Imai named their band Hinan Go-Go ( 非難GO-GO ; “Criticism Go-Go”) in the spring of 1984. Once they had practiced enough to be able to play, they began to perform live at small, local events. They started out playing covers of songs by the famous Japanese punk band The Stalin…
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Soundgarden was formed in 1984 and included Chris Cornell (drums and vocals), Hiro Yamamoto (bass), and Kim Thayil (guitar). Yamamoto and Cornell had been jamming together, and after trying several guitarists, were joined by Thayil. The band named themselves after a wind-channeling pipe sculpture titled A Sound Garden , on…
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In 1984, singer and bassist Les Claypool and guitarist Todd Huth began playing together in El Sobrante, California , under the name Primate. The duo were initially accompanied by a LinnDrum drum machine as they had trouble finding a drummer, until Claypool’s friend Vince “Perm” Parker returned home from a…
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When Imai graduated high school, he moved to Tokyo with Araki and enrolled in a design school. Sakurai’s parents would not let him move to the capital. However, Imai and Araki returned home on weekends for band practice. During the summer of 1984, Hinan Go-Go changed their name to Buck-Tick,…
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As a testament to the band’s popularity at the time, a US Gallup poll in 1984 saw Def Leppard voted as favourite rock band over the Rolling Stones , AC/DC, and Journey .
The Conner brothers formed Screaming Trees with Mark Lanegan and Mark Pickerel in 1984 in Ellensburg, Washington , a small town a little over 100 miles from Seattle . The band was drawn together in high school by an interest in punk, garage, and classic rock.
With some members working as dishwashers, the group was unhappy about the album being released on Ward 9. Terry Tolkin , a friend and their East Coast booking agent, signed the band to Corey Rusk’s then-nascent Touch and Go Records in Detroit. Psychic…Powerless…Another Man’s Sac was released in 1984. Building…
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The World We Live In and Live in Hamburg was the band’s first video release, almost an entire concert from their 1984 Some Great Reward Tour.
Throwing Muses released their debut self-titled EP in 1984 on their own Blowing Fuses label. In 1985, they released a set of demos, later known as “The Doghouse Cassette,” garnering extensive coverage in the local music press. Demo producer Gary Smith of Fort Apache Studios led them to sign with…
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“What Kind of Girl” followed up in 1984.