Tad: Busted Circuits And Ringing Ears

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Cameron Gordon (CHARTattack)

04/08/2008 10:54am

A hefty guitar god of somewhat generous proportions, Tad Doyle was a butcher-turned-axeman and a true dark horse of the original grunge movement. His band, conveniently also named Tad, subscribed to the "everything heavier than everything else" philosophy. Their head-pounding exploits are documented in this fantastic new rockumentary, Busted Circuits And Ringing Ears. Their story isn't dissimilar from thousands of other bands that came before and the themes like drug addictions, dementia and battles with major labels, are accordingly far from fresh. Luckily, new interviews with various Tad alumni and other famous faces from the Seattle scene (including that dude with the beard from Soundgarden and Sub Pop founders Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman) offer a firsthand glimpse at just how revered Doyle and friends were during the original grunge movement.