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magpiewithacamera · 3 months

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Google Maps image, October 2012, Fremont, Seattle.

I believe this to be Jeff and Stoney standing in the doorway of Studio Litho in October of 2012, watching the Google Earth photographer go past. I've included pics of both of them from 2012 for reference.

This is our history.

#seattle #jeff ament #stone gossard #pearl jam #the grunge tourist #grunge history #studio litho #fremont seattle

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sub-pop-rock-history · 2 years

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Bam Bam (1983- c. 1990)

If you have additional sources please message me! I’ll add it. (This post will update! Check back to the original post rather than reblogs to make sure you get all the info.)

Scott Ledgerwood, bass/vocals for Bam Bam has created a website with lots of valuable, first hand information on Bam Bam to educate the masses on this largely erased piece of grunge history:

Other projects of members:

Tina Bell: none

Matt Cameron: Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Skin Yard, Hater, Temple of the Dog, Wellwater Conspiracy, Harrybu McCage and Ten Commandos

Tommy Martin: Called In Sic

Scott Ledgerwood: Called In Sic

Tom Hendrickson: Called In Sic

Nicholas Rhinehart: Mommy, Churn, Old Lady Litterbug, Jerry Cantrell, The Pin-Ups, The National Guard

Mike Peterson: ?

Podcasts:

Kexp: Tina Bell: Unsung Goddess of Grunge

Mimosa Sisterhood: Dorothy Dandridge & Tina Bell: Old Hollywood to the Grunge Scene

A Grrrl’s Two Sound Cents Tina Bell | The Woman Who Invented Grunge

The Culture Rock Griot: Tina Bell Seattle Tribute

Matt Cameron, Seattle Today: Episode 12, June 6, 2021.

Articles:

Who Was Rocker Tina Bell? And Why It Matters - American Songwriter

CBS special on Bam Bam article and video

Filmmaker TJ Martin on His New HBO Tina Turner Documentary, and His Mom, the "Goddess of Grunge"

Scott Ledgerwood and TJ Martin on Crosscut

Before Nirvana and Soundgarden, including interview with Matt Cameron

Bam Bam live:

Ground Zero (1984)

Bam Bam - Heinz 57

Bam Bam - Stress

Sound on Sound 1984

Fun Facts

Kurt Cobain was once a roadie for Bam Bam? Via Scott Ledgerwood.

***edit: Tobi Vail doesn’t think that’s true. She doesn’t remember Bam Bam from that time though.

Tina and Tommy’s son TJ Martin is an award winning filmmaker

Bam Bam is an acronym for “Bell and Martin” and a reference to Tommy’s childhood nickname.

#bam bam #Tina bell #Matt Cameron #soundgarden #Pearl Jam #grunge music #grunge history #punk music #Seattle scene

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castrateurfate · 1 year

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huh. guess us idiots have been doing this for a longgg time. (credit to polyphonic on yt)

#grunge #grunge history #punk #punk history

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elixir · 1 year

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Lost Gen X bedroom in the attic of an abandoned house.

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aleprouswitch · 3 months

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BEFORE GRUNGE WAS BIG, IT WAS BLACK

L: Tina Bell, Bam Bam R: Doug Pinnick, King's X

#80s #tina bell #bam bam #king's x #doug pinnick #grunge #proto-grunge #black history month #music history

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nicodrawings · 3 months

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Black history month isn’t just about celebrating the people we know, but uplifting the people whom we might not know.

This was truly a labor of love as I spent that past few weeks learning about Tina Bell’s life and the impact she and BAM BAM in general had on the Seattle grunge scene.

I would love it if you read about her story and share this with others who are passionate about music and black history, I want her to be just as much of a household name as Kurt Cobain.

Also please listen to their album! Its incredible!

Happy Black History Month to all my Black grunge guys gals and pals!!!! We were always here!!!