{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65ca9bd9e89a1700160e4a83/6827db2bee813e8be2534288?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"64 - Mudhoney & Superfuzz Bigmuff with Steve Turner","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65ca9bd9e89a1700160e4a83/1747442351343-384f1c4b-6338-493d-8582-7659eb8be25d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode we welcome back Mudhoney guitarist Steve Turner &amp; pick things up with the formation of Mudhoney - first Mark Arm joins Steve’s band The Thrown Ups &amp; they meet drummer Dan Peters soon after.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Matt Lukin joins soon after to complete the lineup &amp; Mudhoney come into being on New Years Day of 1988. Their first gig follows in April 1988 &amp; SubPop Records forms soon after.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Touch Me I’m Sick comes out in August of 1988 &amp; a split single with Sonic Youth follows &amp; then the now iconic Superfuzz Bigmuff EP follows on SubPop in October.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Various tours follow - first on the West Coast of the US &amp; a show in January of 1989 at the Satyricon Nightclub in Portland (notable for the appearance of Nirvana as the opening act). We discuss the bands interactions with Nirvana &amp; Kurt Cobain.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Mudhoney become the first Seattle band to come to the UK, opening the tour in Newcastle &amp; also the first Seattle band to record a John Peel session.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Another notable gig takes place in May of 1989 at the School For Oriental &amp; African Studies in London with Soundgarden as opening act - the show ends in a stage invasion with part of the stage collapsing.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Back in Seattle, Mudhoney join Nirvana &amp; Tad at the <strong>Sub Pop Showcase at the Moore Theatre in Seattle on June 9th 1989, the coming out party for the whole Seattle scene in the US.&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>It takes anything from 5 to 40 hours to prepare each episode of Music Maps - if you’d like to make a contribution to help us cover the costs &amp; time of producing these episodes for you, you can do so at this link: </strong><a href=\"http://ko-fi.com/musicmaps\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ko-fi.com/musicmaps</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>It is hugely important for us to get positive reviews &amp; star ratings - if you have enjoyed Music Maps &amp; can spare the time to do either we would hugely appreciate it.&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>You can see our upcoming live events here: </strong><a href=\"https://rocknrollbookclub.co.uk/live/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://rocknrollbookclub.co.uk/live/</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/rocknrollbookclube17/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@rocknrollbookclube17</a></p><p><br></p><p>Blue Sky: <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/musicmaps.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@musicmaps.bsky.social</a></p><p><br></p><p>X: <a href=\"https://x.com/simonmusicmaps\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@simonmusicmaps</a></p><p><br></p><p>Facebook: <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/E17rockbookclub/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">E17rockbookclub</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Hosted by Mark Hart &amp; Simon Cardwell</strong></p><p><strong>Written &amp; Produced by Simon Cardwell</strong></p><p><strong>Edited, mixed &amp; spruced up by Andy Maxwell&nbsp;</strong></p>","author_name":"Rock n Roll Book Club"}