This was Gas Huffer's last video.
Gas Huffer was a band from Washington state that played
This was Gas Huffer's last video.
Gas Huffer was a band from Washington state that played a sort of rockabilly punk, with lyrics both formal and comical, with antic stage presence. They classified themselves loosely in the Garage punk genre. The band created comic books with each album (drawn by all four members of the band, including Joe Newton), that contain the lyrics to the songs. This was done for every album up to (and including) "Just Beautiful Music". They are contemporaries of many Pacific Northwest rock groups.
Gas Huffer played its final show - dubbed "The Last Huffer" - at Seattle's Crocodile Cafe on January 14, 2006. Opening the show were Girl Trouble from Tacoma, Washington, and Canned Hamm from Vancouver, British Columbia. At the conclusion of Girl Trouble's set, K.P. Kendall called Gas Huffer's Tom Price to the stage and presented to him a "Certificate of Achievement".
Prior to Gas Huffer, Tom Price played with The U-Men.
The term "huffer" often refers to a form of substance abuse known as huffing.
Dir Duncan Sharp / Don Blackstone
DP Shane F. Kelly
Prod Colin Stacey
Section 8 Films 1996
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Video for "Let it Slide" off of "Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge"
Every Good Boy Deserves F
Video for "Let it Slide" off of "Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge"
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge is the third album by the grunge band Mudhoney. It was recorded in 1991, at a time when the band was thinking of signing to a major record label, but decided to release the album on Sub Pop. Guitarist Steve Turner has said that the album is his "favorite Mudhoney album as a whole" and many critics agree that the band reached a peak on Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge.
The album is named after a mnemonic used by music students to recall the notes (EGBDF) on the lines of the treble clef (the mnemonic also appears as "Every good boy deserves fruit", "Every good boy does fine", "Every good bird does fly", "Elvis' guitar broke down Friday", "Every good book deserves finishing, and "Empty Garbage Before Daddy Flips (attributed to Neil Kruger, music teacher)
Dir Duncan Sharp
DP Shane Kelly
Editors Duncan Sharp / Shane Kelly
Prod Colin Stacey
Section 8 Films
1991
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Hip Like Junk.
When grunge girls ran wild in the streets!
Seven Year Bitch was formed in
Hip Like Junk.
When grunge girls ran wild in the streets!
Seven Year Bitch was formed in 1990. Vocalist Selene Vigil, guitarist Stefanie Sargent, bassist Elizabeth Davis and drummer Valerie Agnew.
Dir Duncan Sharp
DP Shane F Kelly
Producer Colin Stacey
Section 8 Films
7/12/94
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Singer/guitarist Eric Bachmann, guitarist Eric Johnson, bassist Matt Gentling, and drummer
Singer/guitarist Eric Bachmann, guitarist Eric Johnson, bassist Matt Gentling, and drummer Mark Price, all originally from Asheville, NC, formed Archers of Loaf in the early 1990s. Following the success of their independently released single "Wrong", the band signed with Alias records and released their second single "Web in Front", which garnered moderate college radio airplay. They released their debut full-length album, Icky Mettle, in 1994. "Icky Mettle" was critically well received[1], and is considered one of the landmark albums of 1990s alternative rock[2].
In 1994, the Archers released the EP Vs. The Greatest of All Time. They released their second full-length, Vee Vee in 1995. Vee Vee followed a similar template to their previous recordings and featured the track Harnessed in Slums, which became popular on college radio. The album also garnered significant attention outside the independent music scene, culminating in the band being courted by Maverick Records, a division of Warner Music Group, which the band rejected[3]
In 1996 the band released The Speed of Cattle, a collection of B-sides, singles, and John Peel session tracks.
Their third studio album, 1996's All the Nation's Airports, was considered far more accessible than their previous releases, and was their first to be distributed by a major label, Elektra Records (the band was still signed to Alias Records though). The band toured extensively in support of the record, to limited mass commercial success.
Their final LP, White Trash Heroes, was released in 1998. The album deviated drastically from their first three albums, and received mixed reviews from critics[4][5]. During the tour supporting White Trash Heroes, Eric Johnson missed several dates due to his day job's work schedule. Brian Causey, guitarist for Man or Astro-man? and friend of the band, filled in for the missing Johnson.
The band amicably split in late 1998, with Bachmann moving on to multiple solo projects and the band Crooked Fingers. Gentling went on to provide extra instrumentation on tour with another North Carolina-bred band, Superchunk. He has also continued to work with Bachmann as a contributor to Crooked Fingers.
