Hamilton formed Helmet in early 1989 after leaving the alternative rock group Band of Susans , with whom he had recorded two albums. Having originally moved to New York to study jazz guitar at the Manhattan School of Music , the Oregon born guitarist recruited bassist Henry Bogdan who was…
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The band originally formed in 1989 in Essex , England under the name Blinder .
In 1989, the band released their third album, Hunkpapa , which was produced by Gary Smith and engineered by Steve Haigler. The album saw Hersh experimenting with more conventional melodic structures, although the fractious lyrics remained. The song “Dizzy” was released as a single.
At the 1989 American Music Awards , Def Leppard won Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist, as well as Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album (for Hysteria ).
311’s first independent release was the Downstairs EP, which was recorded in 1989 in Nick Hexum’s basement. Unlike many of their releases, it had no cover art. It features the song “Feels So Good,” which was recreated/remastered in the album Music and is a staple of most of 311’s live…
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Butthole Surfers did not seek to replace her at the time, and opted to continue as a quartet. Following a final EP for Touch and Go—1989’s Widowermaker —the band left their longtime recording partners to sign with longtime supporter Terry Tolkin at Rough Trade Records who had also brought them…
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Blur were formed in December 1988 when bassist Alex James joined Damon Albarn’s band, Circus, and they changed the name to Seymour after J. D. Salinger ‘s Seymour: An Introduction .
The following month, the band began recording its debut album, Bleach , with local producer Jack Endino .
As the rise of grunge began to phase punk and hardcore out of the Northwest underground by the late 1980s, Perry set out to start a band that stood in defiant contrast to the shoegazing attitude of alternative rock , showcasing high energy dance music and Zappa -esque theatricality in…
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Nirvana released its first single, a cover of Shocking Blue ‘s ” Love Buzz “, in November 1988 on the Seattle independent record label Sub Pop .