Matt Cameron, Tad Doyle, Tom Morello and Ben Shepard in Seattle on Wednesday
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It's the reunion grunge fanatics said would never, ever happen. On Wednesday night in Seattle, the former members of Soundgarden reunited for a brief set at the Seattle stop of Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello's Justice Tour. Well, all the members except singer Chris Cornell, who is busy promoting his Timbaland-helmed solo album.

The three other members of the group, reclusive guitar wizard Kim Thayil, current Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron and bassist Ben Shepherd — who have not played together since the band split in 1997 — were supplemented by hefty grunge semi-celebrity Tad Doyle for the gig, which was greeted with ecstatic cheers by the lucky fans in attendance.

According to the Seattle Weekly, during the surprise set at the city's Crocodile club, Morello, who said he has rarely been as excited, played rhythm guitar as the razor-blades-and-gravel-voiced Doyle sang lead on "Spoonman," during what was described as "a rare moment for Seattle rock and everybody in the venue knows it. Just moments earlier, the floor of the Crocodile was nearly shaking from all of the screaming fans who were waiting all night for this type of surprise. But most people didn't know what the surprise was."

The night opened with Morello playing a set as the Nightwatchman, followed by some songs from Steve Earle, a few tunes from the new Morello/ Boots Riley (the Coup) band Street Sweeper, sets from Mudhoney singer Mark Arm and former MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer.

"Right after that, Tadgarden hit the stage and the place went nuts," the Weekly reported, noting that the big question hanging over the reunion all night was whether Cornell would be behind the mic, a prospect most in the crowd knew was not likely given the band's acrimonious split. The newly dubbed supergroup started with "Nothing to Say," then hit "Spoonman" and ended with the leadoff track from the group's debut 1987 EP, Screaming Life, "Hunted Down." Just before he acid-gargled his way through "Spoonman," the beefy Doyle lifted up his shirt, jiggled his gut and joked, "That's half a Cornell right there."

After the show, when asked how he thought it went, Thayil reportedly said, "Not bad for an hour and a half of practice after not playing together for 12 years. ... It was a lot of fun. We played yesterday for a bit but we know all that stuff by heart so we didn't need to practice much."

The poorly kept secret was widely documented by a number of Seattle scenesters, showing up almost instantly in Flickr photostreams and a set of poor-quality MP3s and videos on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer blog site.

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Sub Pop Executive Vice President Megan Jasper gives MTV News a tour of the label's Seattle offices
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On The Record: 20 Years In 20 Records. Or 21. Whatever.

Back in April, Sub Pop Records celebrated either its 20th or 25th anniversary (or maybe its 27th?), depending on who's counting. It was cause for much celebration and even a bit of confusion, and not just because no one seems to be able to agree on just how old the label really is. This is typically Sub Poppian.

Started first as a 'zine in the early '80s, then inching closer to label-tude with the release of a compilation back in 1986, and finally becoming an actual record label (with an office and everything!) in '88, Sub Pop has grown against pretty much all odds, surviving and thriving thanks to a little bit of luck (or a lot), a complete lack of a business plan, and a stated — if jokingly so — goal of "world domination."

There have been boom times and bust times, and just about every single kind of time in between. Sub Pop went from being the "grunge" label — the hottest name in the game — to being the label no one wanted to be associated with in less than six years, and then it nearly went out of business. Then it didn't, and since the dawn of the new millennium (how dramatic!) it's flourished once again, posting gains in a time when most labels are complaining that the sky is falling and the seas are boiling. Times are good in Sub Pop Nation.

And if anyone can appreciate this, it's Megan Jasper. After all, she started as the receptionist at Sub Pop back in 1989. She was there for the good, the bad and the ugly. She's the one responsible for creating the great "grunge speak" hoax that fooled The New York Times back in 1992. She remembers Kurt Cobain and Chris Cornell bumming around the SP offices. She also remembers paychecks from the label bouncing during the lean years. She was fired because there was no money to pay her. And she was rehired. Now she's Sub Pop's executive vice president. This, too, is typically Sub Poppian.

This weekend, Jasper and her co-workers will celebrate the label's 20th (that's the official tally) anniversary, with a typically understated affair. They will throw concerts at Seattle's Marymoore Park (and in most of the city, for that matter), where bands old and new will play. The city is posting SP's iconic black-and-white flag atop the Space Needle. Label owner Jonathan Poneman just threw out the first pitch at a Mariners game. World domination does not seem all that inconceivable at this point.

So, to mark this occasion, I flew out to Sub Pop's offices in Seattle to do a news piece and talk to the people who made the label what it is today. While I was there, I marveled not just at the photo booth and the beer machine in the kitchen (cans of Rainier, 75 cents!), but at the warehouse, which was stuffed full of iconic and amazing records that shaped not just my youth, but the fortunes of the label as well.

And Jasper was nice enough to guide me through it all ... stopping in the warehouse to pick out her 20 favorite (and most important) Sub Pop records. (Check out some MTV News staffers' favorites in the Newsroom blog.) We figured it was a good way to showcase the label's impressive back catalog and pay tribute to the acts that have gotten Sub Pop through the past two decades. It was also a good way for me to fatten up my record collection.

Jasper's picks are below, along with my impressions from listening (or, in most cases, relistening) to them all. Also, even though she was supposed to pick 20 albums, Jasper went ahead and picked 21. How typically Sub Poppian of her.

Soundgarden's Screaming Life EP (1987, Sub Pop # 12)

A landmark not just because it's the debut EP from one of grunge's "big four," but also because without Soundgarden, there'd probably be no Sub Pop. Back in '86, Poneman, who was working as a radio DJ, caught a SG show, had some cash and wanted to put out their album. So at the insistence of guitarist Kim Thayil, he approached Bruce Pavitt, who had been releasing cassette tapes and comps as part of his "Subterranean Pop" 'zine. The two joined forces, and with Poneman's $20,000 investment, they started the label. And the rest, as they say, is history. As for the EP itself, well, there's plenty of yowling from frontman Chris Cornell, plus the debut of Thayil's famed "Drop-D" tuning and a recorded sermon from a 1950s preacher that producer Jack Endino found at a Seattle garage sale. Also, according to legend, opening track "Hunted Down" was the song you'd hear when you called the SP offices and were put on hold — meaning hundreds of creditors were kept at bay by the tune's heavy riffage while Pavitt and/or Poneman scrambled to find some cash. The power of proto-grunge at its most practical.