In 2000, Alias released Seconds Before the Accident. This project was the band's first official live album and was recorded during their final tour. It was the last album released by the band.
Dir Duncan Sharp
DP Shane F Kelly
2nd Camera Henry Shepherd
Prod Colin Stacey
Editor Duncan Sharp
Section 8 Films
1996
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Filmed at the Moore Theatre in Seattle, on the 29th April 1995.
Mad Season was formed in
Filmed at the Moore Theatre in Seattle, on the 29th April 1995.
Mad Season was formed in 1994 by the trio of Mike McCready (guitar), Barrett Martin (drums) and John Baker Saunders (bass). All three had long been a part of the Seattle music community with McCready playing in such bands as Pearl Jam and Temple of the Dog, Martin with Skin Yard and the Screaming Trees and Saunders with The Walkabouts as well as blues talents such as Little Pat Rushing, Hubert Sumlin, Sammy Fender, and the Lamont Cranston Band.
Immediately the trio set up rehearsal time together and wrote two songs, "Wake Up" and "River of Deceit", both of which would later appear on their album Above. McCready then brought in friend and Alice in Chains frontman Layne Staley to round out the lineup.
Despite not having a single song completely prepared (only beginnings of songs, according to Martin) and not even having a name for the band, McCready scheduled an unannounced show at the Crocodile Cafe in October 1994, which turned out to be a big success. In fact, the song "Artificial Red", which was also to appear on the album, actually came together during the show itself.
Two more gigs were scheduled at the same venue, with the band calling themselves the Gacy Bunch, after both the notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy of Chicago and a sitcom from the 1970s called The Brady Bunch.
On January 8 of 1995, the band made an appearance on Pearl Jam's Self-Pollution Radio worldwide broadcast, performing "Lifeless Dead" and "I Don't Know Anything".
After gaining more popularity, the band recorded their only album and changed their name to Mad Season, which is an English term for the time of the year when psilocybin mushrooms are in full bloom.
The album, Above, which was recorded in Seattle at Bad Animals Studio (co-owned by Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart) and co-produced by the band and Pearl Jam sound engineer Brett Eliason, featured 10 songs. It also included guest vocals by Screaming Trees frontman and solo artist Mark Lanegan. The album was released on March 15, 1995 on Columbia Records to critical and commercial success. Over the course of 1995, Above scaled the Billboard 200 eventually peaking at #24, furthermore spawning two singles: "River of Deceit" (#2 Mainstream Rock Tracks, #9 Modern Rock Tracks) and "I Don't Know Anything" (#20 Mainstream Rock Tracks). Above was certified gold on June 14 of that year.
The band continued to play shows during the Spring of '95 before going on hiatus to return to work with their main bands. During this time the band released the 'Live At The Moore Theatre' video which was a live performance recorded at Seattle's Moore Theatre on April 29, 1995. Also during this time the band contributed a cover of John Lennon's "I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier" to the John Lennon tribute compilation Working Class Hero.
In 1996 a live version of "River Of Deceit" surfaced on the Bite Back: Live At Crocodile Cafe compilation although by this time Mad Season had long been dormant from live work.
In 1997 attempts were made by McCready, Saunders and Martin to revive Mad Season although by this point Staley's health had worsened due to severe drug addiction. As a result he declined to participate in the project any further thus leaving Mad Season without a singer.
With Staley now out of the picture, the band recruited vocalist Mark Lanegan (of the Screaming Trees) who had previously guested on the Above album (as well as at live shows) as their new permanent singer. With the switch in frontman the group also switched names adopting the 'Disinformation' moniker in late 1997.
Work reportedly began in 1998 on what would have been Disinformation's debut album although between everyone's busy schedules studio time was hard to come by. Over the course of the year the quartet gradually grew apart making a 'Disinformation' album all the more unlikely. Another critical blow was dealt to the project in January 1999 with the death of bassist John Baker Saunders (from an overdose of heroin). The group (esp. Saunders' long-time friend Mike McCready) were deeply saddened to hear news of his death.
Although no official announcement was ever given, it is widely accepted that Mad Season/Disinformation broke up following Saunders' death.
Check this link out the making of the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02yDpBokSQo
Dir Duncan Sharp
DP Shane F. Kelly
Producers Lisa Levine / Colin Stacey
Section 8 Films 1995
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Live at The Break Room 1999.
