New Order visited New York City again in 1981, where the band were introduced to post-disco , freestyle , and electro . To cheer themselves up, the band started listening to Italian disco while Morris taught himself drum programming . The singles that followed, ” Everything’s Gone Green ” and…
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In 1981, Haynes and Leary published the magazine Strange V.D. , which featured photos of abnormal medical ailments, coupled with fictitious, humorous explanations for the diseases. After being caught with one of these pictures at work, Haynes left the accounting firm and moved to Southern California. Leary, at the time…
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An early permutation of the band formed in 1981 under the name From Eden. Members included Clint Mansell , Adam Mole, Chris Fradgley, Malcolm Treece and Miles Hunt (Treece and Hunt later formed the Wonder Stuff ). From Eden recruited Graham Crabb from Kit-Form Colossus to replace Hunt on drums…
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Haynes and Leary played their debut show at a San Antonio night club, The Bonham Exchange, in 1981; at that time, they had not yet settled on the band name “Butthole Surfers”. By 1982, the band was backed by the sibling rhythm section composed of bassist Quinn Mathews and his…
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The band toured extensively before releasing the album, performing at Homebake and numerous other shows. Both Mac and Hamilton joined the tour as auxiliary members providing keyboards. In October, they performed a cover of Midnight Oil ‘s 1981 single ” Don’t Wanna Be the One ” at the ARIA Music…
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In the summer of 1981, Gustavo Cerati and Hector Zeta Bosio, then 22 and 23 respectively, met at Punta del Este , Uruguay , both studying majors and both part of rock bands, Cerati with his group Sauvage and Bosio with the Morgan. Cerati and Bosio, each drawn by the…
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During the 1981 accompanying tour, Siouxsie and Budgie secretly became a couple. At the same time, they debuted a drum-and-voice duo the Creatures , releasing their first EP , Wild Things .
In 1981, they signed Gary Grant as their tour manager, who then became co-manager a year later.
For Juju (1981), the band took a different approach and practised the songs in concert first before recording them. Juju , according to Severin, became an unintentional concept album that “drew on darker elements”. Sounds hailed it as “intriguing, intense, brooding and powerfully atmospheric”. The album later peaked at number…
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The success of the single led to Clapton and the band returning to Studios 301 between July and August 1981 to create an album.