Ongoing History Daily: Pearl Jam, Survivors
Pearl Jam was formed in 1990 and outlasted so many of their peers from the original grunge era. Think about it. Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley and Mike Starr of Alice
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Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready has written a grunge opera
Rewind 35 years ago when grunge was still a new thing in Seattle and unknown by almost anyone outside the Pacific Northwest. Would any of the members that scene have
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: An oral history of Seattle music
When grunge came along in the 90s, it changed rock music forever. Along with punk, it’s the still a driving force in the creation of new music today. And like
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3rd Secret, the Nirvana/Soundgarden/Pearl Jam supergroup, played a secret show. Watch.
Last week we heard about 3rd Secret, a Seattle supergroup featuring Kirst Novoselic (Nirvana), Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Matt Cameron (Soundgarden and Pearl Jam) along with Bubba Dupree (DC hardcore band
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What if “Frasier” was more into Seattle grunge? Then the show might have looked like this?
In case you’ve forgotten, Kelsey Grammar’s Frasier Crane (from NBC’s Frasier, of course) was a stuffy psychologist who hosted a call-in radio show. Although everything was set in Seattle, there
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Ongoing History Daily: Muzak’s role in grunge
Do you know what “Muzak” is? They’re the Seattle company famous for providing elevators and shopping malls with that sickly sweet instrumental music. What many people don’t know is that
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Kurt Cobain’s last house has been sold for the first time in 23 years
In January 1994, flush with money from the sales of Nevermind, Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love plunked down US$1.48 million for a new home in Seattle. Built in 1902, the
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Remember when Halifax was the New Seattle? There’s a doc about that era.
For a brief moment back in the early 90s, it appeared that Halifax was the New Seattle. Labels from all over the world were suddenly interested in the music coming
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Mudhoney is now officially (a) boring (machine).
Whenever there is a new public works project, it’s become trendy to ask the public for input when it comes to naming it. This is how we ended up with
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Chris Cornell’s statue has been unveiled in Seattle
If you find yourself in Seattle, wander by the city’s Museum of Pop Culture and say hello to the life-sized statue of Chris Cornell. It finally made its official debut
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Pearl Jam lists beneficiaries of Home Shows
Returning to their roots really paid off for Pearl Jam. More importantly, it paid off for the handful of organizations that stand to benefit from the nearly $11 million raised
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