Part of the tour included headlining the first Lollapalooza festival, which traveled across North America in mid-1991. The festival, created by Farrell and Marc Geiger, was to become a farewell for Jane’s Addiction, but also a showcase for other cult artists: Siouxsie and the Banshees , Nine Inch Nails ,…
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Incubus was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd , guitarist Mike Einziger , bassist Alex Katunich and drummer José Pasillas, while the members were in high school. They existed as a band for some time before they gave themselves a name, having only chosen the band’s name “Incubus” when…
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In 1991, following the break-up of guitarist Tom Morello’s former band Lock Up , former Lock Up drummer Jon Knox encouraged Tim Commerford and Zack de la Rocha to jam with Morello as he was looking to start a new group. Morello soon contacted Brad Wilk, who had unsuccessfully auditioned…
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In late 1991, Avery told Navarro that he planned to leave. Navarro quickly agreed to do the same. The two told their management, who in turn tried to convince them to play in Japan, but Avery and Navarro only wanted to play as much as was contractually obligated. The band…
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Incubus was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd , guitarist Mike Einziger , bassist Dirk Lance and drummer José Pasillas, while the members were in high school. They existed as a band for some time before they gave themselves a name, having only chosen the band’s name “Incubus” when…
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McGrath announced a “Mark McGrath & Friends” tour, in which the band would perform alongside other 1990s alternative rock bands Smash Mouth , Spin Doctors , and Vertical Horizon , on a cruise ship, though the plans were cancelled, with the idea losing support after the Carnival Triumph cruise ship…
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In 1990, Suicidal Tendencies released the album that many fans consider to be their masterpiece, and the album that almost broke them into the rock mainstream, Lights…Camera…Revolution! . This album featured the same line-up as Controlled By Hatred… , with Trujillo on bass guitar. The songs were much more complex…
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” Epic ” was released in January 1990 and was a top-10 hit. The music video received extensive airplay on MTV in 1990, and angered animal rights activists for a slow-motion shot of a fish flopping out of water at the end of the video. That same year, Faith No…
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In December 1989, Primus recorded their first studio album: Frizzle Fry , which the band self-funded with the profits from sales of Suck on This . In 1990, the band signed a one-album deal with Caroline Records to release Frizzle Fry on condition that Caroline also obtained the rights to…
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Mosley was replaced with singer Mike Patton in 1988. Patton, who was singing with his high school band, Mr. Bungle , was recruited at Martin’s suggestion after he heard Mr. Bungle’s first demo tape, The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny . According to Patton, he first met the band…
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