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♪ >>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE AND
WELCOME TO NEW DAY.
WE ARE KICKING THINGS OFF AND
CELEBRATING 30 YEARS THIS
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. SEATTLE BANDS HAVE BEEN SIGNED
AFTER A MOVEMENT.
THIS WEEKEND, THERE WILL BE
FREE ALL AGES PARTIES CALLED
SPF 30. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO
HAVE ONE OF THE ORIGINAL BAND
HERE. WE CANNOT BELIEVE IT.
THIS IS MUD HONEY.
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COME
COME OVER
COME OVER AND JOIN US. FIND A PLACE TO PUT YOUR GUITAR.
WOULD HAVE JONATHAN AND JASPER
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. COULD YOU INTRODUCE THE REST OF
YOUR BAND?
YOUR BAND? >> WE HAVE STEVE TURNER ON
GUITAR AND MEDICINE ON BASE AND
DAN PETERS ON DRUM -- ON THE
DRUMS.
DRUMS.
DRUMS. >>
DRUMS. >> IT HAS BEEN 30 YEARS.
DOESN'T SEEM LIKE MAYBE JUST A
THIRD OF THAT TIME?
>> I HAVE LOST TRACK OF TIME.
>> HAS THIS LIVED UP TO YOUR
VISION?
VISION?
VISION? >> IT HAS FAR SURPASSED IT.
WE JUST ARE STILL BASICALLY
DOING THE SAME THING BUT IT HAS
GONE WAY BEYOND.
>> THERE WAS A POINT WHERE
THINGS JUST ACCELERATED PAST
ANYTHING YOU COULD IMAGINE.
>> YEAH, THAT WAS ABOUT TWO
WEEKS INTO IT.
WE RAN OUT OF MONEY AND WE HAD
TO IMPROVISE AND THEN WE
STARTED IMPROVISING.
STARTED IMPROVISING. >> WHAT YOU MEAN IMPROVISE?
>> TRYING TO DO BUSINESS WITH
NO MONEY.
NO MONEY.
NO MONEY. YOU HAVE TO FIGURE THINGS OUT.
YOU HAVE TO DO VERY QUICKLY.
>> DO YOU HAVE A THEME OR A
BAND OR A MOMENT THAT YOU ARE
MOST PROUD OF?
THINGS THAT STAND OUT IN YOUR
MIND?
MIND?
MIND? >>
MIND? >> I AM REALLY FOND OF
REMEMBERING WHEN THE SINGLE
CAME OUT BECAUSE WE HAVE LABORED
OVER THE COLOR OF GROUND.
>> THESE ARE THE THINGS, RIGHT?
>> IT WAS EXQUISITE.
>> MEGAN, YOU STARTED AS THE
RECEPTIONIST, RIGHT?
RECEPTIONIST, RIGHT? AND NOW YOU ARE THE CEO.
YOU ARE MY GOD IS THIS MORNING
-- GODDES THIS MORNING --
GODDESS THIS MORNING.
>> YEAH, IT'S PRETTY NUTS.
I HAVE REALLY ENJOYED THIS AND
MOST OF MY FAMILY MARRIED
EITHER A SCHOOLTEACHER OR A
NONE -- A NUN AND I GOT TO DO
NEITHER OF THOSE THINGS.
>> HOW DID THIS START?
>> STEPHEN I PLAYED TOGETHER
SINCE 1983 AND THIS WAS JUST
ANOTHER NEW BAND THAT WE HAVE
DONE TOGETHER.
DONE TOGETHER. DAN AND STEVE HAVE BEEN PLAYING
TOGETHER FOR A BIT AND THEY
DECIDED DID NOT WANT TO KEEP
DOING IT BECAUSE GREEN RIVER
HAD BROKEN UP AND I WAS FREE SO
WE GOT TOGETHER AND THE FIRST
PRACTICE WAS ON NEW YEAR'S DAY
1988 AND WE HAVE KNOWN BRUCE
AND JONATHAN SINCE 83 -- 1983
AT LEAST.
AT LEAST.
AT LEAST. JOHNSON PUT ON LOCAL SHOWS AND
HE WAS ALSO A RADIO DJ THAT WAS
FOCUSED ON LOCAL MUSIC.
>> AND IT WENT FROM THERE.
[ LAUGHING ] WHAT DO YOU THINK
THIS MEANT TO THE HISTORY OF
MUSIC AND JUST WHAT IT HAS DONE
FOR SEATTLE MUSIC?
>> THAT IS A LARGE QUESTION AND
I AM NOT SURE IF I CAN TOTALLY
ANSWER IT BUT I CAN TELL YOU
WHAT IT HAS DONE FOR US.
IT HAS HELPED US GO FROM A BAND
WHICH IS LOCAL CLUBS AND TRAVEL
THE WORLD.
THE WORLD. WE HAVE GOTTEN TO MEET A WHOLE
BUNCH OF GREAT PEOPLE THAT WE
HAVE ALWAYS ADMIRED AND SOME
PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE NOT, [
LAUGHING ].
LAUGHING ]. >> I KNOW THAT SHOULD BE MY
FOLLOW-UP QUESTION BUT I WON'T.
MEGAN, TELL ME A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE PARTY TO CELEBRATE
WHAT IS GOING ON.
>> WE ARE THROWING A HUGE PARTY
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. THERE IS A FREE SHOW AT THE
AMPHITHEATER AND WE ARE WORKING
WITH KXP TO PUT THAT ON.
ON SATURDAY, WE HAVE FOUR
STAGES AND THERE IS ONE KID AND
FAMILY-FRIENDLY AREA. THEN, WE
WILL HAVE THREE OTHER STAGES
AND THEY WILL BE MUSIC FROM
NOON UNTIL 10 PM.
WE WILL HAVE A GROUP OF
NONPROFITS THAT WE HAVE WORKED
CLOSELY WITH OVER THE YEARS AND
IT WILL JUST BE A REALLY FUN
PARTY TO CELEBRATE SEATTLE AND
TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE
THAT HAVE BEEN SO GOOD TO THE
ARTISTS THAT WE WORK WITH AND
TO THE LABEL AND WE REALLY JUST
WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE FUN AND
TO BE TOGETHER.
>> I THINK THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT
WILL HAPPEN.
WILL HAPPEN. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
TELL US ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM.
>> A COMES OUT AT THE END OF
SEPTEMBER AND IT IS A WHOLE NEW
LIST OF SONGS THAT WE WROTE.
WE ARE STOKED.
>> GOOD, EXCELLENT.
WE ARE ALL STOKED.
THE ANNIVERSARY PARTY IS ON
SATURDAY FROM NOON TO 10 PM.
THAT SHOULD DO IT.
IT'S NOT TOO EARLY.
CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR ALL
THE DETAILS AND HOW BEST TO GET
THERE AND WHERE TO PARK AND
WHAT TO DO.
JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.
IT SHOULD BE BEAUTIFUL.
>> IT WILL BE PERFECT.
>> THE NEW ALBUM COMES UP
SEPTEMBER 28 AND THEY WILL BE
PLAYING IN THE NEPTUNE THEATRE
SEPTEMBER 29.
SEPTEMBER 29. THOSE SHOWS WILL BE AMAZING.
>>> AFTER THE BREAK, KEVIN