Toward the end of the tour, the band released their first EP , titled Ask for It , in September 1995; it featured 1991 Peel session recordings, as well as covers of songs by Wipers and the Velvet Underground .
The band’s self-financed debut release ” Take It Easy Chicken ” in September 1995 on their own “Sci-Fi Hi-Fi Recordings” label soon attracted the attention of BBC Radio 1 DJs Steve Lamacq and John Peel and the band found themselves, despite not having played a single gig and later admitting…
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The band’s first release following Edwards’ disappearance was a cover of ” Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head ” for the various artists charity album The Help Album , issued in September 1995 in aid of War Child .
In a January 1996 murder case, the defendant counsel for Brian Bassett, 16, and Nicholaus McDonald, 18, of McCleary, Washington , claimed that the pair listened to “Israel’s Son”, from Frogstomp , which contributed to the 10 August 1995 murders of Bassett’s parents and a younger brother. McDonald’s lawyer cited…
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The earliest Super Furry Animals track commercially available is “Dim Brys: Dim Chwys”, recorded in 1994 for Radio Cymru: an ambient piece, the track shows the band’s techno roots. However, by the time it was released (on the “Triskedekaphilia” compilation album in August 1995), the band had already put out…
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In an August 1995 band interview with Rolling Stone , drummer Patty Schemel formally came out as a lesbian , saying: “It’s important. I’m not out there with that fucking pink flag or anything, but it’s good for other people who live somewhere else in some small town who feel…
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Following five months of touring, starting with the band’s first gig in August 1995 at The Lomax in Liverpool and support gigs with Heavy Stereo and The Charlatans
AFI’s first full-length album, Answer That and Stay Fashionable was released July 4, 1995, on Wingnut Records. It was co-produced by Doug Sangalang and Rancid ‘s Tim Armstrong and Brett Reed . The album featured fast and upbeat hardcore songs, with humorous lyrical themes, which are vocalized in songs such…
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In 1994, the Presidents signed with the independent Seattle label PopLlama Records and released their self-titled debut the following year. They also issued a limited-edition blue vinyl 7″ single, “Fuck California”, on C/Z Records . Columbia signed the band shortly thereafter and re-released the album in late July 1995. Driven…
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Salazar noted that the band struggled to make much progress prior to the arrival of Cadogan, and felt that the songs really started to develop when Cadogan’s big guitar sound was added to Jenkins’ more stripped-down demos. The two became songwriting partners, with Jenkins writing lyrics and Cadogan helping him…
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