Mudhoney is an grunge band. Formed in Seattle, Washington, USA, in 1988. Mudhoney’s early releases on Sub Pop; the “Touch Me I’m Sick” single and the Superfuzz Bigmuff EP; were influential in the Seattle music scene, and helped inspire the dirty, high-distortion sound that would characterize grunge. Mudhoney were also notable for their mixing of heavy blues rock and punk rock. Although they have found little commercial success during their long career, which has yielded eight studio albums, they nonetheless inspired many grunge and alternative rock musicians, most notably Kurt Cobain of Nirvana.

Poison Idea was formed in 1980 in Portland, OR by vocalist Jerry A. (aka Jerry Lang). Inspired by Black Flag and other early Southern California hardcore acts. As they grew older, Poison Idea had fully moved beyond the breakneck hardcore of their early records to a potent, driving and ultimately more intricate and sophisticated hardcore/hard rock fusion that incorporated the foot-tapping accessibility and masculine swagger of hard rock without sacrificing the power