk excess; think early Guns n’ Roses meets Iggy at the bar from a band whose trajectory was cut short after the death of guitarist Lyon Wong in 1986.

A cobweb dispersing buried treasure that stands alongside the debut of The Damned and draws a shaky line through grunge to At The Drive In and way beyond. A super rare release, unavailable for over 30 years; remastered and ready to be cranked up to full volume. 

Get a copy of Tales Of Terror's 1984 debut LP from Fire Records right here . Check it out below. 

Melvins and Mudhoney join forces for White Lazy Boy EP

Check out the new Melvins/Mudhoney collaboration (w/ Steven McDonald) which includes a cover of Neil Young's "Drive Back"

Happy Birthday Steve Turner!

Toasting Seattle guitar star Steve Turner with Mudhoney's rip through "Touch Me I'm Sick" on the Space Needle and other gems.    Photo: Charles Peterson

Mudhoney vs. The Leather Nun

Mudhoney rip through an English language version of the early Leather Nun gem "Ensam I Natt" in fine style. 

Here's the scoop on Mudhoney's cover of The Leather Nun's "Ensam I Natt"
"I’d never given it a thought. Honestly. One of the very first Leather Nun-songs I wrote was ’Ensam i natt’, recorded and always performed in swedish. From the very start, Leather Nun was an international adventure, because it was an adventure rather than a career. But it never ever crossed our minds to do ’Ensam i natt’ in english. Untill a few weeks ago…
"A few weeks ago there is an e-mail from Mark Arm of Sub Pop/grunge pioneers Mudhoney. They intend to cover ’Ensam i natt’, but for obvious reasons in english as Mark is not very good with lyrics in swedish. Can't blame him. And not only that – Mudhoney had already translated the lyrics. A very straight and stiff translation but still a translation.
"Mark wants me to supervise the translation. Not only check the translation but also assist him in reworking the translation from a singing point of view. Translating can be quite tricky. Straight translations may be correct as for content, but translated lyrics also needs to work vocally as for meter and syllables. And quite often, you’ve to rework and mould the translation to find a working balance between translation and meter. That’s where it’s at, right now. This weekend, I emailed a reworked translation of ’Ensam i natt’ to Mark Arm. We’ll continue to bounce the translation back and forth.
"If it will finally end up in the Mudhoney Live-repertoire or on record, only future will tell. But considering Mudhoney going to lenghts to translate the song and then incoporate Leather Nun in the translating process, accounts for it being more than just a whim. Like, there are more simple ways to cover a fellow artist, right? My hunch is that Mudhoney intends to record the cover version if they can pull off a decent version in english.
"’Ensam i natt’ is probably the Leather Nun song that suits the furious grunge almost pop sound of Mudhoney, the best. It’s punk-pop rather than punk-rock. And it’s a song that lyricwise is even more current in the US and the western world today, than 35 years ago. Nevertheless, we’re all truly flattered and will curiously and supportive follow the whereabouts of the Mudhoney/’Ensam i natt’-project." – Jonas Almquist @theleathernun November 13,  2016

Bruce Pavitt reveals the story behind the Seattle grunge scene

Bruce Pavitt recently explained how he helped build the Sub Pop empire on the PBS show Northwest Now.

Supersuckers honour lesser known greats in their History Of Rock 'n' Roll

"History Of Rock 'n' Roll" w/ shoutouts to Danko Jones, Zeke, L7, Gories, Lazy Cowgirls, New Bomb Turks, etc is off  the Suck It album out Sept. 21. 

Mudhoney w/ Huttch, The Rathburns @ Lee's Palace, Saturday

Seattle's finest return to Toronto for a show a Lee's Palace tonight. Watch the 2012 Mudhoney doc I'm Now below. 

Mudhoney releases new song for AmRep's BASH 17 comp

Happy Birthday Steve Turner!

Enjoy this clip of Steve with Mr. Epp & The Calculations at Metropolis in 1984.

The Sonics release new song for RSD

Yes you heard that right and yes it is the 60’s garage rock band THE SONICS releasing an unheard track called "Bad Betty" on Muddy Roots Music Recordings. What can possibly make this sweeter? Adding "I Like It Small" by MUDHONEY to this 7” split sure the hell would! It will be available on Record Store Day (April 19, 2014) at participating independent retail stores.
So get your ass down to the local record shop and get a copy! This is a one time only pressing to add to your rare collection. Here's the Mudhoney track...

See Mudhoney @ Lee's Palace tonight

Mudhoney blast through the songs from their rippin' new Vanishing Point album at Lee's Palace.

Happy Birthday Steve Turner!

Happy Birthday Steve Turner!