Mudhoney's Superfuzz Bigmuff EP (1988, SP #21)

'Honey frontman/maniac Mark Arm basically invented the so-called "Seattle Sound" with his previous band, Green River, but looking for something more (in his words, "a band that actually liked to practice"), he formed Mudhoney and blew everything up once again. Their debut single, "Touch Me I'm Sick," is probably the single greatest grunge anthem of all time (seriously), all fuzzed-out guitars and tape hiss and Arm's way-out wails. And on Superfuzz, they only honed their, ahem, craft. So we get big, lurching numbers like "Mudride" and "No One Has" (the guitars on the latter actually sound like they're drunk on Schmidt Beer, a local favorite based on its potency and, well, its cheapness); the heavy fretting of "In 'N Out of Grace"; and "If I Think," a tune that basically spawned every "let's slow it down for a minute" song for the next decade.

Nirvana's Bleach (1989, SP #34)

Perhaps you've heard of these guys. Taking the murky bludgeon of Mudhoney, stripping away some of Arm's machismo and adding some rather subtle pop flourishes, Nirvana's debut is as self-assured as anything they'd accomplish later, if not a little bit snottier. As the back of the album brags, er, states, Bleach was "recorded in Seattle ... for $600," though you'd never know it from the genuinely pretty "About a Girl" or the gnarly "Negative Creep." Sure, there are moments when Cobain (or, sorry, per the liners he's "Kobain" here) sounds like a bantamweight trying to flex his way out of a fight — like on "Love Buzz" — but there's no denying that there's something in his voice (of course, that could just be hindsight hearing it for me). I'm probably not alone in thinking that, either. With sales of more than 1 million copies, Bleach is not only Sub Pop's biggest seller to date, but also its only release to be certified as platinum.

Thee Headcoats' Heavens to Murgatroyd, Even! It's Thee Headcoats! (Already) (1990, SP #82)

Brit Billy Childish was Jack White back when White was still upholstering chairs and calling himself John Gillis, and this is him at his garage-y finest. With the help of his Headcoats (and his all-girl Headcoatees), he serves up a lightning-quick retroist romp, complete with hissy, temperamental production and pipelined guitars for days (album closer "Rusty Hook" is quite possibly the greatest White Stripes song not written by the White Stripes). The entire album never gets much deeper than lines like "Treat yourself with respect/ Be a Headcoat man," but, hey, that's still plenty sage for me.

Tad's 8 Way Santa (1991, SP #89)

Brutal, bludgeoning stuff from mountain man (and man-mountain) Tad Doyle, a former butcher who tipped scales and dropped jaws back in the early '90s as the frontman/mastermind behind Sub Pop's heaviest act. And Santa is Doyle at the height of his powers, in more ways than one. Taking its name from a type of acid blotter and featuring buzzing odes to meth-stained truckers and drunk driving, it's a big, dumb and dirty album, one made only bigger (and, quite possibly, dumber) thanks to the lawsuit that resulted when the subjects of its original cover — a tube-topped woman and a heavily mustachioed man who had recently become born-again Christians — sued Sub Pop for using their images without their consent. (Doyle claimed he found the photo of the couple at a thrift store.) All copies of the album were forced to be destroyed, and a new cover image — featuring the band standing next to some livestock at a county fair — was used instead. Re-reading this paragraph again, it's obvious to me that Tad was way more awesome than I remember.

Mark Lanegan's Whiskey for the Holy Ghost (1993, SP #132)

His first solo record (1990's The Winding Sheet) featured Cobain on backing vocals, and his full-time band (Screaming Trees) was one of Seattle's finest, but it's this, his second solo effort, that showcases Lanegan at his best. Recorded over a three-year period (sessions were so grinding that at one point, Lanegan nearly tossed the masters into a nearby lake), Whiskey is an intense listen, filled with beautifully sinister, nocturnal music. Songs like "Kingdoms of Rain" and "Beggar's Blues" echo with churchly organs and somber cellos, while Lanegan's voice pours over it all like Dewar's over ice. Genuinely beautiful stuff and an album that foreshadows the latter part of Lanegan's career, working alongside the likes of Josh Homme and Isobel Campbell.

The Vaselines' The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History (1992, SP #145)

Seriously screwy, supremely screwed-up indie pop from a pair of clever Scots. Formed on a whim, the Vaselines — Eugene Kelley and Frances McKee — released a pair of EPs and one full-length in the late '80s (all of which is collected here) then split up for no apparent reason to do nothing in particular. Cobain was a huge fan of their skewered work, covering a pair of songs ("Molly's Lips" and "Son of a Gun") on Nirvana's odds-n-sods collection Incesticide, and then — more famously, perhaps — during the band's "Unplugged" performance (doing "Jesus Wants Me For a Sunbeam"). A gleefully warped record, one that only seems to be about three things: sex, bicycles and Jesus. Oh, and drugs too.

Sebadoh's Bakesale (1994, SP #260)

An honest-to-goodness indie-rock classic, Bakesale is full of heart-stopping (or, alternately, heart-breaking) songs of doubt, fear and loathing — both of yourself and your fellow man. Masterminds Lou Barlow and Jason Lowenstein are in top form throughout, from the beautiful "Dreams" and the Slint-y "Sh-- Soup" to the jangly "Give Up" and the classic "Rebound." And it's not as wussy as you might expect — OK, it sort of is, but at least the guitars sound plenty heavy.

