Anderson soon became notorious for causing controversy, such as his infamous quote that resurfaced in interviews and articles in subsequent years: he was “a bisexual man who never had a homosexual experience.” In February 1993, Suede transitioned from a highly touted indie band to major chart contenders with their third…
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When Coombes began working at the local Harvester , he befriended co-worker Mick Quinn . The two realised they had common music interests and Coombes invited Quinn to come and jam with him and Goffey. In February 1993 they formed a band named Theodore Supergrass “for about two months,” according…
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As Nevermind had been out for 15 months and had yielded a fourth single in “In Bloom” by that point, Geffen/DGC opted not to heavily promote Incesticide , which was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America the following February.
Albini and Nirvana recorded the album in two weeks in Pachyderm Studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota , that February for $25,000 .
In February 1993, Nirvana released “Puss” / “Oh, the Guilt” , a split single with the Jesus Lizard , on the independent label Touch & Go .
After one final Gift single in February 1993 with “Razzmatazz,” Island would fully take over releasing, with ” Lipgloss ” and the band’s first UK top 40 hit ” Do You Remember the First Time? ” These singles were followed by the Ed Buller -produced album His ‘n’ Hers (1994),…
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Starr was replaced by former Ozzy Osbourne bassist Mike Inez . Inez had met Alice in Chains during Ozzy Osbourne’s No More Tours tour and became friends with them. When the band was in Brazil, they called Inez to join them and he accepted. Inez wanted to do the shows…
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Garcia left on January 26, 1993, and Lucas and Daniels began looking for a replacement bassist.
After disbanding, Lowery and Hickman formed Cracker with bassist Davey Faragher . Krummenacher, Lisher, Immerglück and Pedersen intensified their activities in Monks of Doom, which remained active until 1993. These members also collaborated with Chadbourne under the name Camper Van Chadbourne. Immerglück later collaborated with Counting Crows , officially joining…
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Initial recording sessions for third album, Be a Girl , proved unsuccessful—first choice producer Dagge Lunquist took paternity leave late in 1993 and a second attempt with producer Micke Herrström had to be abandoned after just a week and a half when, first engineer Adam Kviman, then Herrström were taken…
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