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MYSTERIOUS: Mark arm - What They Never Told You

"If we were legendary for anything, it was for bringing Jello to a show and getting it all over the monitors." The story of the hate song that kick-started the entire grunge movement

A song about a disintegrating relationship, Swallow My Pride spread ripples that are still being felt today

"The beauty of it is that it's two minutes long. It's not like it's Free Bird where you have to suffer through 10 minutes of playing it every night": The story of the psychotic debut single that kick-started the grunge revolution

"The beauty of it is that it's two minutes long. It's not like it's Free Bird where you have to suffer through 10 minutes of playing it every night": The story of the psychotic debut single that kick-started the grunge revolution

The riff was stolen and it came out on 7" single when vinyl was in its death throes, but Touch Me I'm Sick changed the course of music

"We are surprised": The estate of late Saints singer Chris Bailey say they weren't consulted over upcoming tour with Mudhoney's Mark Arm

"We are surprised": The estate of late Saints singer Chris Bailey say they weren't consulted over upcoming tour with Mudhoney's Mark Arm

The Saints 1973-1978 are scheduled to play six shows in November, with Mudhoney frontman Mark Arm filling in for Chris Bailey

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"I am stoked, stunned, and humbled that I get to join in on this rock'n'roll reality camp": Punk legends The Saints to tour with Mudhoney's Mark Arm as frontman

The news comes as a deluxe edition of The Saints' groundbreaking debut album I'm Stranded is announced

Australian punk rock pioneers the Saints announce national tour

Joining founding guitarist Ed Kuepper and drummer Ivor Hay in new five-piece lineup for November tour will be Mudhoney singer Mark Arm

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“Kurt said some stuff about us that was a real bummer. I thought Nirvana were a good band. Our response to their criticism was, Dude, why are you being such a dick?” Pearl Jam look back on their 'feud' with Nirvana

Back in the early '90s, Nirvana's Kurt Cobain had a bone to pick with fellow grunge superstars Pearl Jam, much to Pearl Jam's bemusement

“I didn’t play with a Big Muff for a long time and felt like a fraud”: Mudhoney’s Steve Turner and Mark Arm like to lose control, but without straying too far from their comfort zone

What’s hardcore? What’s grunge? Why have a huge pedalboard? What’s happening with the Melvins? The legendary alt-rock guitar duo ponder all of this and more as they go deep on Mudhoney's new album, Plastic Eternity, and their past and future

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“We might have blown our wad on our first single!” Mudhoney’s Mark Arm on the making of their classic debut Touch Me I’m Sick

“We might have blown our wad on our first single!” Mudhoney’s Mark Arm on the making of their classic debut Touch Me I’m Sick

The grunge pioneers’ debut single was later reworked to feature in Cameron Crowe’s Seattle-based comedy Singles

A beginner's guide to Sub Pop Records in five essential albums

A beginner's guide to Sub Pop Records in five essential albums

Celebrated as the home of grunge, Sub Pop has evolved into one of America's most eclectic indie labels. Here is the Sub Pop story told via five key records

Every Mudhoney album ranked from worst to best

Every Mudhoney album ranked from worst to best

The collected works of grunge's definitive band, analysed and arranged in order of merit

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