Sunny Day Real Estate's LP2 (1995, SP #316)

By now, you probably know the drama surrounding this one — mercurial frontman discovers religion, breaks up the band before album is released, leaving other members high and dry (or in the Foo Fighters) — and all that you've heard about LP2 is correct. But also consider that it's a colossal achievement, one that positively redefined stop/start (and loud/quiet) rock and paved the way for a new musical movement a decade later. Over the course of nine songs, guitarist Dan Hoerner arpeggiates and creates walls of crisp, clean sound, while the rhythm section of Nate Mendel and William Goldsmith chug and prod each other along. And frontman Jeremy Enigk's eerie voice weaves through the din like a serpent ducking into holes. Songs like "8" and "Iscarabaid" are both epic and minute, macro-detailed and wide-angle huge. "8" gets positively stratospheric thanks to Hoerner and Enigk's interplay, and "5/4" rocks harder than any song about Jesus should be allowed to.

The Spinanes' Arches + Aisles (1998, SP #417)

For all the electronic bleep-bloop, spy-movie guitars and bossa-nova beats contained therein (truly, producer John McEntire's tech-y touch is all over this one), Arches is, at its core, a singer/songwriter album, one featuring the razor-sharp lyrics of frontwoman Rebecca Gates (OK, so it also sounds like a Stereolab side project). Witness her deft observations on tunes like "72-74," where she plots revenge with a Mont Blanc pen on "your mustachioed mad man," or "Love, the Laizee," which laments the "seersucker pressure" of a former lover.

The Murder City Devils' In Name and Blood (2000, SP #497)

Ah, the lean years ... when records like this were tossed out by the floundering label with the hope of latching on to something — anything. The Devils' third album is like a pulp crime novel brought to screaming life — booze, sex, ashtrays overflowing with butts galore. And then there are the liner notes, which feature gory and detailed crime-scene photos of the bandmembers' rather unique demises (hanging, blunt trauma, "abdominal goring with a broken bottle"). Plus, a cover of Neil Diamond's "I'll Come Running." If this record were released today, there is at least a 50 percent chance these guys would be Hot Topic godheads.

The Shins' Oh, Inverted World (2001, SP #550)

Oh, enhanced cash flow. James Mercer and his band of merry retroists ambled in from the desert surrounding Albuquerque, New Mexico, with an armload of sunny, amiable jangle-pop (the kind of stuff brooding 25-year-old sitcom-stars-turned-writer/directors just love) and Sub Pop found new — not to mention profitable — life. Of course, you know "New Slang," but there's plenty of gold here ("Weird Divide," "Know Your Onion!") and songs like "Your Algebra" and "The Past and Pending" (you know, the ones after "Slang" that you never listen to) only hint at the more nocturnal territory the band covered on last year's Wincing the Night Away.

The Postal Service's Give Up (2003, SP #595)

By everyone at Sub Pop's admission, this one just sort of fell into their laps, and some 900,000 copies later, it's the second biggest-selling album in the label's history. And no one seems to be able to figure out why.Intended as nothing more than a one-off collaboration between Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard and producer Jimmy Tamborello, Give Up has instead taken on a life of its own, and while it's difficult to listen to a song like "Such Great Heights" these days and not think of an ad for UPS, that doesn't mean there aren't some genuinely great moments on the album. Like when "Such Great Heights" bursts open with flourishes of mini-orchestras, or the split-second break in "We Will Become Silhouettes" or even closer "Natural Anthem," where everything comes unraveled in five short minutes. If anything, the album is really a testament to the skill of Tamborello, because if there's a vocal effect, drum pattern, synth flutter or low-end frequency he doesn't use on Give Up, I haven't heard it.

Iron + Wine's The Creek Drank the Cradle (2002, SP #600)

Sleepy lo-fi folk made by a bearded dude from Miami. If there's any indication of just how much Sub Pop has changed over the course of 20 years, this is it. The debut disc from the majestically hirsute Sam Beard, Creek came out of nowhere to earn near-universal acclaim. And it's not difficult to see why. Full of twinkly banjo ("Promising Light") and rusty slide guitar ("Faded From the Winter"), it's a remarkably accomplished introduction to the world. Full of scratches and pops, the screeches of fingers on frets and hushed lyrics, Creek is just as warm as I can presume Beam's beard gets during those balmy South Beach summers.

Wolf Parade's Apologies to the Queen Mary (2005, SP #655)

From the opening claptrap of "You Are a Runner, I Am My Father's Son" (herky-jerky piano, crashing cymbals, Spencer Krug's bizarro falsetto), it's clear Wolf Parade are zooming toward something — you're just not quite sure what. And while the voyage is nice — "Modern World," "Grounds for Divorce" and "Shine a Light" are all pleasant diversions — you know when you've arrived: with the blaring synth notes and pounding drums of "I'll Believe in Anything," a song that builds and crashes over and over again, creating great peaks of cymbal crashes and huge waterfalls of guitars. It's glorious, like 10 vistas or a dozen mountain ranges. And then, it's over, and the rest of the trip is kind of a bummer. But still, dude, that view from the top!

Love as Laughter's Laughter's Fifth (2005, SP #659)

LAL mastermind Sam Jayne has made a rather amazing anti-career out of not really trying all that hard, first as a guest on Beck's One Foot in the Grave album, then on a pair of K Records releases of his own. And that, uh, talent is on ample display here. There's an awful lot of wide-eyed, delightfully scruffy stuff here, from the opening track "In Amber," which sounds like a Heartbreakers' B-side and features a line about the Pauly Shore flick "Encino Man," and the truly excellent "Corona Extra," a lover's lament that boasts gently plucked acoustic guitar and a cheesy "crashing tide" sound effect. Effort is overrated anyway.

Sleater-Kinney's The Woods (2005, SP #670)

The final chapter in the career of one of America's finest bands, The Woods represents Sleater-Kinney at the brink. Recorded in the dead of winter at Dave Fridmann's Upstate New York studio, it's an album of quiet claustrophobia and less-than-quiet rage. They sound crazy and pissed off at their surroundings and each other, which is why we get feedback heavy freak-outs like "Wilderness" and the raging, 11-minute "Let's Call It Love." That S-K decided to call it quits after the album's release was probably pure coincidence, but it certainly casts a deathly pallor over the record now — like hearing a star collapse into itself, only with more distortion.

