The duo made its debut on October 1, 1988, at a Second Harvest benefit at Nathan Phillips Square . With little time to rehearse, Robertson and Page filled their set with improvised songs and comic exchanges, an approach that became a continuing feature of the band’s performances.
In January 1988, Jane’s Addiction went into the studio to record its major label debut and follow-up to Jane’s Addiction , Nothing’s Shocking . Warner Bros. gave Jane’s Addiction a list of producers to choose from, and the group chose Dave Jerden .
The band were first introduced to the acid house scene by McGee in 1988. They were at first sceptical; Gillespie said: “I always remember being quite fascinated by it but not quite getting it.” The band developed a taste for it and began attending raves. The band met up with…
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Woodward left the band in early 1988, reportedly because he believed that the band were moving away from their punk roots.
Fugazi embarked on its first tour in January 1988. In June 1988 the band recorded its debut EP Fugazi with producer Ted Niceley and producer/engineer Don Zientara (who became a longtime collaborator), and shortly afterward embarked on an arduous tour of Europe.
They also performed concerts in Budapest and Prague in 1988.
Dinosaur Jr. had a significant breakthrough in the United Kingdom with their debut single for Blast First , ” Freak Scene “, in 1988. A version with censored lyrics was issued for radio use, reaching number 4 in the UK independent chart. It stayed on the chart for 12 weeks.…
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Nothing’s Shocking was released in 1988. “Mountain Song” was released as a single; MTV refused to air the song’s music video because of a scene containing full frontal nudity. Farrell then decided to release the music video commercially with added live footage to create the Soul Kiss home video. Because…
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At this time in 1988, Claypool had been “moonlighting” in his words, playing bass for his former band, Blind Illusion , which also featured guitarist Larry “Ler” LaLonde . LaLonde was a former member of the band Possessed , a student of Joe Satriani , and “one of [Claypool’s] best…
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In late 1988 Soda Stereo were considered the most important band of Latin American pop/rock. They began to work on a new album alongside Puerto Rican producer Carlos Alomar . Alomar had worked with David Bowie , Mick Jagger , Simple Minds , Iggy Pop , and Paul McCartney ,…
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