Mark Arm


 
 

Mark Arm is the vocalist for the grunge band Mudhoney. He is also credited with coining the term "grunge" to describe the musical genre. His former group Green River is arguably considered to be the first grunge band.

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Mark Arm, born Mark McLaughlin on March 21, 1962, first entered the Seattle rock scene in 1980, when Arm formed a high school band called "Mr. Epp and the Calculations". The band didn't play their first show until 1981, opening for the band Student Nurse. The band was credited with being "the worst band in the world". In 1982 the band released a 7" EP. The next year they added a second guitarist Steve Turner, and released a cassette. Mr. Epp and the Calculations came to an end the following year.


 

Grunge: Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle sound) is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted...

Mudhoney: Mudhoney is a grunge band, formed in Seattle in 1988. The band is named after a Russ Meyer movie....

Green River: Green River may refer to:...


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Introduction
Early Career
Mudhoney
Solo and Side Projects
 


 

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