Band of Horses' Everything All the Time (2006, SP #690)

Strummy, spacey, sepia-tinged indie rock to purchase SUVs to (or "crossovers" or whatever they're called). South Carolina-bred Ben Bridwell does his roots proud, and there's a homespun warmth to everything on the record. "The Funeral" put them on the map, but it's far from the only great tune here — "Wicked Gil" is a stomper, "The Great Salt Lake" is a My Morning Jacket castoff and "Weed Party" is awesome because it sounds like the kind of song you'd make after attending a weed party.

Pissed Jeans' Hope for Men (2007, SP #730)

Squealing, abrasive, unapologetic noise punk from the pride of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Frontman Matt Korvette yowls his throat out on tracks like the sludgy "People Person" and the thrashing "Secret Admirer," plus there's odes to scrapbooking (that sound like they're being sung by the devil), ice cream and yuppies who play fantasy football. These guys are the future — or just the unruly bastard children of Mark Arm.

Flight of the Conchords' Flight of the Conchords (2008, SP #715)

Faux French new-wave ballads, goofy synth-pop songs, tired "lover-man" tunes aplenty — ladies and gentlemen, the full-length debut from the Grammy-winning comedy duo Flight of the Conchords! I am not the best person to write about this one, as I detest "funny" music (my favorite track here is probably "Au Revoir," since it's only 21 seconds long), so let's just move on, shall we?

The Gutter Twins' Saturnalia (2008, SP #761)

An album more than three years in the making, full of morose and melodramatic ruminations on life, death and the afterlife, by Lanegan and former Afghan Whigs lothario Greg Dulli. If you like the dark and desperate places the Whigs (who, I'm just now noticing, are strangely missing from this list) went, or the windswept desolation of Lanegan's stuff, well, then you probably already own this one. Songs like "Idle Hands" and "Circle the Fringes" are somber, eerie affairs, while album-closer "Front Street" is gorgeous, desperate and swooning. Basically, there are about 1 million emotions going on here ... none of them rosy. But what else would you expect from the Twins?

Questions? Concerns? Platinum plaques? Send 'em to me at BTTS@MTVStaff.com.

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We couldn't get enough of them. Their songs were our soundtrack, and we laughed, danced, cried and loved along with them. They flashed across our radio and TV burning brightly ... but where have they been lately? As you'll find out in this regular feature, sometimes the stories behind your favorite songs are more interesting than the hits themselves.

Bust out the flannel, three-quarter thermal underwear and Doc Martens, because it's time to look back at the 15th anniversary of the grunge explosion. Though for a time it felt like the buzzed-out, grimy sound would never fade away, the only prominent group that survived the genre's rapid rise and fall intact are Pearl Jam, who recoiled from their initial fame so far that it might just have saved their career ... and, given the list of casualties, even their lives.

Less fortunate were grunge godheads Nirvana, whose meteoric rise to fame was cut short in 1994 with troubled singer Kurt Cobain's suicide, and Alice in Chains, whose frontman, Layne Staley, died of a drug overdose in 2002. After stints with Sweet 75 and Eyes Adrift, Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic has retired from music and has taken up the soft-rockin' subject of election reform these days, and of course drummer Dave Grohl has enjoyed more than a decade of success with the Foo Fighters. As for Alice, after main songwriter Jerry Cantrell released two solo albums, AIC reunited for a 2005 show with guest singers, and this year for a U.S. tour with Comes With the Fall vocalist William DuVall (see "Layne Staley Died From Mix Of Heroin, Cocaine, Report Says" and "Alice In Chains Wrap Up String Of U.S. Club Dates In New York"). However, other grunge vets have strayed farther off the radar.

Who: Mudhoney

Biggest hit: "Touch Me, I'm Sick"

Why do I know that name?: Mudhoney helped start grunge and earned tons of respect and admiration from their peers, but came up notably short on large-scale commercial success. The band's explosive and often messy mix of punk and garage rock originated with singer Mark Arm and guitarist Steve Turner in the mid-1980s, when both were in a band called Green River with future Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament and guitarist Stone Gossard. After Arm and Turner hooked up with former Bundle of Hiss drummer Dan Peters and ex-Melvins bassist Matt Lukin, they formed Mudhoney, releasing their first Sub Pop single in 1988, which featured their signature song, "Touch Me, I'm Sick." The band signed to Reprise in 1991 and released its major-label debut, Piece of Cake, the next year. The group released two more Reprise albums before being dropped.

What now?: Lukin split after the band's 1999 tour, and it seemed like the group was history. But the band reformed in 2001 for some U.S. dates with former Steel Wool bassist Steve Dukich replacing Lukin. After Guy Maddison came on board as a full-time bassist later that year, Mudhoney returned to Sub Pop and have since released a pair of acclaimed albums, Since We've Become Translucent and this year's Under a Billion Suns.

Who: Screaming Trees

Biggest hit: "Nearly Lost You"

Why do I know that name?: Though Screaming Trees beat most of their contemporaries in signing to a major label (after stints on indie stalwarts SST and Sub Pop), the group had a less successful go at the big time due to its long-running internal struggles. Formed in the mid-1980s by brothers Van (bass) and Gary Lee Conner (guitar) and brooding singer Mark Lanegan, the band finally hit in 1992 with its album Sweet Oblivion, which featured the swaying hit "Nearly Lost You" — a highlight of "Singles," Cameron Crowe's 1992 grunge time capsule — and the dark ballad "Dollar Bill."

What now?: The Trees officially broke up in 2000 after a concert to celebrate the opening of Seattle's Experience Music Project museum, and it seems unlikely they'll reunite. Lanegan, who recorded several solo albums during and after the group's run, worked extensively with Queens of the Stone Age but has since left that band. He followed with the formation of the Mark Lanegan Band, which issued an EP and an album, Bubblegum, featuring guest spots from PJ Harvey, Josh Homme and former Guns N' Roses members Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin. He also released a well-reviewed collaboration with ex-Belle and Sebastian singer Isobel Campbell called Battle of the Broken Seas. Drummer Barrett Martin (formerly of grunge forebearers Skin Yard) continues to record with the cinematic instrumental band Tuatara, featuring R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, as well as playing on albums by the Minus 5, Therapy?, blues singer Cedell Davis, Queens of the Stone Age and Victoria Williams. He is also pursuing a graduate degree in anthropology at the University of New Mexico as part of his ongoing study of world music. He released his first solo album, The Painted Desert, in 2004. The battling Conner brothers have gone their own ways, with Van playing in the group Valis with the non-ST Conner brother, Pat, as well as the old-school grunge act Musk Ox. Gary Lee has recently relaunched the Web site for his psych-garage band the Purple Outside.

