Bassist Christa Hillhouse and guitarist Shaunna Hall had been roommates and met drummer Wanda Day when they joined a band she was playing in. When the three left that band, they started playing as a trio, but after seeing Linda Perry sing at a solo performance, Hillhouse and Hall asked…
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The members of Eraserheads met while attending University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City in 1989. Vocalist Ely Buendia previously had two college bands, Bluidie Tryste and Sunday School, and was a year above drummer Raimund Marasigan (also a session drummer for Sunday School), bassist Buddy Zabala , and…
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In 1989, Zen Arcade was ranked No. 33 on Rolling Stone ‘ s list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s. SST erred on the side of caution and initially pressed between 3,500 and 5,000 copies of the album, but the record sold out a few weeks into the…
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When Shaffer reunited with the band, they found a manager and released an EP entitled Love and Peace Dude in 1989 through Triple X Records .
The Daddies sought to differentiate themselves from other Northwest rock bands of the era by having a horn section, featuring outlandish stage theatrics, and encouraging their audiences to dance. As Perry spoke of the Daddies’ ideology, “It was our way of saying ‘screw you’ [to alternative rock ‘phoniness’] … we…
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During the summer of 1989, New Order supported Technique by touring with Public Image Ltd , Throwing Muses and the Sugarcubes across the United States and Canada in what the press dubbed the “Monsters of Alternative Rock” tour.
“Fork Down Throat” was performed as a Hole song in 1989 at their second and third shows, and verses from “Swamp Pussy” can be found in Hole’s first recorded track, “Turpentine”. Lines such as “spit to see the shine” and “my doll mouth to your deaf ear”, which come from…
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Jane’s Addiction was scheduled to begin recording its next album in mid-1989. Navarro later stated he had almost no recollection of working on the album due to his addiction to heroin. Ritual de lo Habitual was released in 1990. To support it, the band embarked on a lengthy tour. Farrell…
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Love Battery was formed in 1989 by former rock band Room Nine leader Ron Nine (born as Ron Rudzitis), guitarist Kevin Whitworth (ex-Crisis Party), bassist Tommy “Bonehead” Simpson (also ex-Crisis Party), and Mudhoney drummer Dan Peters . Their name came from a song of the same name by British punk…
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In 1989, Edwards, who drove the band to and from gigs, joined the band as rhythm guitarist and co-lyricist alongside Wire. Edwards also designed the record sleeves, artwork and the spray stenciled jumpers the band began wearing, with slogans such as “SUICIDE SOLUTION”, “GENERATION TERRORIST”, “CULTURE OF DESTRUCTION” and “KILL…
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