Posters by Chris “Coop” Cooper, whom I interviewed for Flak a long time ago.
(Source: danperezfilms)
Butthole Surfers - “The O-Men”
Butthole Surfers - “Creep in the Cellar”
“Everywhere we played, we were the opening band, but people were just flipping out. Eddie wore army shorts, white Doc Martens, and a Butthole Surfers Locust Abortion Technician T-shirt every fucking day for the whole tour. He washed his clothes in the hotel room sink. He had a hole in the ass of his shorts, which he gaffer-taped. After every gig, he was shell-shocked because he was giving it his all.”
—former Pearl Jam drummer Matt Chamberlain recalls PJ’s summer 1991 tour, from Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge
Featuring songs by Mudhoney, Soundgarden, Iggy Pop, Hole, the Butthole Surfers, the Fluid and Alice in Chains.
The short answer: No. Austin360 looks at the influence of Poison 13, Scratch Acid and the Butthole Surfers on the Seattle scene.
The Butthole Surfers’ live cover of R.E.M.’s “The One I Love”
The headline (no pun intended) makes me blush, but it’s a nice piece. One word of advice I forgot to share: Don’t write an oral history if you value your emotional well-being.
A few days later, I was back home at a stoplight with my 7-year-olds, Lewis and Augie. They asked the question every father has to answer sooner or later: ‘Dad, did you know there’s a band called the Butthole Surfers?’
This looks like it’ll be a cool show. No word yet on who’ll play Mudhoney.
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