Nick Jones left at this time and was replaced by Mickey Craighead.
The band began 1983 at the Palladium in New York playing the MTV New Year’s Eve Rock n’ Roll Ball with “Hungry Like the Wolf” still climbing the charts in the US, and the American reissue of the “Rio” single to follow in March. To satisfy America’s appetite for their…
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In January 1983, Graham and Dotson were replaced by guitarist Jim Duckworth (formerly of Tav Falco’s Panther Burns ) and drummer Dee Pop (formerly of the New York band Bush Tetras ). A spare recording session, originally booked for another band, led to the impromptu recording of the Death Party…
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In December 1982, the Smiths recorded their second demo, at the Drone Studios in Chorlton-cum-Hardy ; the tracks recorded were ” What Difference Does It Make? “, “Handsome Devil” and “Miserable Lie”. This was used as their audition tape for the record company EMI , who turned the band down.…
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The first show under Soda’s new name occurred in December 1982, at Alfredo Lois’s birthday party. Lois, who was Cerati and Bosio’s university classmate, would go on to become Soda’s video director as well as their visual and stylistic guru; he was later recognised by Cerati himself as “the fourth…
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The Banshees followed in 1982 with the psychedelic A Kiss in the Dreamhouse . The record, featuring strings on several numbers, was an intentional contrast to their previous work, with Severin later describing it as a “sexy album”. The British press greeted it enthusiastically. Richard Cook finished his NME review…
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In a 2007 interview with Charlie Rose , Yauch recalled that it was Berry who suggested the name the Beastie Boys. Although the band stated that “Beastie” is an acronym standing for “Boys Entering Anarchistic States Towards Inner Excellence”, in the Charlie Rose interview, both Yauch and Diamond acknowledged that…
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In October 1982, the Smiths gave their first public performance as a support act for Blue Rondo à la Turk during a student music and fashion show, “An Evening of Pure Pleasure”, at Manchester’s Ritz . During the performance, they played both their own compositions and “I Want a Boy…
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In October 1982, Shabooh Shoobah was released internationally on Atlantic/Atco Records, peaking at No. 52 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 46 on the Hot Pop Albums chart.
and the following month the band began their 1982 tour.