Hype! Music

Live Performances

HYPE! takes you on a journey into the packed clubs of the early '90s Pacific Northwest at the height of the global hype over the Seattle music scene. It features a ton of loud, live performances, all shot with multiple, beer-drenched film cameras and recorded with stunning digital clarity for the ultimate grunge, punk, and garage rock experience.

Interviews

HYPE! also features humorous and insightful interviews with many luminaries who helped create the Pacific Northwest music scene.

The Monomen (Ledge, Dave, John, Aaron)
Scene Photographer Charles Peterson
Graphic Artist Art Chantry
Music Producer Jack Endino
The Walkabouts (Chris and Carla)
Former Sub Pop Publicist Nils Bernstein
Music Producer and Musician Steve Fisk
Dawn Anderson, Editor Backlash Magazine
Soundgarden (Matt and Kim)
The Fastbacks (Kim, Kurt, Lulu)
K-Records Calvin Johnson
Screaming Trees (Van and Barrett)
The Melvins (Dale and Buzz)
Gas Huffer (Don, Matt, Tom, Joe)
Mudhoney (Steve and Mark)
Musician and Programmer Leighton Beezer
British Producer Martin Rushent
PopLlama Records Conrad Uno
Supersuckers (Ron, Eddie, Dan)
The Young Fresh Fellows (Scott, Jim, Tad)
Estrus Records Dave Crider
C/Z Records Daniel House
Tad (Tad and Kurt)
Sub Pop Records Jonathan Poneman & Bruce Pavitt
Former Sub Pop Publicist Megan Jasper
Manager Susan Silver
Radio Promotions Director Susie Tennant
Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam
eMpTy Records Blake Wright
Coffin Break (Jeff, Rob, Peter, David)
7 Year Bitch (Selene, Elizabeth, Valerie)
Promoter Mike Vraney
Seaweed (John and Wade)
Promoter Frank Harlan

Seattle Band Map

A classic scene in HYPE! shows musician Leighton Beezer displaying an interactive family tree of Seattle bands on his old Mac. Two decades later, local musician Rachel Ratner decided to map out the today's Seattle bandscape, creating an epic community-maintained band map online.

Check it out!