Who: Soundgarden

Biggest hit: "Black Hole Sun"

Why do I know that name?: More metal than straight-up grunge, Soundgarden were the workhorses of the movement — the Led Zeppelin to Nirvana's Beatles. Mixing psychedelic rock with pounding riffs and singer Chris Cornell's glass-shattering wails, the band started out on Sub Pop and quickly progressed to a major-label deal and a string of hit albums such as Superunknown and Down on the Upside. The band broke up in 1997.

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The band is joining the MisShapes crew, who've played clubs around New York with such guest spinners as Hilary Duff, Kelly Clarkson, Franz Ferdinand, Interpol and, most recently, Fall Out Boy. ... Common, Talib Kweli and DMC will perform at the finals of the Guitar Center DJ Spin Off at the Wiltern LG in Los Angeles. The event is scheduled for September 10. ... Want to see the new White Stripes video for "My Doorbell"? Then tune in to Nickelodeon — yes, that's right, Nickelodeon — for the premiere of the clip on Friday (August 19) at 9 p.m. The video will air just before a new episode of "Girls Vs. Boys," and will continue to air throughout the weekend on the kids' channel. ... On Thursday, less than a week after announcing he'd headline the Ozzfest no more, Ozzy Osbourne posted a statement on his Web site to set a few things straight. "After 10 years, I've decided that this year will be my last as the headlining act on Ozzfest," the statement reads. "The Ozzfest is well-established now and I feel it's time for me to hand the reigns off to someone else. However, I will be performing at a few select Ozzfest shows next year. Despite the rumors, I don't have permanent throat problems. The truth is that after 11 straight summers on the road, I would just love to finally take a summer holiday with my wife. You haven't heard the last from me." ... Punk outfit the Distillers are in a state of limbo at the moment. On Thursday night, bassist Ryan Sinn announced he'd be taking leave of the band in a posting to the Distillers' MySpace page — one that has since been demolished completely. "I'm no longer part of the life I knew so recently," the message read. "The Distillers are no more and it feels like a weight has been lifted. However, I'll never get rid of the disgust inside from it all." Sinn's defection follows just seven months after drummer Andy Granelli quit — effectively leaving singer/guitarist Brody Dalle the band's only remaining member. Calls for comment on the situation from the Distillers' label were not returned by press time. ... An all-star cast of alternative rockers has banded together for the UNICEF charity-benefit single "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?" Known as the North American Prevention Initiative, the collective features Beck, Sum 41's Steve Jocz , the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O, and members of the Postal Service, the Arcade Fire, Sonic Youth, Sloan, Wolf Parade and Feist. The track was written and produced by ex-Unicorns singer Nicholas Diamonds and Redd Kross' Steven McDonald. ... Seattle rock stalwarts Mudhoney, who pretty much invented grunge back in 1988 with their song "Touch Me I'm Sick," are prepping a new album for Sea-town's Sub Pop Records. The new album features Mark Arm, Steve Turner, Guy Madison and Dan Peters, and is being recorded at three different studios by three different producers, including Modest Mouse knob-twiddler Phil Ek. There's no title or release date for the new disc — the band's first since 2002's Since We've Become Translucent — and let's hope the recording process isn't getting in the way of Arm's day job as the manager of Sub Pop's warehouse. ... Randy "Biscuit" Turner, frontman of formative early '80s punk-rock band the Big Boys, was found dead in his home in Texas on Thursday — the day after he was featured on the cover of The Austin Chronicle. His body was discovered by the writer of the piece, and according to the Chronicle, the medical examiner's initial autopsy report attributes the cause of death to "gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to cirrhosis associated with chronic [alcohol] abuse." The Big Boys split in the mid-'80s, and in recent years, Turner had worked successfully as an artist — sadly, the Austin gallery that was to host his art installation "Mental Volcano" this weekend will instead host an informal wake Friday (August 19) night. Turner was 56. ... Canadian popsters the New Pornographers are gearing up for the release of their new album, Twin Cinema, by launching a North American tour. After a series of record-store performances in late August, the Pornographers' tour officially gets under way September 22 in Victoria, British Columbia, and runs through the end of October. Twin Cinema hits stores on Tuesday. ... 08.18.2005 Britney Spears scored a ton of gender-neutral presents at her baby shower on August 6, including a white wrought-iron bassinet, car seat, stroller, infant bathtub and lots of stuffed animals. "Everyone really outdid themselves," the singer told People magazine, which has a spread of photos from the scene in its next issue, out Friday. Only 19 guests attended the Moroccan-themed shindig, which was held under a bamboo tent set in front of Spears' Malibu, California, home. "It was so beautiful that throughout the entire night, I kept forgetting we were in my front yard," Spears told the mag. Friends and family were treated to gift bags containing the singer's Curious perfume as well as necklaces made from their own baby photos. It was "everything I envisioned," Spears said. ... "American Idol" dropout Mario Vazquez has signed a deal with J Records, marking the first time the label has signed an "Idol" contestant who was not the winner or runner-up. Vazquez has just begun work on the as-yet-untitled album, which is due in the spring, according to the label. ... Eminem's week just keeps getting better. Just two days after announcing he'd be canceling the European leg of the Anger Management 3 Tour to permit his recovery from exhaustion, Marshall's aunt and uncle have filed a lawsuit against him. According to Kevin Green, the attorney for Em's relations, Jack and Betty Schmitt, "Marshall's looking to evict them from their house," one he had built for them three years ago in Mount Clemens, Michigan. Green said the couple uprooted from Missouri to do so, at Em's behest. The suit seeks more than $350,000 — the cost of the house — as well as money they claim their nephew owes them. "He told them, 'I'll pay you a salary for five years,' " said Green; the promised figure was an annual payment of $100,000. "He failed to do that. Betty and Jack support Marshall, but the main issue is the home. He promised he would transfer the [home's title over] to their name after one year, and he failed to do so as promised, and continues not to do so." ... Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child and Diana Ross are headlining the World Music Awards, which will also include performances by Bon Jovi and Santana. The show, which will be televised in 160 countries, will take place at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on August 31 and will be broadcast Stateside September 13 on ABC at 9 p.m. ET. ... Game, Busta Rhymes, Twista and Trick Daddy are among the guests slated for Crazee and Confuzed, the debut album from Miami rapper Stacks, due in early 2006. Diddy is featured on the just-released first single, "MIA," a tribute to Miami, while Pharrell Williams, Scott Storch, Timbaland and Jazze Pha are among the album's producers. Director Gil Green (Lil Jon) just shot the video for "MIA." ... On September 13, the nine-year anniversary of Tupac Shakur's death, a seven-foot bronze memorial statue of the rapper will be unveiled at the newly opened Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Afeni Shakur, Tupac's mother, will speak at the ceremony. A week later, the second album based on Tupac's poetry, The Rose, Vol. 2., will hit stores. Unlike the first, which featured readings of his poems, this compilation will see rappers like Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, the Outlawz and Digital Underground's Shock-G reworking the poetry into songs. ... Meanwhile, some rare Tupac concert footage is about to be released as well. The never-before-seen, uncensored "Tupac Shakur: Live at the House of Blues," shot in Los Angeles on July 4, 1996, is now due in early October, and will be released as both a DVD and UMD, which will play on the Sony PlayStation Portable game device. The performance includes guest appearances from Snoop Dogg, the Outlawz, Nate Dogg, Jodeci, Kurupt and Daz. ... Teens who watch R-rated movies are likelier to smoke, drink and use drugs, according to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, which released the findings of a survey on the subject on Thursday (August 18). Twelve- to 17-year-olds who watch three or more R-rated movies per month are at more than four times the risk of substance abuse than those who do not watch R-rated movies. They're also nearly seven times likelier to smoke cigarettes, more than five times likelier to drink alcohol, and more than six times likelier to try marijuana. The phone survey, conducted from April through June, included 1,000 teens and 829 parents. ... Liz Phair, who is releasing her new album, Somebody's Miracle, on October 4, is planning a road trip to support it. She'll kick off the 23-date tour in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on October 6, and close it out in San Diego on November 16. Later this month, Phair is shooting the video for the first single, "Everything to Me," with director Phil Harder. ... Bon Jovi are planning a world tour in November to support their ninth studio album, Have a Nice Day, due September 20. But before they hit the road, they're going to perform at the new Nokia Theater in New York's Times Square — they will be the very first act to do so — on September 19. The opening of the club will be a multimedia event, since Bon Jovi's performance will be broadcast live and on demand via AOL, aired live on XM Satellite Radio and simulcast to select movie theaters nationwide. Advance movie tickets are available online at BigScreenConcerts.com. ... Rock-radio faves Trapt are preparing to hit the road in support of their upcoming album, Someone in Control, due September 13. The 30-date tour kicks off September 22 in Chico, California, with fellow dude-rockers Blindside and Aphasia tagging along as openers. ... Related Artists Radiohead Gwen Stefani My Chemical Romance Common The Distillers ]]> http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507997/20050819/radiohead.jhtml News Article http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507997/20050819/radiohead.jhtml 19 Aug 2005 05:11:00 EDT Mudhoney, Iggy Pop, Wire, Le Tigre also on collection due September 30. By Joe D'Angelo Weezer Photo: Interscope Weezer, Mudhoney and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are among the artists contributing music to a compilation album assembled by the folks at rumor mill/ record label Buddyhead. The 18-song Gimme Skelter: A Buddyhead Compilation, due September 30, consists of previously unreleased songs, according to a Nettwerk Records spokesperson. Tracks from grunge ancestors Mudhoney, Brooklyn rockers the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Philadelphia's Burning Brides and feminist punks Le Tigre are all exclusive to the album, while Wire's "Spent" has been given a new mix and Primal Scream's "Shot Speed" and "Kill Light" are concert cuts. Weezer's "Superfriend" was meant to be a B-side and was recorded around the same time as 1996's Pinkerton. Music from the Icarus Line, Radio Vago and Your Enemies Friends — Buddyhead Records recording artists all — will also be included. In addition to the music, spoken-word interludes from Iggy Pop and MTV News' Gideon Yago, among others, are dispersed among the tracks. California artist Raymond Pettibon — responsible for classic album covers such as Black Flag's Slip It In (1984), the Minutemen's What Makes a Man Start Fires? (1983) and, most recently, the Foo Fighters' One by One — will create the artwork. Gimme Skelter track listing, according to Nettwerk Records: The Icarus Line - "Losing Touch With My Mind" Mudhoney - "Hard on for War" Dead Meadow - "Let's Jump In" Beehive & the Barracudas - "Up in Flames" Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Shot Down" Pleasure Forever - TBA Wire - "Spent" (new mix) Primal Scream - "Shoot Speed"/"Kill Light" (live) Your Enemies Friends - "Business French Kiss" The Explosion - TBA Cave-In - "Harmless, Armless" Burning Brides - "Overhead Metal Erection" Starvations - "Last Night I Had a Nightmare We Got Married" Soul She Said - "Spanish Eyes" Lionfever - "Watch Out for Spiders" Radio Vago - "Intro" Le Tigre - TBA Weezer - "Superfriend" Related Artists Weezer Mudhoney Iggy Pop Wire Le Tigre ]]> http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1472046/20030522/weezer.jhtml News Article http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1472046/20030522/weezer.jhtml 22 May 2003 07:57:00 EDT Seattle grunge pioneers release new album this week. By Teri vanHorn Mudhoney's<BR><I>Since We've Become Translucent</I> Photo: Sub Pop "Baby, can you dig the light?" Mudhoney singer Mark Arm asks amid a psychedelic swag of horns, bass and drums on the opening track of the Seattle band's new album. If you can't dig the light, baby, you might as well press stop right there. The sprawling eight-minute epic is what Arm calls "the price of admission" to Since We've Become Translucent, Mudhoney's