The frostiness of Midnight Oil’s relationship with the traditional music media quickly saw the band develop a strong “street cred” and a reputation for making no compromises with the music industry. In the early 1980s the band was scheduled to appear on an episode of the all-powerful Australian Broadcasting Corporation…
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After hearing Robert Gordon’s remix of their cover of Sigue Sigue Sputnik ‘s ” Love Missile F1-11 ” and Age of Chance ‘s mini-LP Crush Collision (also engineered by Gordon), the band glimpsed their future as hip-hop/dance/rock pioneers and recorded their debut album, Box Frenzy , with Gordon at Sheffield’s…
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Bacolas liked the name “Alice in Chains” and brought it up to his bandmates; they agreed and decided to change the band’s name. Due to concerns over the reference to female bondage , the group ultimately chose to spell it differently as Alice N’ Chains to allay any parental concerns,…
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Tensions emerged within the band. Marr was exhausted and took a break in June 1987, which he felt was negatively perceived by his bandmates. In July, he left the group because he erroneously believed an NME article titled “Smiths to Split” was planted by Morrissey. The article, written by Danny…
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On 23 April 1987, Soda broke records for ticket sales in Paraguay with their show at the Yacht Club.
In late 1986, Faith No More was signed to Los Angeles label Slash Records by Anna Statman. The label had recently been sold to Polygram subsidiary London Records , ensuring a widespread release for the band’s following albums. Introduce Yourself was released in April 1987, and a revamped version of…
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The Joshua Tree was released in March 1987. The album juxtaposes antipathy towards US foreign policy against the group’s deep fascination with the country, its open spaces, freedom, and ideals. The band wanted music with a sense of location and a “cinematic” quality, and the record draws on imagery created…
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In 1987, the band released their second LP, and their first for SST, Even If and Especially When . After the release of the album in 1987, the band began working the American indie circuit, playing shows across the US with other SST bands such as Firehose and Meat Puppets…
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Jane’s Addiction became a sensation on the Los Angeles club scene, primarily headlining at Scream , and won interest from a variety of record labels, including independent record labels Triple X Records and Epitaph Records . While the group decided to sign with Warner Bros. Records , they insisted on…
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Babes in Toyland formed in 1987 after frontwoman Kat Bjelland met drummer Lori Barbero at a friend’s barbecue. Originally from Woodburn, Oregon and a former resident of San Francisco , Bjelland had moved to Minneapolis to form a band. Bjelland was a self-taught guitarist, and at the time Barbero had…
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