Live is a live album by American emo band Sunny Day Real Est
Live at The Break Room 1999.
Live is a live album by American emo band Sunny Day Real Estate. A set list from the How it Feels to Be Something On tour, it was released in 1999 on Sub Pop. Sunny Day Real Estate was apparently displeased with the outcome of the record. However, their label Sub Pop apparently did not run the record by the band before releasing it to the public. This record is allegedly the reason why Sunny Day Real Estate left Sub Pop for another label.
The core of Sunny Day Real Estate formed in 1992, originally under the name Empty Set. Empty Set consisted of Dan Hoerner (guitar, vocals), Nate Mendel (bass), and William Goldsmith (drums). They released a 7-inch, Flatland Spider, before a tumultuous period of musical chairs and name changes. In that timeframe, Mendel took a break to tour with another band, Hoerner took over the bass, and the group was joined by Jeremy Enigk, a high school friend of Goldsmith. Before long, Enigk ascended as the permanent frontman of the band. Where Hoerner's vocal style had been in the rougher, hardcore vein, Enigk's higher-pitched, somewhat strained vocal style added greater emotional depth to the band's songs. When Mendel returned, the complete band settled on the name Sunny Day Real Estate. They released another 7-inch, Thief, Steal Me a Peach in 1993.
Dir / Prod / Editor Duncan Sharp
DP Chris Bell
Cam Op Kyle Carver
Section 8 Films 1999
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The most popular of International Pop Underground's roster of influential alternative rock
The most popular of International Pop Underground's roster of influential alternative rock stars, and the corner stone of the indie rock scene still alive in Olympia, Washington. The band were early leaders in the American twee pop and lo-fi movements, noted for their use of primitive recording techniques, a complete disregard for the technical aspects of musicianship, and songs with subject matters of a childish or coy nature. The members of Beat Happening, Calvin Johnson, Bret Lunsford and Heather Lewis, met while attending Evergreen State College and began recording in 1983. None of the members had assigned roles within the band, though Calvin was generally regarded as their leader and Bret never sang as a member of the band, yet interestingly sang in his post-Beat Happening project D+, best known as the indie world's introduction to Phil Elverum of The Microphones. The band's basic line-up was drums, guitar and vocals, though when they formed their only instruments were a pair of maracas and a Sears Silvertone guitar purchased at a thift shop. Heather once joked in an interview that the history of the band could be told through a list of the various people they'd borrowed drums from. Heather and Calvin had been members of a previous band and approached Bret, who had no musical experience at the time, saying they ought to start a band and go to Japan. Indeed, it was on a trip to Tokyo that the bandmembers recorded Three Tea Breakfast, an EP that established the band's reputation.
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Goodness were a rock band from Seattle, Washington (U.S.), led by Carrie Akre, formerly of
Goodness were a rock band from Seattle, Washington (U.S.), led by Carrie Akre, formerly of Hammerbox and now primarily a solo artist. Goodness featured Akre (vocals), Danny Newcomb (lead guitar), Garth Reeves (guitar), Fiia McGann (bass), and Chris Friel (drums). Akre, Friel, and Newcomb later joined Mike McCready of Pearl Jam to form the rock band The Rockfords.
Goodness recorded a version of "Electricity, Electricity" with Mike McCready using the pseudonym "Petster" on electric guitar for the Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks tribute disc on Lava/Atlantic. They released their self-titled debut album in 1995 on Y Records, followed in 1998 by "Anthem" on Immortal/Epic and later "These Days" on Good-Ink. Two live albums were released via Kufala Recordings in 2004. Goodness toured extensively all over the world, supporting such acts as Pearl Jam, Cheap Trick, and Oasis. They co-headlined a tour with Candlebox.
Dir Duncan Sharp / David Hawkes
DP Shane F KElly
Prod Colin Stacey
Section 8 Films
1996 Seattle Wa.
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Members of Mudhoney, and the Screaming Trees. Recorded at Studio X in Seattle for Justice
Members of Mudhoney, and the Screaming Trees. Recorded at Studio X in Seattle for Justice Records. Screaming Trees put out their first album, Clairvoyance in 1986 and recorded 9 albums and EPs of original material between 1986 and 1996. The band was among the pioneers of Seattle's grunge music phenomenon, but never achieved the fame or commercial success of other Seattle grunge acts.
Dir Duncan Sharp
DP Shane F. Kelly
2nd Cam Duncan Sharp
Prod Colin Stacey
Section 8 Films 1997
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