first album in four years. "It's the measuring device we contrived to make sure you're tall enough to take the ride," Arm said. "It's the tunnel that leads you into the album. If you submit yourself to the trip it provides, if you can dig the light, or even the idea of the light, you will find yourself in a good place to take on the rest of the record." Since We've Become Translucent is being released Tuesday by Sub Pop, which first introduced Mudhoney to the world in 1988. "It feels like we're back in the house we grew up in, but the neighborhood has been cleaned up and the house has been remodeled," Arm said. The album is Mudhoney's first since the departure of founding bassist Matt Lukin, who retired from the group in 1999, shortly after the release of Tomorrow Hit Today (see "Mudhoney's Lukin Quits Music; Band In Limbo"). Guy Maddison, formerly of Bloodloss and Lubricated Goat, has taken over bass duties, bringing a more fluid and sometimes more jammy feel to Mudhoney's sound. "If I refer to Guy as the new guy, or say, 'Hey guy!' when I see him, no one will know that it's because I can't remember his name," Arm quipped. "Despite [that fact], he's a good friend and a cool bass player." While abysmal lyrics marked much of Tomorrow, a certain newfound resolve is evident on its follow-up. There are still breakups, shakeups, letdowns and defeats, but there don't seem to be any regrets. "Been rung through the wringer, and spit out a winner," Arm proclaims on the bluesy "In the Winner's Circle." "Yeah, I'm a winner, 'cause I've got nothing left to lose." The song is "your basic splitsville number," Arm said. "In it the protagonist chooses to make lemonade out of the lemons his ex took from him." While the album has its share of classic Mudhoney humor and raunchiness, Arm has his serious moments, such as on the political "Our Time Is Now." "Given two lousy choices, we choose neither," he sneers on the track. "I view [it] as an external statement relating to the sneaky subversions, perversions of the constitution and curtailment of freedoms the current forces of power are trying to stitch into the American fabric," Arm said. Mudhoney — which also features guitarist Steve Turner and drummer Dan Peters — recorded Translucent in three different Seattle studios, working with different producers at each one. They kept a fairly slack schedule, entering the studio whenever they had three songs ready to put to tape. "We've been playing rock and roll music for a long time and we have a strong sense of who we are," Arm said. "We don't feel like we have anything to prove, anyone to impress, or any commercial goals. Our minds are free and, naturally, our asses follow." If a certain freedom comes with being the eternal underdogs, Mudhoney know all about it. Though they pioneered grunge rock, they never hit the big time. Then again, Mudhoney have outlived nearly all of their contemporaries. "I don't think we have much in common sonically with the Seattle bands that entered the mainstream," Arm said. "We sound dirtier, scummier and more f----ed up. We know who we are and we've never had the desire or inclination to break into the top 40. I think that has helped us survive. We've never had big goals or aspirations. That is why we aren't bitter, disillusioned and shriveled. All we ever wanted to do was play music that we love. We've managed to get away with that for a long time." Yet Arm sounds as though he could be commenting, or even harping, on Mudhoney's lack of recognition in the album's closing epic, "Sonic Infusion." "They think we don't exist since we've become translucent," he thunders on the track, which lends the album its title. But the song is about potential, not disregard. "It's about our powers of subterfuge and the havoc we could create should we choose to unleash everything we've got," Arm said. "It's not a commentary, it's a warning." Related Artists Mudhoney ]]> http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457057/20020816/mudhoney.jhtml News Article http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457057/20020816/mudhoney.jhtml 19 Aug 2002 10:07:00 EDT Mudhoney "Inside Job" Seminal garage-punk band Mudhoney, whose 1988 debut single "Touch Me, I'm Sick" became the early, raucous anthem of Seattle's roiling flannel-and-angst grunge scene, was resurrected over Easter weekend, recording three new tracks in a Seattle studio with former MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer. One of the tracks, "The Inside Job," will be available later this week for free on the new MP3 Web site www.musicblitz.com. Mudhoney, which managed to retain its original lineup for eleven years, was temporarily sidelined after bassist Matt Lukin retired in 1999, shortly after the release of the band's critically acclaimed 1998 album "Tomorrow Hit Today" (see "Mudhoney's Lukin Quits Music; Band In Limbo"). Singer Mark Arm told MTV News on Monday that Kramer, who was originally set to only co-produce Mudhoney's session, wound up picking up the bass in addition to sharing production duties with the band and legendary Seattle producer Jack Endino (best known for his early work with Nirvana, Soundgarden, Screaming Trees and Mudhoney). Arm said that another complete song called "The Straight Life" was also recorded, as was an untitled instrumental. "Working with Wayne Kramer was great," Arm said. "It was one of those 'Oh, man, I can't believe this is happening' moments." Arm said that the session was so successful, it's possible that Kramer will continue working with Mudhoney on tracks for a whole album, though he cautioned, "No one's expecting anything at this point." The Mudhoney Easter sessions were also attended by Tad frontman Tad Doyle and singer Chris Ballew of the now-defunct Presidents Of The United States Of America. In other Mudhoney news, after a very long hiatus, The Monkeywrench (the side project of Mark Arm, Mudhoney guitarist Steve Turner, and Gas Huffer guitarist Tom Price) has just released its second album, "Electric Children," through Bellingham, Washington indie label Estrus Records. The band's first album, "Clean As A Broke-Dick Dog," was released on Sub Pop Records in 1992. Related Artists Mudhoney ]]> http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432450/20000425/mudhoney.jhtml News Article http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432450/20000425/mudhoney.jhtml 25 Apr 2000 03:00:00 EDT Mudhoney "Generation Spokesmodel" Almost three years after breaking ground with a concert featuring The Kingsmen, Mudhoney, and The Presidents Of The United States Of America, Seattle's Experience Music Project has lined up its grand opening. The interactive museum is the brainchild of Microsoft co-founder (and self-professed Jimi Hendrix fanatic) Paul Allen and will mark its opening on June 23 with a multi-day celebration dotted