The metal band Shadow models Rocket t-shirts in the February 1986 issue. Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready is on the far right.
the strangest tribe
how a group of seattle rock bands invented grunge (and other stuff, damn it)
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[...] and thus, it’s set. I’m going. I don’t know much about Shadow’s music but Strangest Tribe author, Stephen Tow, refers to them as a “metal band” so I’ll go with that. Some [...]
That’s awesome! And on my birthday, too. Damn, wish I wasn’t on the opposite coast.