new wave

1987
Dinosaur Jr. You’re Living All Over Me was released in 1987; early copies of the

You’re Living All Over Me was released in 1987; early copies of the record in the Boston area were packaged with the Weed Forestin’ tape, the first release by Barlow’s side project Sebadoh . The album received much more attention in the indie-rock community than the debut. Barlow also composed…
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Alice Cooper In 1987, Cooper made a brief appearance as a vagrant in the

In 1987, Cooper made a brief appearance as a vagrant in the supernatural horror film Prince of Darkness , directed by John Carpenter . His role had no lines and consisted of generally menacing the protagonists before eventually impaling one of them with a bicycle frame.

Kino (band) 1987 film

Kino performed on central television in the Soviet Union, and Assa , a 1987 film featuring Russian rock, showed Tsoi performing ” Khochu peremen !” (Russian: «Хочу перемен» , lit. ‘ I want change! ‘ ) in front of a crowd of thousands. After this, Kino’s popularity swept the country,…
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Alice Cooper Also in 1987, Cooper appeared at WrestleMania III , escorting

Also in 1987, Cooper appeared at WrestleMania III , escorting wrestler Jake “The Snake” Roberts to the ring for his match against The Honky Tonk Man . After the match, which Roberts lost, ended, Cooper got involved and threw Jake’s snake Damien at Honky’s manager Jimmy Hart . Roberts considered…
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New Order (band) Substance

While New Order toured North America with friends Echo & the Bunnymen , the summer of 1987 saw the release of the compilation Substance , which featured the new single ” True Faith “.

INXS toured heavily behind the album

The band toured heavily behind the album throughout 1987 and 1988.

The Damned (band) Late in 1987, the Damned began to work on a new studio album for MCA

Late in 1987, the Damned began to work on a new studio album for MCA, but the output of these sessions remains unreleased as the record contract was dissolved. Two of the new songs (“Gunning for Love” and “The Loveless and the Damned”) were later rerecorded by the Dave Vanian…
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Public Image Ltd PiL released the studio album Happy? in 1987, and during early 1988

PiL released the studio album Happy? in 1987, and during early 1988 were the supporting act on INXS ‘ Kick tour in the US. Bill Laswell, who produced PiL’s previous studio album, was at one point supposed to produce Happy? , but this idea fell through allegedly because Laswell wanted…
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The Police Summers plays guitar on Sting’s album

Summers played guitar on Sting’s album …Nothing Like the Sun (1987)

Midnight Oil Diesel and Dust

The band was galvanised by the experiences and made them the basis of Diesel and Dust , released in 1987 and produced by Warne Livesey . The album focused on the need for recognition by white Australia of past injustices involving the Aboriginal nations and the need for Reconciliation in…
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