by live performances. Organizers say that fans can expect performances from artists encompassing rock, funk, hip-hop, jazz, blues, and other genres, but specific details have yet to be revealed. The EMP is also planning educational workshops, master classes, films, public programs, and tours of the 140,000 square-foot museum to mark its opening this summer. The ambitious undertaking has been in the works since 1992 and was originally expected to open last year. When the doors finally swing open on the EMP, visitors will find interactive, multimedia presentations showcasing various branches on the rock music family tree, including jazz, blues, country, gospel, hip-hop, punk, grunge, and other genres. The museum's exhibits will also feature more than 80,000 rock artifacts. Performance spaces have also been built into the design of the EMP, providing opportunities for live music. Organizers have put together nine main areas of interest for the EMP: Sky Church (a gathering place and performance venue), Crossroads (the main exhibit area), Sound Lab (a studio where visitors can play instruments), Artist's Journey (a ride-like experience), EMP Digital Collection (an archive of information, images, audio and video), Performance Stage (featuring performances, guest lectures, and other events), Electric Bus (the museum's national educational outreach vehicle), Experience Arts Camp (a day-camp program for young people), and Studio (which lets visitors take their own stab at making music). The EMP was originally planned as the Jimi Hendrix Museum, a shrine to the late Seattle guitarist, but Allen and Hendrix's family had a parting of the ways (see "Groundbreaking Concert Features Seattle Legends"). Allen proceeded with the project and broke ground on the site of the EMP in June of 1997. Related Artists Mudhoney Presidents of the United States of America ]]> http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432451/20000324/mudhoney.jhtml News Article http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432451/20000324/mudhoney.jhtml 24 Mar 2000 12:00:00 EST Mudhoney Fans of Mudhoney, or anyone who likes their rock thick and fuzzy for that matter, should be pleased to note that the band will deliver a two-CD retrospective early next year. The as-yet-untitled 52-track collection spans the seminal grunge band's eleven-year career and is expected to arrive on January 18 via Sub Pop Records. One disc will be devoted to the band's greatest not-quite-hits, while the second will carry b-sides, rarities, and soundtrack material. The news of the set comes just months after original bassist Matt Lukin left the band. The group has not yet disbanded, though its future plans are still up in the air (see "Mudhoney's Lukin Quits Music; Band In Limbo"). Related Artists Mudhoney ]]> http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432452/19991019/mudhoney.jhtml News Article http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432452/19991019/mudhoney.jhtml 19 Oct 1999 02:00:00 EDT Bassist Matt Lukin has left Mudhoney, leaving the future of the raucous Seattle garage-punk band up in the air. According to Mudhoney vocalist-guitarist Mark Arm, Lukin, who was immortalized in a Pearl Jam song of the same name, is retiring from music, and the remaining bandmembers will be taking a break from the group, which has just parted company with its label, Reprise. Reprise Records publicist Rick Gershon confirmed both Lukin's departure as well as the Mudhoney-Reprise split, which were reported by Arm in a post to an unofficial Mudhoney Web site. He also verified that the post's writer was, indeed, Arm himself. Gershon told MTV News that the band will be sadly missed. According to Arm, Lukin intends to "move out to the sticks and hone his hermit skills (something he's been working on for awhile)," and Lukin "hasn't enjoyed touring for the last few years and that his heart isn't into playing music anymore." In reference to the Mudhoney-Reprise split, Arn wrote that while he was sad to no longer be working with the label's Gershon or A&R rep David Katznelson, the rest of the company "didn't seem to give a s**t or have a clue." Arm and lead guitarist Steve Turner also play in The Monkeywrench with Tim Kerr. According to Arm, that band is in Seattle working on new material and waiting for Kerr to come up from Austin so they can record, perhaps this summer. Inside sources say Turner is also about to link up with the Wellwater Conspiracy, a band anchored by former Soundgarden members Ben Shepherd and Matt Cameron. Mudhoney drummer Dan Peters, who had been playing in Valis with Van Connor of Screaming Trees fame, has now hooked up with Seattle's Mike Johnson. According to a Sub Pop Records spokesperson, the label will be releasing a double Mudhoney CD next year. One side will be a best-of disc, while the other will consist of B-sides and rarities. The package is scheduled to be issued in January. Mudhoney's most recent album, "Tomorrow Hit Today," was released last year. Related Artists Mudhoney ]]> http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432453/19990624/mudhoney.jhtml News Article http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432453/19990624/mudhoney.jhtml 24 Jun 1999 07:00:00 EDT Mudhoney - Touch Me I'm Sick Touch Me I'm Sick Artist: Mudhoney Label: Sub Pop Records Director: Whitey McConnaughy Album: Superfuzz Bigmuff [Deluxe Edition] ]]> Videos http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=120&vid=249829 http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=120&vid=249829 13 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EDT Mudhoney - Into the Drink Into the Drink Artist: Mudhoney Label: Sub Pop Records Album: Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge ]]> Videos http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=120&vid=101277 http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=120&vid=101277 12 Apr 2007 12:00:00 EDT Mudhoney - Blinding Sun Blinding Sun Artist: Mudhoney Label: Reprise Records Director: Michael Lavine Album: Piece of Cake ]]> Videos http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=120&vid=47126 http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=120&vid=47126 12 Apr 2007 12:00:00 EDT Mudhoney - Generation Spokesmodel Generation Spokesmodel Artist: Mudhoney Label: Reprise Records Director: Jeff Economy/Tim Rutili Album: My Brother the Cow ]]> Videos http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=120&vid=9411 http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=120&vid=9411 12 Apr 2007 12:00:00 EDT Mudhoney - Suck You Dry Suck You Dry Artist: Mudhoney Label: Reprise Album: Piece of Cake ]]> Videos http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=120&vid=9409 http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=120&vid=9409 12 Apr 2007 12:00:00 EDT