Mudhoney - Touch Me I'm Sick

What this video is

Released as a debut single on Sub Pop on August 1, 1988, 'Touch Me I'm Sick' is widely regarded as the opening salvo of the Seattle grunge movement. Its heavily distorted guitars, snarling vocals, and raw production — recorded at Reciprocal Recording with producer Jack Endino using an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff distortion pedal — established a sonic template that influenced an entire generation of Pacific Northwest…

Why it matters

This video is a primary visual artifact of grunge's foundational moment. 'Touch Me I'm Sick' is considered by critics and historians to be the song that defined the proto-grunge sound and catalyzed the Sub Pop label's cultural ascent. The semi-archival live clip extends the song's documentary…

The director

Rob 'Whitey' McConnaughy is a Cannes Lion-winning DGA director and Pacific Northwest-rooted filmmaker. He is also credited as a creator of the MTV phenomenon Jackass. He built his career directing best-selling action sports films in snow and skateboarding…