was in a band called with , and Malfunkshun shared a rehearsal space with which was a member of. Andrew Wood and Stone Gossard played together in after that and Regan, and formed the band . They all remained friends during this time as Regan, Stone, and would often have jam sessions and eventually Regan, Shawn, Mike, and Stone decided to form another band which they wanted to call `Shame` but that name was already taken by a man named ... so they decided on the next best thing, they called this band Brad.